Andrei Toporkov
“Courage is the only virtue you cannot fake.”
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Background
Before moving into technology, I worked as a set designer and line producer in video production. I also started my own parkour park, still one of the more unusual chapters of my career. Working across such different worlds taught me how to get up to speed quickly, bring people together around a problem and turn rough ideas into something real.
I later spent a year and a half as a full-stack founding engineer. Then came MindFriend: the team and I clicked during the interview, and joining felt like an easy decision.
What they do at MindFriend
At MindFriend, I work on the client-facing chatbot and Help Centre, explore opportunities for automation and help the team make practical use of AI. It's a broad role, which is exactly what I enjoy: I like understanding the whole product and taking responsibility beyond the code itself.
Outside work
Outside work, I travel, train, write music, build side projects and look after my garden.
Meet the rest of the team
The people building a directory that respects your time.