Mike Makarov

Mike Makarov is currently the Co-Founder and CTO at Developex, a position they have held for 21 years and 3 months. Prior to that, they were an SDE at TMSoft for 2 years. Mike has been working in the tech industry for over 23 years.

Mike Makarov was born in Russia and moved to the United States when they were a child. Mike grew up in New York City and received their undergraduate degree in computer science from the City University of New York. After working in the industry for a few years, Mike decided to pursue their MBA at Columbia Business School. Upon graduating, they co-founded Developex, a software development company specializing in mobile apps.

Under Mike’s leadership, Developex has become one of the leading mobile app development companies in the world. They have developed apps for some of the biggest names in the industry, including Google, Facebook, and Microsoft. In addition to their work at Developex, Mike is also an active angel investor and advisor for startups. Mike is passionate about helping young companies grow and scale their businesses.

Mike Makarov has a master's degree in Computer Sciences from the National Technical University of Ukraine 'Kyiv Polytechnic Institute' (1996 - 2002). Mike also has a certification in Machine Learning from Coursera (2019).

The team of Mike Makarov, Co-Founder & CTO, consists of Lesya Yakushko, Senior Recruiter, Ilona Shevchuk, HR Manager, and Mike Makarov himself.