Yuriy Smirnov


Engineer and Architect

Co-founder

With 15 years of experience with startups and large brands, Yuriy is a full-stack architect & engineer whose passion lies in building great products. Yuriy’s focus is in software architecture and best development practices. He was the prior Chief Architect of $10M VC-funded travel marketplace startup where he built a team of 35 developers and was the VP of Software Development for a $5M funded job matching startup. He was the first developer and team lead at a $23M funded social network for celebrities and has built apps for clients including the BBC, H&M, Barbie, Kaplan, Versace, iVillage, The Hollywood Reporter and Chase Bank.

Yuriy loves a Paleolithic lifestyle and religiously goes to the Farmer’s Market in Downtown Brooklyn every Saturday.