Integration & platform strategy
Untangling the growing web of tools, APIs, and internal systems before it slows your team down.
01 / Advisory
What I help with
A few hours a month of experienced judgment, for teams navigating the problems that don't show up until you're already scaling.
AI-adoption in engineering teams
Practical rollout of AI coding tools and agentic workflows, without wrecking code quality or team trust.
Platform & architecture transitions
De-risking the big moves: monolith decomposition, design systems, internal platform consolidation.
Technical diligence
A fast, honest read on an engineering org or a candidate, for investors and founders who need to know before they commit.
02 / Experience
Track record
Small-business accounting platform with paying customers in 160+ countries. Valued above $1B in 2021.Led the decomposition of its UI monolith into micro-frontends, org-wide.
HR platform serving 16,000 small and mid-sized companies, with 1,500 employees. Valued at $8.5B in 2022.Built the design system serving 800 engineers.
Forms and automations platform trusted by 150,000+ customers. Last disclosed valuation: $935M in 2022.Currently lead 8 distributed teams, 60 people across 5 product domains.
A decade of hands-on engineering across other product companies and consultancies.Built and shipped software before moving into engineering leadership.
03 / Engagement
How this works
No fixed package. Just whatever fits.
Ad hoc calls
A one-off diligence session or a second opinion on a specific decision.
Monthly retainer
A standing few hours a month for ongoing advisory.
Team workshops
A focused session with your team on a live challenge, from adopting AI workflows to planning a migration.
04 / Archive
Writing & speaking
A selection. See the full archive for more.
Talks
See all talks30 October 2025Engineering leadership
Frontend and Beyond: Choosing Your Next Career Move
Advanced.js Amsterdam
17 July 2025Engineering leadership
Fear Premium: Processes We Build in Fear of Failure
LeadDev Amsterdam
25 September 2024AI adoption
AI-first JavaScript Framework of the Future!
Alt.NET Sydney (Online)
Publications
See all publications2026-05-19Engineering leadership
Senior Engineers and the Hidden Cost of Caution
Substack
2025-09-26AI adoption
AI increases productivity AND increases demand for engineers. For reasons you don’t expect to.
Medium
2025-06-13Engineering leadership
How Fear Premium Ruins Engineering Teams
Medium
Videos
See all videos2024-09-25AI adoption
AI-first Framework of The Future
2023-08-29Platform & architecture
Decomposing a massive front-end using micro-frontends
2022-05-19AI adoption
Open AI API translates my website for 0.02$. Is result any good?
06 / Profile
About
14+ years in software, the first decade as an engineer before moving into leadership. I've spent the last several years leading platform and architecture work at unicorn SaaS companies: FreshBooks, Personio, and now Typeform. I also speak publicly about what that work actually looks like.
Prefer email: oleksandr@tryshchenko.com
