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Vladyslav Lysychkin

Staff Software Engineer & AI Leader

Driving strategic direction and technical excellence in high-stakes conversational AI systems and large-scale distributed platforms at Google.

Contact & Personal Details

Zurich, Switzerland
lisexel@gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/lysychkin
Nationality: Ukraine

Experience

Staff Software Engineer, Cloud AI

Google Zurich, Cloud AI Platform

  • Led an engineering team and provided deep individual contribution to scale Google Cloud AI solutions.
  • Owned Dialogflow NLU platform: Responsible for ML quality, infrastructure, and strategy for a product generating $XXX M in annual revenue.
  • Defined strategic direction for conversational AI, collaborating with product owners and clients on requirements, negotiation, and delivery.
  • Key Achievement: Significantly improved product stability and customer satisfaction, directly contributing to revenue growth and leading strategic ML project planning.

Senior Software Engineer, Assistant

Google Zurich, Google Assistant

  • Led multiple ML initiatives to enhance conversational capabilities and user engagement in Google Assistant.
  • Developed and optimized low-latency ranking systems for search features across multiple high-traffic products.
  • Key Achievement: Drove a significant increase (X%) in Google Assistant usage by improving answers with machine learning, influencing strategic product decisions.
Other Relevant Experience
Software Engineer, Personal Search, Google Munich May 2015 - Jun 2016

Worked on large-scale data extraction for personal search, utilizing machine learning to structure billions of data points. Improved backend processing systems serving tens of millions of users daily.

Research Engineer, Samsung R&D Center Mar 2013 - Nov 2014

Designed and implemented a semi-supervised Machine Learning framework focused on movement detection. Conducted research on semi-supervised modification of the MIRA algorithm.

Software Engineer Internships (x2), Google Zurich 2013, 2014-2015

Contributed to audio indexing in the search infrastructure team. Worked on a neural network solution for safe-search, safeguarding users from undesired content.

Education

Masters in Applied Mathematics

National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute"

2009 – 2015 (Included Bachelor Degree)

Focus Areas:

  • Software Development & Data Analysis
  • Financial Mathematical Modeling & Economics
  • Actuarial Science

Computer Science School

School of Data Analysis by Yandex

2011 – 2013

Advanced Coursework in:

  • Algorithmic Programming & Machine Learning
  • Natural Language Understanding
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing

Skills & Core Competencies

Technical Expertise

  • Machine Learning & Generative AI
  • High-load/Low-latency Systems
  • Cloud Infrastructure & Distributed Systems
  • C/C++, Python Programming

Leadership & Strategy

  • Engineering Team Management
  • Strategic Planning & Definition
  • Contract Negotiations & Budgeting
  • Early Customer Engagement

Domains & Languages

  • Finance, Markets, Real-time Analytics
  • English (fluent)
  • German (intermediate)
  • Ukrainian & Russian (native)

Competitions & Interests

Competitive Programming

  • ACM ICPC World Finalist (18th/140) – 2012, Warsaw
  • ICPC SE European Regional Gold Medalist – 2011, Bucharest
  • International Open Students Olympiad in Programming (Silver, 2010; Bronze, 2011)
  • Multiple programming school attendances (Winter/Summer, 2010-2014)

Personal Interests

Passionate about competitive and outdoor sports, including swimming, tennis, padel, hiking, and paragliding.