Oleg Taranov

About Oleg Taranov

Solution Architect and hands-on Principal Engineer with 15+ years designing and scaling complex, high-load systems across FinTech, E-commerce, MediaTech, Crypto and MobilityTech, and 20+ years overall experience in IT.I specialize in system architecture, scalable microservices, distributed systems, full-stack development (backend, frontend, mobile), and DevOps automation.I’ve led core engineering and architecture for large-scale platforms, including:– national-level video content platform (10M+ users),– top consumer banks and investment platforms in Eastern Europe (20M+ clients),– one of the region’s largest e-commerce marketplaces (100M+ monthly visits),– international crypto exchange,– and most recently, a mobility ecosystem for fleet and driver management in transportation and taxi industries.I’ve built production-grade systems from scratch, launched product ecosystems, designed Agile and CI/CD processes, automated testing infrastructure, and mentored engineering teams.While currently serving as CTO in a lean, high-performing team, I remain deeply technical and hands-on — solving real engineering challenges and driving architectural decisions.Core Stack:Node.js (NestJS), TypeScript, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Kafka, K8s, Docker, GitLab CI/CD, React, React Native.

Experience

1. Chief Product and Technology Officer

   VIZBL

   Jul 2025 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

Education

• Moscow City Teachers’ Training University (MGPU)

  Specialist (between Bachelor and Master), Informatics and higher mathematics

Skills

• Git
• Agile Project Management
• Github
• Domain Controller
• Nginx
• Php
• Agile Methodologies
• Underscore.js
• Test Automation
• Network Administration
• Ajax
• Css
• Html
• Node.js
• Mysql
• Linux Server
• Jquery
• Linux
• Codeigniter
• Apache
• Agile Web Development
• Backbone.js
• Gruntjs
• Javascript
• Ubuntu
• Mercurial
• Html5