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Irina Pykhova

@irinapykhova

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I make distributed engineering teams deliver reliable .NET platforms predictably at scale.

Zimbabwe

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking for Delivery Manager, IT Project Manager, Technical Product Owner, Team Lead, or Engineering Manager roles where I can improve team processes, resolve technical delivery hurdles, and build reliable remote-first engineering teams.

At DeveloperTools, I lead delivery for ComponentOne, a B2B .NET developer platform with 400+ UI components used by 250k+ developers worldwide. I coordinate 20+ engineers across distributed teams and own the SDLC, releases, roadmaps, risks, dependencies, and platform lifecycle for 2,900+ NuGet packages.

Across DeveloperTools, GrapeCity, and ComponentOne, I’ve helped modernize .NET platforms, unify 40+ libraries, reduce release stabilization time by 50%, and improve DORA metrics through CI/CD automation and automated testing. I bring an engineering background to architectural conversations, use common sense to find delivery bottlenecks, and work as the glue between developers, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Project Manager / Agile Delivery Manager

Current

DeveloperTools

May 2022 - Present (4 years 3 months)

Led engineering delivery for ComponentOne, a B2B developer platform with 400+ .NET UI components used by 250k+ developers worldwide. Managed 20+ engineers across 3 distributed teams, coordinating delivery across engineering, QA, DevOps, documentation, and UX.

Current

Project Manager / Agile Delivery Manager (Distributed Teams, .Net Tools, Develop

Current

DeveloperTools

May 2022 - Present (4 years 3 months)

Led engineering delivery for ComponentOne, a B2B developer platform with 400+ .NET UI components used by 250k+ developers worldwide (including Microsoft, IKEA, and Thomson Reuters).

Managed 20+ engineers across 3 distributed teams, coordinating delivery across engineering, QA, DevOps, documentation, and UX in a global environment.

• Owned end-to-end SDLC and release delivery, including roadmap a

Technical Program Manager

GrapeCity, Inc.

Dec 2014 - May 2022 (7 years 5 months)

Technical Program Manager (Agile, SDLC, Stakeholder & Risk Management, Desktop &

GrapeCity, Inc.

Dec 2014 - May 2022 (7 years 5 months)

Led delivery and evolution of the ComponentOne developer tools suite for cross-platform .NET development, coordinating distributed engineering teams and driving architectural and product decisions across desktop and mobile platforms.

• Led 20+ engineers across international teams, managing team leads and overseeing the full people management cycle (hiring, performance reviews, career development)

Senior Software Developer | XAML Team Lead

ComponentOne, a division of GrapeCity

Mar 2014 - Nov 2014 (8 months)

Software Project Management Release Management Platform Development Software Architecture Risk Management Stakeholder Management Developer Tools Developer Experience (DX)Remote Team Management ComponentOne Software Development TFS Visual Studio .NET C#XAML WPF Silverlight

Senior Software Developer | XAML Team Lead | .NET UI Controls & Components

ComponentOne, a division of GrapeCity

Mar 2014 - Nov 2014 (8 months)

Led development of the XAML product line (Silverlight, WPF, Windows Phone, WinRT) within a globally distributed team, coordinating engineers across multiple time zones and ensuring consistent delivery and collaboration.

• Led a distributed engineering team responsible for XAML-based UI components, aligning development efforts across international contributors.

• Owned backlog prioritization and

Senior Software Engineer – .NET UI Controls & Components

ComponentOne, a division of GrapeCity

Jun 2005 - Feb 2014 (8 years 8 months)

Core contributor to a commercial developer tools suite used by thousands of .NET developers, building advanced UI components and collaborating closely with product and customer support teams.

• Owned the design and development of advanced Scheduler and Calendar controls across multiple platforms, including Silverlight, WPF, WinForms, Windows Phone, and WinRT, ensuring high performance and seamle