
Oleksandr Piekhota
Principal software engineer with extensive production experience in PHP and Go, focused on architecture, platforms, and scaling; co-founder of Tech Talks Edinburgh and former contributor on APIs, CI/CD, and platform engineering.
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Mar 4, 2026 • 28min
Developer Chats - Oleksandr Piekhota
Oleksandr Piekhota, a principal software engineer and platform-focused architect, shares career stories from PHP and Go systems. He talks about when teams must shift from features to system ownership. He explains triggers for platform overhauls, when internal tools become real products, and how to judge R&D experiments. He also reflects on API maturity, open source as serious work, and what makes engineering systems truly mature.


