Serge Kotlyarov

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Serge Kotlyarov

Experienced CTO, IT industry professional and entrepreneur with a career spanning software engineering, architecture, consulting, startups and executive technology leadership.

01Objective

Join a business worth being part of.

After our latest venture was acquired in 2023, I was made redundant alongside other members of the executive team. Since then, I have found it difficult to commit to businesses I am not genuinely passionate about. The size or stage of the business does not matter; nor do the title, compensation or working arrangement. What matters most to me is:

01

Commercial evidence

A team with a proven sales record. I want the products I build to reach customers and create value, not gather dust on github's cloud.

02

Near-impossible challenges

Ambitious problems that demand pioneering work, innovation and the courage to build what has not existed before. This has been true of all my past ventures, and it is where I do my best work.

03

Values aligned

Businesses grounded in knowledge, science, education, creativity and innovation — the forces I believe have driven civilisation forward. I am most productive when building something genuinely new rather than another variation on an existing product.

02Work experience
CTO, co-founderApr 2018 – Apr 20235 yrs

Wagestream / Earnd

Wagestream, formerly Earnd, set out to change how Australians access their pay and plan their budget by connecting payroll systems with banking services and providing instant on-demand access to earned income. Earnd was the first Australian company to adopt NAB’s direct payments through the New Payments Platform. Aquired by Greensill in 2019, then by Humanforce in 2023.

CTO, co-founderSep 2012 – Dec 20164.5 yrs

JAGONAL

A revolutionary commercial real estate search engine covering everything from hot desks and coworking spaces to large premium offices, with unique tools for tenant representatives. Patents (2014):

Aquired by Equiem in 2016
CTO, co-founderFeb 2009 – Feb 20123 yrs

TRData Limited

TRData was a SaaS financial terminal for banks, funds, brokers and other institutions, offering an alternative to expensive Bloomberg and Reuters terminals in emerging markets.

Solution DeveloperApr 2001 – Feb 20098 yrs

REA Group

Internal Consultant, Software

Jun 2005 – Feb 2009 · 3 yrs 9 mos

Major projects:

  • realcommercial.com.au — Australia
  • casa.it — Italy
  • propertyfinder.co.uk — UK
  • hotproperty.co.uk — UK

HubOnline Senior Developer

Apr 2001 – Jun 2005 · 4 yrs 3 mos

Developed Australia’s first CRM for the real estate industry.

03Education
2008 – 2010

London Business School

MBA, Business Administration

1991 – 1996

Odesa I.I. Mechnikov National University

BS, Science

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