Software Developer
TransferWise
Mihkel graduated from the University of Tartu as MSc in Computer Science in 2003. He has worked since then as software developer, solutions architect, technical consultant, team leader and teacher of technical courses in many companies and big private and governmental projects. Most notable among them: Tartu University, Fujitsu (formerly known as Mandator), Affecto and Playtech.
He joined TransferWise only recently. Last 6 years he has worked at Playtech as the lead architect of the core financial platform. He worked together with the smartest people in the internet gaming industry from Estonia, Israel and UK. Similar to Microsoft and Oracle in their domain, Playtech has grown by buying the best gaming companies out there and integrated them to work together on a common platform. This platform is being developed, maintained, integrated and consulted in Tartu, Estonia. Playtech is well known as one of the most advanced, trusted and well integrated platforms for gaming in the world. Playtech processes up to over a billion transactions per day and operates globally in many different and very strict regulatory domains.
Mihkel's goal in joining TransferWise is to be part of building a new, more personal, transparent and global financial services platform. A platform which will allow all people all over the world manage their money easily, securely and without paying unreasonably high fees for it.