Kirill Stativko

Kirill Stativko

I turn emerging technology into working products before it becomes mainstream.


About

I'm a 3x founder, software architect, and ML/AI researcher building proprietary code-generation technology at CodePlatform. I've spent 17+ years in mobile, starting with the earliest iPhone and Android releases, and have been building my own products and companies since 2006 without ever taking a traditional salaried role.

I'm especially interested in automations, robotics, on-device computing, and intelligent systems for the home. PayPal Wall of Fame security researcher (2015); AI hackathon winner (2016).

History

2022 - now

CodePlatform

Founder and CEO

I am the founder and CEO of CodePlatform, where we are architecting the Post-LLM era with a proprietary SLM + Compiler standard for fully local, production-grade app generation. The agent writes a spec in our DSL, we validate it, and it's the validator that gives the agent understandable errors/instructions. The code itself is written by our Compiler, with literally no model in the codegen path. Every fix lands in the validator, not in the prompt.

Kirill demoing CodePlatform to Henrique Gouveia e Melo at Web Summit
Demoing CodePlatform to Henrique Gouveia e Melo at Web Summit.
Kirill presenting CodePlatform at the Unicorn Factory Lisboa booth at Slush 2024
Generating apps live at the Unicorn Factory Lisboa booth, Slush 2024.
2015 - 2022

Yellow

Co-founder and CTO

I was a co-founder and CTO of Yellow, a software engineering company that grew to 70+ people. We built mobile, web, and ML products for startups and larger companies, including early work on Writer. I exited in 2021 and left the company in early 2022.

The Yellow software engineering team outdoors
Part of the Yellow team.
Yellow team members wearing yellow at the office
A very Yellow day at the office.
2010 - 2014

ITM House

Co-founder, head of mobile application development

I co-founded a mobile development company and led mobile application development. I worked as a software architect and iOS/Mac engineer during the first years of the iPhone and Android ecosystems.

Early ITM House team working in an office
An early ITM House office.
ITM House anniversary cake shaped like a tablet
ITM House v1.0 anniversary cake.
2006 - 2011

BSUIR

BS, Computer Systems and Networks

BS in Computer Systems and Networks from the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics. Before university, I was already experimenting with Symbian apps and running a small mobile-phone and ringtone business.

Kirill at the Android campus
The early mobile era took me to Android...
Kirill at the Apple Infinite Loop campus
...and Apple Infinite Loop.

Selected projects

2022 - now

CodePlatform A proprietary SLM + Compiler standard for fully local, production-grade app generation. The agent writes a spec in our DSL; the code itself is written by our Compiler, with no model in the codegen path.

2020

Writer Framework The company I co-founded helped build part of Writer's early AI stack.

2019

CandyBot An automatic dog feeder connected to Twilio SMS that dispensed M&Ms at SIGNAL. A zero-budget booth hack that became our best conference lead generator.

2018

DialogHouse Composable native chat UI and orchestration tools for chat and voice assistants, before today's agent wave.

2016

StickerBox Hackathon-winning mobile app using ML face and hair segmentation to turn selfies into sticker packs.

2014

CheapTrip Chat-native commerce, years early. An "agent" that hunted deals and closed in chat with a best-in-class UI for the time.

2014

FlowerPower Home Garden A mobile assistant for identifying and caring for home plants.

A few moments

Code generation test setup with three monitors and local computers
An early large-scale generation test setup.
Open smart-home electrical and automation panel with controllers and wiring
The smart-home automation panel behind the software.
Kirill showing StickerBox stickers on an iPhone at Collision
StickerBox in the wild.
CandyBot dispenser filled with yellow M&Ms at Twilio SIGNAL
CandyBot dispensing M&Ms after an SMS.
StickerBox face and hair segmentation running on a development workstation
Testing StickerBox's face and hair segmentation model.
Kirill standing in front of the Web Summit sign in Lisbon
Web Summit, Lisbon.
Kirill building an electronics prototype at a laptop
Hardware prototyping at Yellow.
Kirill presenting the StickerBox segmentation prototype
Presenting StickerBox's segmentation prototype.
Kirill at the Collision conference in Las Vegas
Collision, Las Vegas.

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