The Korzhenevsky R&D Center: Architecting Systems at the Speed of Light

Architecting systems governed by the laws of physics, not hype. From NASDAQ fintechs (including a $350M+ payments processor) to top-20 blockchain validators.

Started coding at 14, left formal schooling to work full-time. Active on GitHub since 2010, though my work lives in my partners’ private repositories, not in public open source.

I treat high performance not as a feature, but as a physical law. My R&D lab is a forge where we hammer systems until they obey these laws: from bare-metal C++ to distributed protocols.

I fund this research by partnering with a handful of elite teams on their hardest challenges. Your project becomes the fuel for my R&D.

My R&D becomes your unfair advantage.

R&D Way

Latency is a Tax on Reality. My job is to eliminate it. Whether it’s a 16% gain for a PoW validator via SIMD, or cutting a 60-second query to 50ms, the goal is the same: attack latency at its physical source.

The System is the Product, Not the Code. From passing the Jepsen test with a geo-distributed database to building a security scanner for 50,000 Yandex servers, I design resilient, holistic systems that survive failure and scale for years.

Simplicity is the Ultimate Weapon. My first high-load project handled hundreds of RPS on a single MySQL server in 2007, because the architecture was right. I build allocation-free programs in C/C++ and prefer lock-free IPC over complex frameworks. Complexity is a liability.

Skin in the Game. My consulting funds — 1ms.tech, where I trade my own capital using these same architectures. When I optimize your system, I’m using battle-tested patterns that my own money depends on.

Declassified Engagements

My current R&D is my partners’ unfair advantage. It is never public. What I can share are the results of past partnerships, declassified after a 1-2 year confidentiality and competitive embargo. The principles are timeless.

Built 10K RPS recommendation engine with p99 < 20ms for social app (2023, C++/SIMD)
TikTok-like platform using SIMD HNSW + Roaring Bitmaps on bare metal. Early AWS Graviton adoption achieved 2x cost efficiency. System now sustains p99 < 15ms.

Achieved +16% validator rewards for top-10 altcoin mining pool via AVX2 optimizations (2022)
Reverse-engineered a black-box PoW node, wrote custom booster in Go/C++. PGO + AVX2 optimizations with zero protocol changes.

Corporate security architecture for $10M+ HFT/crypto firm (2020-2022)
Zero Trust + Intel SGX + anti-DDoS + cold wallet protection.
Result: 100% compliance, zero incidents, full protection of capital and proprietary code.

Accelerated market data queries 1200x (60s → 50ms) for a $10M quant fund using ClickHouse (2019)
Engineered a system to query a 50TB / 500B-row market data lake in real time. I designed the ClickHouse architecture (schema, clustering, OS tuning) long before it became the industry standard.

Passed Jepsen test with geo-distributed financial processor for NASDAQ-listed fintech (2017)
Co-designed (with one other engineer) a system that could survive full datacenter failure. Built on ePaxos and RAMCloud principles, passed the world’s toughest distributed systems test.

Built security scanner for 50K+ Yandex servers, saved $1M+ vs commercial solution (2015)
4-month build for 24/7 monitoring across 3 datacenters, surviving DC failures. Deeply integrated with internal infrastructure. Still in production today.

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What I Can Offer

I don’t offer “consulting hours”. I offer standardized, high-impact engagement protocols. Each is a fixed-scope product with a clear deliverable, designed to de-risk your project and provide maximum value in minimum time. Choose the protocol that fits your current challenge.

TIER 1: AUDIT (Read Only)
Architectural Deep Dive	3-hour session	Risk assessment + recommendations	$5K
R&D Kickstart	1 month (4 weekly sessions)	Problem definition + roadmap	$8K
Performance Audit	4 days deep dive	Top 5 bottlenecks + fix priorities	$12K
TIER 2: INTERVENTION (Read/Write)
Critical Component PoC	2-4 weeks	Production code + benchmarks	from $15K
Optimization Sprint	2 weeks deep dive	Fixed bottlenecks + team upskilling	$30K
TIER 3: PARTNERSHIP (Skin in the Game)
Fractional Architect	Monthly	Strategic oversight + design reviews	from $30K + perf bonus

Exclusive: VC and Startups

My core R&D work often reveals insights valuable to those who build and fund new ventures. I offer two focused advisory tracks based on the same core principle: you’re hiring my brainpower for strategic clarity.

For VC: Due Diligence & Portfolio Acceleration. I provide a brutal, honest assessment of your pipeline and portfolio. For potential investments, I bypass the slide decks to find fatal flaws in the architecture, code, and team. For existing portfolio companies, I act as a temporary “Head of R&D” to solve their toughest technical challenges and unlock new growth vectors. My deliverable: engineered truth that protects your capital and accelerates your returns.

For Startups: Investment Readiness. I help you evolve your prototype into an investment-ready powerhouse. We audit your architecture, solve your core technical challenges, and prepare you for the toughest due diligence questions. You walk into your next funding round with an unbreakable engineering foundation, ready to justify a higher valuation.

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I’m always open to connecting. If you have a question, a proposal, or just want to exchange ideas, feel free to contact me via email or LinkedIn.

Contact

Dubai, The Marina Gate Tower, UAE 🇦🇪
[email protected]