Peter Shmukler
About Peter Shmukler
Peter Shmukler is the Director of Engineering at Varonis, with a background in applied mathematics and physics from Phystech.
Title
Peter Shmukler is currently serving as the Director of Engineering at Varonis.
Company
Peter Shmukler has been a key figure at Varonis, where he has worked since 2006 in Herzlia. At Varonis, he has directed the engineering team and contributed significantly to the company's growth and technological advancements.
Previous Experience
Before his tenure at Varonis, Peter Shmukler worked at Silicon Design Systems in Jerusalem from 2004 to 2006. At Silicon Design Systems, he held the position of Team Leader, managing and driving the team's technical projects.
Education and Expertise
Peter Shmukler studied at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) from 1989 to 1995, obtaining a Master's degree in Applied Mathematics and Physics. His educational background has equipped him with a strong foundation in analytical and technical skills.
Key Initiatives at Varonis
During his time at Varonis, Peter Shmukler has led the transformation of the data platform from an alpha stage to an enterprise-grade product used by thousands of customers. He has expanded the development team from a few full-stack developers to three specialized groups focusing on ETL, reporting algorithms, and performance analysis. He implemented a hiring strategy that balanced fresh graduates from top universities with experienced developers, growing the department to 35 database developers.
Research and Development at Varonis
Peter Shmukler conducted several research projects at Varonis, including the porting of the product to SOLR and exploring migration possibilities to Data Lake using technologies like Hadoop, Kafka, and Parquet. Moreover, he piloted a new product based on IoT Core and developed text classification algorithms and NLP solutions.