AI-first developer.
Human-led systems.
I’m Misha.
Backend team lead.
I build systems and the teams behind them.
Responsibility is the new currency.
AI can generate.
I stand behind it.
AI makes more output possible. I believe the real value is in choosing what should be built, checking that it works, and owning the consequences. I use AI to move faster. I stay accountable to the people who depend on what we ship.
Research behind the idea
Microsoft Research / CMU
A 2025 survey of knowledge workers describes a shift toward verification, integration, and oversight of AI-assisted work.
DORA 2025
AI amplifies an organisation’s existing strengths and weaknesses. The system around the tools matters.
“The new currency” is my reading of this shift.
Learning now.
- The work after AI.Built on Becker, Rush, Barnes & Rein · METR
- The system around AI.Built on DORA · Google Cloud
- Where thinking moves.Built on Lee, Sarkar, Tankelevitch and others
Selected work.
A platform for learning.
An editorial story about flowers.
Progress LMS
Company procedures turned into courses and tests. Department assignments, deadlines, and a clear view of each employee’s learning progress.
progress-lms.ru
Human-led.
12
engineers
on my team
7
hired and
trained by me
100%
AI adoption
across the team
AI in every engineer’s workflow.
Human judgment behind every release.
Grow people.
Multiply ownership.
- Growth
- I help engineers take on harder problems, build confidence, and grow into their next role.
- Ownership
- Context and trust to make decisions. Responsibility from architecture to production.
- Standards
- Shared AI workflows, thoughtful reviews, and lessons that make the whole team stronger.
My measure of progress: a team that can take the next step without waiting for me.