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.
Ideas to
build on.
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.