Dmitry Volodchenkov

Dmitry Volodchenkov

Hands-on CTO + CPO · Python / Django · Crypto-fiat · AI-Native
Dubai, UAE — open to US, Costa Rica, remote · dmitry@volodchenkov.dev
LinkedIn · GitHub · qsale.io

Engineering and product leader who recently shipped a regulated cross-border crypto-fiat neobank in 5 months as embedded CTO + CPO. 18+ years in Python / Django. Founder of Qantor — engineering + product as a service for fintech and AI-native ventures, with two own SaaS products in production (QSale, AIST Travel).

Recent work

Keytom — Cross-border crypto-fiat neobank

Embedded CTO + CPO · client engagement · 5 months · live since Sep 2025

Co-led a 5-month engagement to ship a regulated cross-border crypto-fiat neobank for a fintech client. Two-jurisdiction compliance: Canadian MSB (FINTRAC) + Czech VASP/CASP. Owned the data layer and ledger architecture, wrote six partner integrations from scratch (Sumsub, REAP+Visa, ClearJunction, Fortress Trust, KuCoin, OKX), built the public API for both customer and staff surfaces, and designed B2B + B2C user journeys end-to-end. Live since Sep 2025 with 2,000+ clients onboarded across B2B + B2C tiers.

Django 5.1 · Python 3.12 · PostgreSQL · Redis · GCP · Fireblocks · ~$1.5–2k/mo with hot standby

QSale — Multi-tenant retail SaaS

Lead Engineer · Qantor own product · 2019 — present

Multi-service architecture isolating storefront / admin / POS / webhooks for independent scaling. Deployed across retail chains running 1k+ physical stores — collectively 4M+ MAU, 1M+ orders processed, 100k+ products in catalog. Notable tenant: iskorka.com (jewelry retail).

Django 4.2 · PostgreSQL 16 · ClickHouse · Vue 3 / Nuxt 3 · Kubernetes

AIST Travel — AI-native travel platform

Tech Lead · Qantor own product · 2024 — present

MVP validating multi-vendor supply: 60+ tour operators, 30k+ hotels, tens of thousands of tour packages live. Building self-guided AI tour generation: multi-leg, risk-aware, budget-constrained itineraries. Differentiated vs Mindtrip / Layla / Wonderplan (single-destination) by handling climate / safety / budget tradeoffs across multiple destinations in one trip plan.

Multi-agent SDLC pipeline — production dev workflow

Built and operated · 2024 — present

Production pipeline on Claude Code + Plane (open-source PM) + MCP servers + custom task orchestrator. Role-based agent specialization (Systems Analyst, Business Analyst, Architect, Developer, QA), GitOps + IaC discipline, full code review of agent output. No agent-driven production operations — deploys, migrations, prod commands stay human-controlled. Open-sourcing the orchestrator Q2 2026.

What I'm looking for

Open to Founding CTO / CPO partnerships at pre-seed and seed-stage startups in fintech, AI-native platforms, or travel-tech. Also open to Founding / Staff Engineer roles at funded seed-to-Series-A startups where the position has real ownership scope. Based in Dubai, ready to relocate within 6–12 months for the right opportunity.

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