Viktoras Bezaras

Viktoras Bezaras

mail@viktoras.de  ·  Leipzig, Germany  ·  viktoras.de  ·  github.com/viktoras25  ·  linkedin.com/in/vkts

I build products and organizations where AI isn't a feature but the way of working: over 4 years I turned my team agentic-first, doubling velocity and freeing time for real architectural work. I work leader-leader built on trust, with engineers who fully own their domains.

Experience
Engineering Manager · LeasingMarkt.de / AutoScout24
03/2022 - now
Düsseldorf - LeasingMarkt GmbH is a car leasing marketplace with 2M+ monthly visitors, acquired by AutoScout24 Group. I led developer teams as an engineering manager and a tech lead.
  • -Managed 15 developers across 4 engineering teams following LeasingMarkt's acquisition by AutoScout24 Group
  • -Built an agentic development suite (Claude, Codex) with agents, skills, and AI-first workflows adopted across the team
  • -Migrated on-premises infrastructure to AWS, then cut resulting AWS spend by 80% through optimization
  • -Migrated engineering org to GitHub and re-architected CI/CD pipelines
  • -Doubled team velocity (story points/sprint) by redesigning agile workflows and introducing AI-assisted development tooling
  • -Owned full performance management cycle - 1:1s, reviews, PIPs, exits
People ManagementHiringPerformance ManagementTeam LeadershipStakeholder Management
PHPLaravelAWSCDKClaude CodeMariaDBAgileGitHub ActionsGitHubCodex
CTO · SportSpar
07/2019 - 03/2022
Leipzig - SportSpar is an online outlet for discounted sportswear and equipment, processing thousands of orders per day across multiple European markets.
  • -Hired, organised and managed a team of 7 developers
  • -Fully rebuilt PMS architecture, infrastructure, test coverage, message queue
  • -Established team-oriented agile development processes
  • -Introduced quality standards and automated them via CI/CD processes
  • -Dramatically improved order processing speed
People ManagementHiringTeam Leadership
PHPMariaDBLaravelRabbitMQPHPUnitAgileRedisGitlab CI/CDYoutrackAnsible
Integrations Lead / Developer · TraSo
05/2014 - 06/2019
Leipzig - TraSo GmbH builds backend software for tour operators to place billions of travel offers on the market every day.
  • -Inherited the most problematic module; turned it into the most stable part of the system
  • -Drastically reduced the amount of errors with thousands of unit tests
  • -Tripled the number of connected third-party services/APIs
  • -Took over further domains: booking and transfer interfaces, OTDS export
  • -Organised, took over and mentored the integrations team
PHPMySQLZend FrameworkPHPUnitGitJiraStashBambooGitLab
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Experience - continued
Senior Developer · meets-ecommerce
06/2013 - 05/2014
Niesky - Designed and developed a microservice-based e-commerce management system with integrations to Magento and other sales platforms.
PHPPhalcon FrameworkRabbitMQPostgreSQLGitRobot FrameworkScrum
PHP Developer · netforge
01/2011 - 04/2013
Berlin - Online dating platform. Sole developer responsible for building a full accounting management system from scratch (Symfony/Doctrine), plus advertising modules and multi-tenancy features. Worked 100% remotely and independently.
PHPMySQLSQLiteSymfony FrameworkDoctrineLimeSVNBootstrap
PHP Developer · WEB-SHOP-HOSTING
03/2010 - 12/2010
Berlin - Online agency for shop hosting and website development. Developed a Symfony-based CMS and a Drupal website for Teamdrive GmbH.
PHPSymfonyNginxMySQLDrupal 7Mercurial
PHP Developer · RedFortress
07/2008 - 03/2010
Saint Petersburg - SEO and web development agency. Developed and maintained food delivery websites and internal tools for SEO.
PHPSymfonyApacheCSSMySQLJavascript
Education
Postgraduate in computer science
10/2008 - 09/2009
Herzen State Pedagogical University
Degree in information systems and technologies
09/2003 - 07/2008
State University for Waterways Communications, Saint Petersburg · State Exam: Excellent
Languages
Englishfluent
Germanfluent
Russiannative
Spanishbasic