Michael Kurmaev

Mikhail Kurmaev is a seasoned engineering professional with extensive experience in software development and team management. Currently serving as a Senior Engineering Manager at Bumble since June 2012, Mikhail has successfully built and led multiple high-performing teams while focusing on strategic hiring and career development. Prior roles include Principal Software Engineer, where Mikhail architected and maintained a sharded database infrastructure managing over 1 petabyte of data, and Staff Software Engineer at Badoo, where significant contributions included the development of a foundational message queue system and an efficient deployment system. Mikhail's early career involved PHP development and server administration at Tamognia.ru and Moscowout.tu. Mikhail holds a Master's Degree in Physics from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University).