Samat Kurmanov

Samat Kurmanov is a highly experienced data engineering professional, currently serving as Lead Data Engineer at Appodeal, Inc. since July 2025. Prior to this role, Samat held the position of Head of Data Engineering at Tele2 Kazakhstan, where responsibilities included architecting scalable data platforms and adopting DevOps and DataOps practices. This experience was preceded by a tenure at DataArt as a Senior Data Engineer, focusing on migrating ingestion processes to AWS and constructing data platforms for retail companies. Further experience includes building Hadoop data platforms at Halyk Bank and developing streaming services at Kcell. Samat's career began as a Data Engineer at KMF, with a strong foundation in data modeling, ETL processes, and business intelligence. Samat holds a Master of Science and Bachelor of Engineering in Mathematical and Computer Modelling from the International Information Technology University.