AF Alexander Federyakov Project Delivery Manager & Lead Software Developer

Project delivery + engineering leadership

I turn complex software initiatives into scalable, maintainable, production-ready systems.

Delivery Manager & Lead Software Developer with 20+ years of experience across business automation, payment and loyalty platforms, 3D visualization, and product delivery. I combine software architecture, delivery leadership, stakeholder management, and hands-on engineering expertise.

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Selected projects

A selection of the most challenging projects I’ve led across different domains and technological platforms.

PantheRX patient portal screen

2023-2024 · Healthcare / Cloud transformation

PantheRX - Patient Portal

Specialty pharmacy system providing therapies for rare diseases. 

Led cloud transformation of legacy systems to Azure, improving usability, scalability and reliability for ~200,000 external users.

  • Role: Delivery Manager, Scrum Master
  • Scope: patient portal, ESB integrations, support system, cloud migration
  • Outcome: reduced infrastructure costs by 22%, replaced a legacy unsupported internal system with a modern solution, launched a new mobile application
SLB Well Placement Plugin visual Petrel well component design

2025-present · Oil & gas production modeling

Well Placement Plugin for SLB's (Schlumberger's) Petrel

Petrel is a comprehensive platform used in the oil and gas industry for subsurface exploration, reservoir modeling, and well planning. This plugin can save clients from $250,000 per well in onshore operations to $5–15 million per well in complex deepwater projects.

  • Role: Key Developer
  • Scope: calculation libraries, UI modernization, defect resolution
  • Outcome: successfully launched the Well Placement Plugin to the market and improved overall performance of Petrel
Syngenta field trialling site 1 Syngenta field trialling site 2

2023 · Agriculture / Cloud transformation

Syngenta AG - Field Trialling Solution

New data-driven digital solution for the field trialling process.

  • Role: Scrum Master, Delivery Manager
  • Scope: mobile application and back-end processing core
  • Outcome: transformed the overall field trialling business process, simplified the user journey, improved real-time data availability, and enhanced capabilities for in-field decision making
Family Team loyalty program screen Rosneft loyalty program screen

2015-2022 · Loyalty card processing

BP-Club, Family Team

Delivered and operated high-load loyalty platform. Oversaw multi-year migration of ~30 TB of loyalty data to a new SAP-based platform (part of a ~$10M program; owned one delivery stream).

  • Role: Head of development department
  • Scope: development and maintenance of the processing core, website, mobile applications, admin panels, payment terminal integrations, partner integrations, reporting, and notification subsystems
  • Outcome: сreated a reusable processing platform supporting multiple loyalty programs and ensured a smooth and efficient migration of data to the new platform
Per Aspera Ad Astra tactical screenshot 1 Per Aspera Ad Astra tactical screenshot 2

2017-present · PC Game

Per Aspera Ad Astra

Personal side project, which I sometimes develop in my spare time. It has not yet been publicly announced.

  • Role: Product owner, Game designer, Team Lead
  • Scope: 3d space strategy game for PC using Unreal Engine
  • Outcome: core gameplay mechanics and key game systems have been implemented. The project reflects my long-standing passion for 3D graphics and demonstrates my ability to independently develop and sustain a complex product over multiple years
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Condensed experience

Last 15 years of my career.

EPAM

2022 – present

Project Delivery Manager / Key Developer

  • Directed 4 concurrent programs with distributed teams of up to ~50 engineers across 20 countries.
  • Delivered cloud-native systems supporting high-volume transaction processing and enterprise integrations.
  • Led cloud transformation for PantheRx, modernizing legacy systems and reducing infrastructure overhead by 22%.
  • Led cybersecurity remediation initiatives for Lenovo.
  • Acted as key developer and technical contributor for major upgrade of SLB Petrel Well Placement plugin.

Sibintek

2016 – 2021

Head of Software Development Department

  • Led 5 teams (up to ~50 FTEs) delivering enterprise systems and transaction-heavy platforms supporting up to ~20M external users and 350K internal users.
  • Transformed division into self-sufficient, profitable unit by restructuring staffing and optimizing technology spend.
  • Established delivery governance and scaled Agile/DevOps practices across teams.
  • Delivered high-load loyalty platform with CRM integration and led multi-year migration of ~30 TB of data to SAP.
  • Acted as hands-on technical lead: solution architecture, code reviews, performance tuning, and production issue resolution.

Informational Technological Systems

2011 – 2016

Senior Team Lead

  • Managed team of 7 engineers and external vendors delivering customer loyalty platform.
  • Built and scaled high-load loyalty engine used by 8 clients including Trade Union of Railway Workers and Dynamo Sports Society, supporting up to ~1.3M members per client.
  • Designed scalable transaction-processing platform and implemented core logic for a software complex that was later acquired by Rosneft together with the engineering unit.
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Leadership

My approaches to building teams, governance, and delivery practices

Stakeholder management

I align product, engineering, and business by clarifying goals, translating them into measurable plans, and ensuring continuous feedback throughout delivery.

Resource planning, budgeting & governance

I optimize delivery planning by continuously balancing capacity, cost, and impact, ensuring teams stay focused on the highest-value outcomes.

Agile / SAFe & process transformation

I evolve delivery systems toward higher velocity and reliability by removing process friction and reinforcing fast, high-quality decision cycles.

Delivery Transparency & Proactive Risk Management

I focus on making uncertainty visible early through clear reporting and execution transparency. I manage risks proactively, building in margin for error rather than relying on overly precise planning.

People leadership: mentoring & scaling teams

I scale teams by building a culture of ownership, accountability, and technical excellence so team members can operate effectively independently with minimal supervision.

Technology Champion & Data-Driven Delivery

I champion adoption of emerging technologies such as AI and LLMs, while ensuring delivery performance is continuously measured through clear KPIs, reporting, and analytics.

Technical stack

My skills bridge project management and hands-on programming.

Delivery & Leadership

  • Program leadership & stakeholder management
  • Resource planning, budgeting, governance
  • Agile / SAFe, process transformation
  • Delivery governance, risk & roadmap planning
  • People leadership: mentoring, scaling teams

Engineering & Architecture

  • System architecture & high-load systems
  • Backend development: C#, C++, Python
  • Microservices, REST APIs, event-driven design
  • Cloud platforms: Azure & AWS; migrations
  • Data platforms: MS SQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle RAC, HBase, Redis
  • CI/CD, DevOps, Docker

Tools & Processes

  • Jira, Azure DevOps, Redmine
  • Event Hubs, ISO 8583, payment integrations
  • Monitoring, performance tuning, incident response

Other highlights

  • AI / LLM adoption and engineering practices
  • Languages: English, Russian, French
  • Certifications: Microsoft Certified Solution Developer

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