Max Karasso

Max Karasso is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in IT, telecommunications, and engineering. Currently serving as a Senior Platform Engineer and Product Manager at Upwork since October 2022, Max is focused on migrating custom solutions to an Istio service mesh on AWS EKS while driving requirements analysis and collaborating with other Cloud Engineering teams. Previous roles include Team Leader of DevOps at Advantage FSE since March 2015, where responsibilities encompass digital banking, and various independent professional positions that involved coordinating IT activities, offering engineering support, and managing technical operations across multiple organizations. Notable earlier positions include General and Technical Manager at COMTONET SA and Manager of Network Engineering & Operations at Intelsat. Max holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from The George Washington University and a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Aristoteleion University of Thessaloniki.