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Rostyslav Sikora
Project Manager & Scrum Master | Agile Teams | Software Engineering
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Lisbon,PT
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Technical Project Manager with 5 years of software engineering experience and hands-on team leadership. Led
cross-functional Agile teams of up to 5 developers, delivering scalable web/mobile products ahead of schedule.
Strong in sprint planning, estimation, release coordination, and technical risk management. I worked with teams
across Europe, Canada, the USA, and the UAE primarily in the SaaS, Web3, AI, eCommerce, and iGaming sectors
Combines deep technical understanding with business mindset (BSc in Management) to bridge the gap between
stakeholders and engineering teams.

Skills
• Core PM Skills: Agile/Scrum delivery, Sprint planning & backlog grooming, Estimation & planning poker, Risk
identification & mitigation, Stakeholder communication, Roadmap planning & release coordination, Cross-
functional team leadership
• Tools: Jira, Trello, Notion, Confluence, Git, Figma, Docker, Cursor, ChatGPT, Claude (+ Skills)
• Practices: CI/CD, Atomic design
• Technical Background: React, Next.js, Svelte, Python, PHP, Node.js (Express), Nest.js, TypeScript, MongoDB,
Supabase, MySQL, AWS, Clerk
• Languages: English (C1), Ukrainian (Native), Russian (C2), Spanish (A2)
Experience
Project Manager Dec2025–May2026
Laki World, London, GB
• Managed communication between developers, designers and SEO specialists to keep project plan aligned.
• Organized project tasks, deadlines, and priorities for platform related workflows.
• Translated business needs into clear requirements for developers and designers.
• Oversaw SEO automation processes, including tracking, domains, SSL, deployment, and indexing.
• Controlled delivery progress, resolved blockers, and kept stakeholders updated.
Project Manager Aug2025–Dec2025
Playhub, Riga, LV
• Assisted in Agile sprint planning, backlog refinement, and task prioritization to support on-time delivery.
• Coordinated communication between developers, designers, and stakeholders to ensure clear requirements.
• Monitored sprint progress, tracked delivery metrics, and reported status updates to management.
• Identified potential risks and scope changes, escalating issues when necessary to prevent delivery delays.
• Supported product roadmap planning by breaking high-level goals into sprint-ready tasks and milestones.
Project Manager & Fullstack Developer May2025–Aug2025
PayMore, Toronto, CA
• Acted as Project Manager, translating business requirements into actionable development tasks.
• Participated in Agile sprint meetings (planning, refinement, reviews).
• Proposed technical and UX solutions directly to stakeholders, aligning product decisions with timeline.
• Mentored junior developers as Fullstack Developer, improving team delivery quality and consistency.
• Facilitated communication between engineering and management to ensure delivery alignment and reduce
misunderstandings.
• Contributed to feature delivery and post-release stabilization within sprint-based environment.
Fullstack Developer & Team Lead Mar2024–May2025
Prismatico, Lisbon, PT
• Led a team of 5 developers in Agile sprints, facilitating planning, daily standups, and retrospectives.
• Coordinated feature delivery 10% ahead of schedule through improved estimation accuracy.
• Identified technical risks early, reducing production incidents.
• Collaborated with designers, QA, and stakeholders to align product scope and delivery timelines.
• Implemented monitoring processes (AWS CloudWatch) to improve incident response time.
Companies
• Playhub (website): An online gaming marketplace where users can safely buy and sell in-game items.
• PayMore (website): A retail company that buys and sells electronics, offering instant cash payments.
• Prismatico (website): A digital agency specializing in web design, UI/UX, and development for businesses.
Certifications
• Course in Strategic Management, Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
• AWS Certified Developer – Associate
• AI for All: From Basics to GenAI Practice, Nvidia
Education
BSc in Economics and Business Management
ISCTE,Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
BSc in International Relations
IIR, Institute of International Relations, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine