Pavel Stepanov
About Pavel Stepanov
Pavel Stepanov is a Software Development Manager at RingCentral, overseeing over 50 engineers across eight development teams. He has extensive experience in software engineering and academia, holding a Ph.D. in Computer Science and serving as an Associate Professor at Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation since 2000.
Work at RingCentral
Pavel Stepanov has been employed at RingCentral since 2018 as a Software Development Manager. In this role, he manages the PBX, RC Video, and Webinar Backend Core Development. He oversees more than 50 engineers across 8 development teams, ensuring the effective execution of projects and alignment with organizational goals. Prior to his current position, he served as Team Lead for the Development of Cloud Infrastructure Management Tools at RingCentral from 2017 to 2018.
Education and Expertise
Pavel Stepanov studied Computer Science at Санкт-Петербургский Государственный Университет Аэрокосмического Приборостроения, where he earned his Master's degree from 1995 to 2001. He continued his education at the same institution, achieving a Ph.D. in Computer Science in 2020. His expertise includes high availability (HA) and high load (HL) architecture, as well as proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases, and GraphDB.
Background
Pavel Stepanov has a diverse professional background in software development and engineering. He began his career at Eureca as a Design Engineer from 2001 to 2005. He then worked at Sun Microsystems as a Staff Engineer and Technical Lead from 2005 to 2010, followed by a tenure at Oracle where he held various positions including Principal Engineer and Sr. Software Development Manager from 2010 to 2017. He has also been an Associate Professor at Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation since 2000.
Achievements
Throughout his career, Pavel Stepanov has contributed to significant projects in the software development field. His roles at Oracle included managing Java for Business Production and Release Teams, where he led technical initiatives. At RingCentral, he plays a crucial role in managing backend development for key products. His academic contributions as an Associate Professor also reflect his commitment to education and knowledge sharing in the field of aerospace instrumentation.