Grzegorz Smajdor

Software engineer, product builder and CTO

I am a product-minded CTO and software engineer. For 20 years I have helped turn ambiguous product and technology problems into dependable production systems — from test automation and large-scale Yelp systems to AI products and technical leadership at Deliverists.IO.

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Grzegorz Smajdor

Based in Hamburg · Working internationally

20 yearsbuilding software
2012–2026software engineer at Yelp
Co-founder & CTODeliverists.IO
Product to productionstrategy, architecture and code

Career evidence

A record of making software easier to build, ship and use

Three milestones that show the progression from engineering tools, through large-scale product work, to product and technology leadership.

2012–2026

Thirteen years building and operating software at Yelp

Worked end to end across scalable web and mobile products, APIs, release engineering, internationalisation and production support.

The role also included mentoring engineers, technical interviews and improving the systems teams used to ship safely.

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Built in 2009

Created a browser-testing platform that became a deployment gate

WatirCukeFM let non-technical QA record, run and review browser tests through a web interface before modern hosted CI platforms were common.

At Qype, the automated suite covered core product journeys: green meant ship; red meant fix it first.

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2022–present

Co-founded Deliverists.IO and moved from advice to owned delivery

Lead product direction, architecture and hands-on implementation across company products and selected client platforms.

Current work includes Quento, ChatlyBot and advanced AI-agent development for Swifty.

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Work with me

Direct judgment for consequential product decisions

Come to me for an independent technical view. Bring in Deliverists.IO when the answer requires a team to build and operate the software.

Clarify product direction

Reduce uncertainty around scope, technical direction, risk and the next investment decision.

Review the direction

Review architecture and risk

Understand what is slowing delivery before approving a rewrite, supplier change or modernisation programme.

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Pressure-test an AI workflow

Evaluate value, tools, data, permissions and human approval before funding implementation.

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Need implementation?

Deliverists.IO is the company behind the delivery.

Custom software, product modernisation, AI automation and ongoing engineering are delivered through the team—not presented as personal advisory.

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Selected writing

Lessons from real projects and real machines

Product decisions, architecture, AI agents and the engineering tools behind the work.

How to Scope an MVP Before Development

A practical framework for reducing a product idea to a useful first release, exposing risk and creating a roadmap before development begins.

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Need my judgment—or a team to deliver?

Work with me directly on product, architecture and technical decisions. When the work needs implementation and ongoing engineering, I bring that experience into Deliverists.IO.