Maxim Kholod

Maxim Kholod currently serves as a Principal Software Engineer I at Elastic, focusing on Elastic Security for Cloud workloads since July 2023. Previously, Maxim held the position of Engineering Manager at Klarna from January 2023 to July 2023, leading a team responsible for dynamic ads on proprietary channels. Prior to that, Maxim managed a distributed engineering team at Elastic, delivering the first public version of a Cyber Threat Intelligence product in a four-month timeframe. With a robust background, Maxim has also managed engineering teams at Klarna for financial reporting capabilities and served in various engineering roles at Delivery Hero, Yandex, and inetio.ru, showcasing expertise in frontend development and programming technologies. Maxim holds a Specialist degree in Computer Science from Togliatty State University, obtained in 2010.