Raman Zharkou

Raman Zharkou is a highly experienced engineer with a focus on autonomous driving software and systems. As a Senior Staff Engineer at Sonatus since January 2025, Raman leverages extensive engineering management expertise, previously serving as Engineering Manager at Cyngn from January 2020 to December 2024, where leadership was provided for a Vehicle Infrastructure team specializing in non-autonomous vehicle software components. Prior roles include Senior Software Engineer at Starsky Robotics, where contributions were made to autonomous truck technology, and as a Senior C++ Developer at Cyngn, focusing on autonomous shuttles. Raman's earlier career features significant achievements at Silvaco, Eagle Dynamics, Invention Machine, and the Industrial Technologies Group of Aviation Engineering "Aeromash," accumulating robust skills across various software development projects and technologies. An academic background in systems analysis was earned from Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics.