Nikita Yampolski

Key Achievements & Impact

• Built and launched over 10 products (Cloud, SaaS, web, mobile) using modern LLM & AI stack - one achieved #1 ranking in AppStore and was mentioned by Tim Ferriss
• $5B+ value generated through products including commodity trading platform with 5 million tons of raw metal concentrates traded
• 400% growth during COVID-19 by building a disruptive marketplace product
• 70% cost optimization by rebuilding platform from scratch and phasing out legacy systems
• Scaled products to 1M MAU through organic growth (PLG, SEO, ASO) and monetization
• Created award-winning products (S&P, WEF, Red Herring) with over $15 billion in AuM assets under management
• Achieved 6x Product-Led Growth (PLG) after product turnaround
• Led cross-functional teams (>15 FTEs) and established product operations from scratch

Technical Expertise & AI/LLM Stack

Hands-on experience with modern AI and LLM tools: OpenAI, Claude, Mistral, Cursor, agents and pipelines. Built multilingual AI Mental Health Chatbot and AI Doctor's Assistant for pattern recognition.

Tech Stack: TypeScript, NodeJS, Swift, JavaScript, AWS, Azure, SonarQube. Background in algorithmic trading systems using C/C++ (high-frequency trading for NASDAQ).

Expertise in Domain-Driven Design (DDD), Agile, Kanban, Scrum, Lean Design, and software development methodologies.

Regulatory Compliance & Certifications

Extensive experience with regulatory compliance across industries:

• CE Medical Device (cat. 2a, MRD) certified platform development for healthcare
• FinSA/FIDLEG compliance for FinTech wealth management platforms
• ISO 9001:2008 certification (led company to certification, reporting to CEO & CTO)
• Secure healthcare data management and regulatory compliance

Industry Experience

My experience spans B2B/C and SaaS domains, Commodity Trading (base metal concentrates), FinTech, WealthTech, MarTech, MedTech, HealthTech, Marketplace Platforms, and Telecom. Recent focus on:

• Mental Health Technology: Built CE Medical Device certified B2B/C SaaS platform, partnering with WHO, SRK, ETH, and University of Zurich
• Commodity Trading: Turned around SaaS marketplace platform generating $5B in offer value
• FinTech: Scaled wealth management platform with regulatory compliance (FinSA/FIDLEG)
• MarTech: Built scalable platform serving major European brands, achieving 6x growth
• Speech Recognition & NLP: Helped shape pioneering speech-recognition technology (proprietary LLM) serving customers like AXA, Spotify, SBB

Education & Certifications

• MSc and BSc in Computer Science from Donetsk State Institute of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Diploma thesis: "Development of automated trading system for NASDAQ stock market with elements of artificial intelligence (AI)"
• IPMA Agile Project Management Certification (International Project Management Association)
• Harvard University CS50 (Computer Science Course Program)
• IBM Big Data University - Big Data Fundamentals (BD000EN)

Research & Publications

Published research on multilingual LLM communication strategies:

• "Language-Dependent Communication Strategies in Multilingual Large Language Models: A Comparative Analysis of Russian and English Response Patterns in Mistral AI" - Published on Zenodo and ResearchGate. This study investigates how language selection in multilingual LLMs affects output quality, communication strategy, and information architecture beyond translation accuracy.

Speaking & Events

Regular speaker and panelist at AI and product events, sharing insights on product management, AI/LLM technologies, and building scalable products.