Mikita Hrybaleu

CTO for growth‑stage startups. I build what you need now and the runway you’ll need next.

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Driving growth through technology

I help founders choose the right path—invest in foundations or ship a lean MVP—and then lead the work: MVP in weeks, stable releases, predictable costs. At Zendrop I led the turnaround and scale‑up; earlier I advised Talaka.by and built & sold Gratzbonus.

How I help founders

MVP in weeks

Scope the essentials, ship quickly, learn from real usage. No gold‑plating, no endless dev cycles.

Scale without rewrites

Keep uptime high and latency low as traffic grows. Capacity planning and clean upgrade paths prevent “stop‑the‑world” refactors.

Team that execute

Hiring loop, calm on‑call, QA baseline, and a release train you can trust. Clear ownership; fewer outages.

AI that pays off

Use AI where ROI is obvious—engineering, QA, data, support—and ship selective product features (e.g., StoreBuild.ai) when they move the needle.

Work & proof

Zendrop — Chief Technology Officer

Dropshipping platform. Led the platform turnaround and scale‑up.

  • Outcomes: 99.9% uptime; ~2M+ monthly orders; 200k+ connected stores; <200ms API at 1000+ concurrent requests; time‑to‑market −50%; infrastructure/tools cost −30%.
  • What I built: migrated to AWS, CI/CD across services, sensible monitoring, test coverage 65%+, team scaled 5→50, AI in ops (dev & data analytics) and product features incl. Storebuild.ai.
99.9% uptime 2M+ orders / mo 200k+ connected stores <200ms @ 1000+ concurrent TTM −50% Cost −30%

ETP GPB “Reserve” — Head of Development

Procurement planning inside GPB’s trading platform (manufacturing, aviation, energy).

  • Outcomes: MVP in weeks, dev speed +70%, cost −30%, stable in production.
  • What I led: architecture and delivery with a lean, partly outsourced team; faster path to MVP and stable production; secure‑by‑default and reliable under load.
MVP in weeks Dev speed +70% Cost −30% Stable in production

Talaka.by — Advisor / Fractional CTO

Community & crowdfunding platform. more...

  • Role: tightened delivery, set a monitoring baseline, guided smart use of outsourced teams.
  • Result: faster iteration and a clean path from MVP to stable releases.

Gratzbonus — Founder

Fintech loyalty for the gaming industry.

  • Built: end‑to‑end MVP, integrations, deployment, quality baseline, initial hiring playbook.
  • Outcome: shipped quickly and exited with a clear scale path established.

Experience & roles

  • CTO — Zendrop (platform scale‑up; AI in product & ops)
  • Head of Development — ETP GPB “Reserve”
  • Advisor / Fractional CTO — Talaka.by
  • Founder — Gratzbonus
Focus areas
Ship in weeks Scale without rewrites High uptime, low latency Predictable cloud costs Practical AI in org Hiring that scales

Let’s talk

Seed to Series B founder or investor? If you need a CTO who ships fast and keeps things stable, connect with me on LinkedIn.

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