Ivan Panov - Engineering Manager

Q: Where is Ivan based?

Ivan is based in Munich, Germany and prefers 100% remote projects.

Q: What languages does Ivan speak?

Ivan speaks the following languages: German (Advanced), English (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Ivan have?

Ivan has at least 15 years of experience. During this time, Ivan has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 9 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 8 months . Note that Ivan may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Ivan's latest experience?

Ivan's most recent position is Engineering Manager at Commercetools GmbH .

Q: What companies has Ivan worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Ivan has worked for Commercetools GmbH , Closr GmbH , and Health Care Systems GmbH .

Q: Which industries is Ivan most experienced in?

Ivan is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT) , Advertising , and Healthcare . Ivan also has some experience in Telecommunication , Food and Beverage , and Professional Services .

Q: Which business areas is Ivan most experienced in?

Ivan is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Product Development , and Strategy and Planning . Ivan also has some experience in Customer Service and Business Intelligence .

Q: Which industries has Ivan worked in recently?

Ivan has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT) , Healthcare , and Professional Services .

Q: Which business areas has Ivan worked in recently?

Ivan has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Product Development , and Strategy and Planning .

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Munich, Germany

Experience

Apr 2022 - Present

3 years 11 months

Engineering Manager

Commercetools GmbH

Driving AI transformation of the company
Scouting for business areas to be improved by AI
Leading development of AI products
Driving education of people in AI
Organizing educational AI events
Further development of company products
Team management
Technical leadership

Oct 2021 - Jul 2022

10 months

Conversational AI Consultant

Closr GmbH

Consulting the company about conversational AI tools
Implemented a framework for integrating conversational logic with the business logic

Jan 2020 - Mar 2022

2 years 3 months

Principal Architect (Conversational AI)/Team Lead

Health Care Systems GmbH

Led a 9-person team (8 internal + 1 external): hiring, coaching, building team culture, resolving conflicts, setting and monitoring OKRs
Improved development process including definition of done, definition of architecture, standard operating procedures
Adjusted development process to comply with medical software regulations
Improved page loading time by 80%
Introduced technical debt review process
Improved discussion culture and organised team events
Led a 5-person team for mobile application: owned system architecture and non-functional requirements (data privacy, security, auditability, observability, healthcare software requirements, DevOps)
Set development process: definition of done, continuous documentation, coding style, branching model, code review criteria, test-driven development
Planned team capacity, task priorities and timeline with product owner
Organised and moderated design discussions and team events
Owned system architecture and documentation for digital AI assistant: non-functional requirements and DevOps
Improved development process via definition of done and branching model

Jan 2018 - Nov 2018

11 months

Founder & CTO

Brainymenu

Developed business idea together with a non-technical co-founder
Implemented MVP of AI chatbot for restaurants
Interviewed potential customers and managed pilot project in a restaurant with real users

Jul 2017 - Dec 2019

2 years 6 months

Lead Software Engineer Conversational AI

Materna SE

Implemented prototype for conversational AI platform (pre-sales) and participated in offer preparation as technical expert
Created system architectures and owned non-functional requirements
Built, coached and scaled project teams up to 11 developers
Established agile development process and implemented critical system components
Led technical workshops for customers and guided clients through chatbot and cognitive search features
Created proofs of concept and participated in offers preparation
Organised workshops with sales and business development to identify AI use cases and adjust company strategy
Led PoC implementation and scouted AI technologies
Participated in offer preparation and customer workshops for sales AI assistant; implemented proofs of concept, system architecture, cloud infrastructure and CI/CD
Improved build and deployment process (CI/CD) for microservices; set up test, staging and production environments on OpenShift and log aggregation
Organised and moderated workshops for Service Desk AI chatbot; contributed to system architecture, led cloud migration, evaluated technologies, coached junior developers, set up CI/CD and QA for AI components
Implemented Kafka connectors and contributed to CI process for data integration projects

May 2014 - Jun 2017

3 years 2 months

Senior Software Engineer / Team Lead Deputy

Teradata Marketing Applications / Mapp Digital

Full-stack software development for SaaS multichannel messaging systems: design, implementation, refactoring
Drove cross-team architecture discussions and introduced coding standards and API conventions
Reworked frontend architecture to increase development speed and system reliability
Took interim team leader role for 1.5 months and organised team events
Automated deployment to reduce manual work

May 2013 - Mar 2014

11 months

Software Engineer

dotplot GmbH

Full-stack development of cloud-based data analysis platform: statistics, machine learning, visualization and reporting

Aug 2011 - May 2013

1 year 10 months

Solution Designer

Deutsche Telekom AG

Designed and implemented data quality and master data management platform
Mentored students

Nov 2009 - Apr 2010

6 months

Junior Software Engineer

Minkle GmbH

Full-stack development of a crowdsourcing portal

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Information Technology (11 years), Advertising (3 years), Healthcare (2 years), Telecommunication (2 years), Professional Services (1 year), and Food and Beverage (1 year).

