Our Team
FerretDB is a remote-first company, founded in 2021.
We are creating an open source alternative to MongoDB, setting a new standard for document databases.
Peter Farkas
Co-Founder, CEO
Peter spent his last 12 years around open source databases and related startups. He likes hiking, reading, and working on hobby electronics projects.
Alexey Palazhchenko
Co-Founder, CTO
Alexey is an experienced developer and leader. He spent the last ten years working with Go. He enjoys traveling and public speaking.
Peter Zaitsev
Co-Founder, Advisor
A well-known person in the Open Source database world, Peter is the founder of several prominent companies in the domain, such as Percona. In his spare time, Peter enjoys travel and spending time outdoors.
Alexander Fashakin
Technical Writer
An experienced technical writer on cloud infrastructure, database platforms, application development, SaaS products, etc. In his free time, he takes pleasure in cooking, traveling, and learning new languages.
Chisato Fujii
Senior Golang Developer
Japan. She has been developing backend software in recent years, predominantly in Golang. In her free time, she enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking, skiing, and traveling.
Dmitrii Eremenko
Senior Golang Developer
He has experience in Backend Development, building CI environments and a bit of frontend development knowledge. In his spare time, he enjoys playing guitar in a band, shooting film photos and exploring different places around.
Elena Grahovac
Team Lead, Engineering
An experienced Engineering Manager with a background in Backend Development and Infrastructure. She takes care of team health, productivity, and development processes. Like everyone else on the team, she prefers Go for most engineering tasks. In her spare time, she loves baking bread and learning new coffee recipes.
Marcin Gwóźdź
Director, Strategic Alliances
An open source-related technologies enthusiast focused on building strong relationships between companies for years. Traveler, and mountain lover, in his free time, is always ready for a new adventure.
Patryk Kwiatek
Golang Developer
Patryk focuses mainly on Backend Development. He endorses Open Source values in many fields of his life. In his spare time, he enjoys learning new things, cooking and preparing freshly roasted coffee.