Nikolaos Gaitanis
About Nikolaos Gaitanis
Nikolaos Gaitanis is a Senior Director of Engineering at Glia, with a diverse background in engineering management and consultancy across several companies. He has held various roles at Booking.com, Bolt, and Philip Morris International, among others, and has extensive experience in database administration and software engineering.
Current Role at Glia
Nikolaos Gaitanis serves as the Senior Director of Engineering at Glia, a position he has held since 2023. He operates in a hybrid work environment based in Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing engineering projects and leading teams to enhance the company's technological capabilities.
Previous Experience at Booking.com
Prior to his current role, Nikolaos Gaitanis worked at Booking.com in various capacities. He served as a Senior Engineering Manager from 2020 to 2021 for one year in Manchester, England. Before that, he held the position of Engineering Manager - Production & Databases from 2018 to 2020 for two years, and he was the Database Team Lead from 2016 to 2018 for another two years. His tenure at Booking.com involved significant contributions to engineering and database management.
Experience at Bolt
Nikolaos Gaitanis worked as the Director of Engineering at Bolt from 2021 to 2023. During his two years in this role, he was involved in leading engineering initiatives and managing teams in a hybrid work setting in Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia.
Career Background
Nikolaos Gaitanis has a diverse career in engineering and consulting. He has held positions at various organizations, including Philip Morris International as a Freelance Consultant in 2011, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence as a Technical Specialist from 2012 to 2015, and Accenture as a Senior Consultant from 2007 to 2009. His early career included roles as a Software Engineer at Symmetrics and as a Computer Systems Designer at VoiceWeb and Atermon SA.
Education and Qualifications
Nikolaos Gaitanis earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems from Deree, where he studied from 1998 to 2002. This educational background provided him with foundational knowledge and skills in computer systems and engineering, which he has applied throughout his career.