Information Technology

Advertising

Healthcare

Telecommunication

Professional Services

Food and Beverage

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Information Technology (15 years), Product Development (11 years), Strategy (4 years), Customer Service (1 year), and Business Intelligence (1 year).

Information Technology

Product Development

Strategy

Customer Service

Business Intelligence

Summary

Several years of experience leading AI projects (including large projects for major companies such as Volkswagen, KfW Bank)
Managed budgets
Built teams
Developed concepts
Led development processes
Coordinated involved companies and departments
Applied AI to optimize business processes
Gathered problems and ideas from business experts
Developed proofs of concept (PoCs)
Led product development
Created an AI strategy for the company in collaboration with the business development department
Promoted further training on current AI topics
Gave internal presentations
Conducted workshops for clients
Organized an AI hackathon
Pragmatic leadership style with a strong focus on business needs
"Do more with less"
"Maximize learning": Quick and cost-effective testing of business hypotheses with prototypes before making big investments.
"Minimalistic Engineering": Every complexity in a system must be justified by a business need. No overengineering, no "premature optimization", no unnecessary features, no unjustified expenses.

Skills

Architecture: Oop, Fp, Clean Code, Software Architecture, System Design
Prog. Languages: Java, Js/ts, Python
Ai: Llm Based Systems (Prompt Engineering, Rag, Agents, Benchmarking), Intent-based Chatbots (Ibm Watson Assistant, Rasa, Dialogflow), Machine Learning (Keras/tensorflow, Scikit-learn), Nlp (Nltk)
Cloud: Aws, Gcp, Azure
Frontend: React.js, Vue.js, Angular, Html/css
Backend: Node.js, Spring Boot
Databases: Sql (Postgres, Mysql Etc.), Nosql (Mongodb, Firestore Etc.)
Qa: Mocha, Selenium, Junit Etc.
Devops: Containers, Kubernetes, Ci/cd, Iaac, Observability
Development Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Lean Startup, Customer Development

Languages

German

Advanced

English

Advanced

Education

Sep 2008 - May 2011

University of Applied Sciences of Leipzig

Master of Engineering · Information and Communications Technology · Leipzig, Germany

Sep 2004 - Jun 2008

Siberian State University of Telecommunications and Information Sciences

Bachelor of Engineering, Software Engineering · Telecommunications · Novosibirsk, Russian Federation

Profile

Created

February 2025

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Frequently asked questions

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Where is Ivan based?

Ivan is based in Munich, Germany and prefers 100% remote projects.

What languages does Ivan speak?

Ivan speaks the following languages: German (Advanced), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Ivan have?

Ivan has at least 15 years of experience. During this time, Ivan has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 8 months. Note that Ivan may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Ivan be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Ivan would be well-suited for roles such as: Engineering Manager, Conversational AI Consultant, Principal Architect (Conversational AI)/Team Lead.

What is Ivan's latest experience?

Ivan's most recent position is Engineering Manager at Commercetools GmbH.

What companies has Ivan worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Ivan has worked for Commercetools GmbH, Closr GmbH, and Health Care Systems GmbH.

Which industries is Ivan most experienced in?

Ivan is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT), Advertising, and Healthcare. Ivan also has some experience in Telecommunication, Food and Beverage, and Professional Services.

Which business areas is Ivan most experienced in?

Ivan is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Product Development, and Strategy and Planning. Ivan also has some experience in Customer Service and Business Intelligence.

Which industries has Ivan worked in recently?

Ivan has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT), Healthcare, and Professional Services.

Which business areas has Ivan worked in recently?

Ivan has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Product Development, and Strategy and Planning.

What is Ivan's education?

Ivan holds a Master in Information and Communications Technology from University of Applied Sciences of Leipzig and a Bachelor in Telecommunications from Siberian State University of Telecommunications and Information Sciences.

What is the availability of Ivan?

Ivan is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Ivan?

Ivan's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.