Andrei Taraschuk

Experienced Tech Entrepreneur and Engineer

Andrei Taraschuk is an R&D Engineer at Broadcom Inc., with a professional background that spans several roles in software engineering and technology entrepreneurship. He worked at Broadcom from October 2019 to March 2022, contributing to research and development efforts in the company.

Professional Experience

Current Role: Co-Founder and CEO of BotFrens since August 2021, where he focuses on building tools to help creators grow their social communities.
Previous Roles:
- Principal Software Engineer at CA Technologies (April 2016 - October 2019), where he was responsible for the user interaction layer of a security product.
- Director of Engineering, UI/UX at Mobile System 7 (January 2013 - April 2016), contributing to UI design and data visualization modules.
- Engineering Director at Closely, Inc. (March 2012 - December 2012), where he helped develop a small business monitoring application.
- Head of Data Visualization at GeoIQ (August 2010 - March 2012), leading the development of visualization engines.
- Founder & CEO of UMapper and AFComponents, where he developed mapping APIs and software solutions used by notable clients including Google, National Geographic, and Bloomberg.

Education and Skills

Taraschuk has a strong technical foundation, with expertise in various programming languages and frameworks including Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, JavaScript, React, and AWS. His work has involved back-end and front-end architecture, social media APIs, and data visualization technologies.

He is based in Boulder, Colorado, and is described as a lifelong learner, combining his interests in technology and the arts.1