Jevgeni Demidov

Jevgeni Demidov is a seasoned engineering leader with extensive experience at Pipedrive, currently serving as Director of Engineering since April 2017. Demidov has a strong focus on Engineering Excellence, bridging R&D with various talent management and DevOps tools to enhance the software development lifecycle. Responsibilities include driving roadmap planning, facilitating performance reviews, mentoring team members, and overseeing developer productivity initiatives. Notable achievements include leading the R&D blog at Medium, implementing Generative AI, and securing multiple ISO certifications. As a public speaker, Demidov has presented on DevOps practices and software development lifecycle improvements at various conferences. Prior roles include Head of Engineering at Happitech and Software Quality Assurance Manager at Davidhorn. Jevgeni holds a Bachelor's degree in IT from TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology.