Alex Rodin has over 18 years of experience in programming and software development, graduating from Saratov State University with a degree in Applied Mathematics in 2001. He then taught at Saratov for 10 years as a member of the Computer Sciences and Information Technologies faculty. Alex joined Grid Dynamics in 2009 as an Architect and Senior Staff Engineer, and has been with the company ever since. He is currently a Principal Software Engineer working on Machine Learning at Grid Dynamics Labs, our innovation center.