Hi, I’m Vladis Markin — AI Engineering Manager.
AI Engineering Manager at Earnix, leading the Applicative GenAI team and the AI Guild. Previously frontend infrastructure at Wix.
- Years
- 5+
- Currently
- Focus
- AI · FE
Where I’ve done the work.
Ramat Gan, Israel
AI Engineering Team & Guild Manager
Jan 2026 — Present- Architecting two AI Platform products from scratch: an AI Engine for building agents, and a native Chat Assistant — technology selection through CI integration and foundational skills and rules.
- Directing a global GenAI full-stack team — frontend, backend, QA, DevOps — alongside engineering groups in Paris, with tailored mentorship and growth plans.
- Leading the AI Factory Guild: cross-functional governance with IT, Security, Product and Finance across the full lifecycle of internal AI tools.
- Engineering an optimized developer environment around Cursor, Claude Code, Raycast and Notion, plus custom AI workflows for team and project operations.
- Running Claude Code workshops for core engineering teams — infrastructure, usage principles and best practices.
Frontend Engineer & AI Innovation
Apr 2024 — Jan 2026- Built an AI-powered Playwright E2E framework that replaced legacy infrastructure, became the company-wide standard and cut QA cycles.
- Shipped a flagship AI-native React/TypeScript product end to end through agent orchestration and skills.
- Led the enterprise POC and adoption of Cursor and Claude Code with Engineering, IT, Security and Finance.
- Delivered core features of the flagship Vue-to-React migration using modern React patterns.
- Authored the company's Claude Code Effective Usage Guide — security protocols and efficiency standards for R&D.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Infrastructure Frontend Engineer
Sep 2021 — Apr 2024- Built a visual end-to-end testing platform from scratch (Next.js, Node.js REST APIs), adopted daily across frontend teams.
- Maintained cloud test infrastructure running 1M+ tests monthly, with React/TypeScript dashboards and Node.js services on AWS.
- Contributed to Wix CLI, the tool developers use to bootstrap apps on the Wix platform.
- Mentored R&D teams through sessions on React, JavaScript, developer productivity and AI-driven development.
What colleagues say about working with me.
Taking on the challenge of improving GenAI adoption across my group, he led by example and shifted methodologies, elevating the team's understanding and implementation. His positive impact is felt well beyond his own team.
Michael Kabalik
Group & Initiative Lead at Earnix
Vladis is an incredible developer and a real AI expert. I was impressed by how he identifies and leverages AI tools to build better solutions and improve daily workflows.
Shira Etgar
Backend Software Engineer at Earnix
With his support in the field of AI it was so easy for us at Earnix to adopt advanced AI tools that help us scale our workload and improve productivity.
Khaled Zoabi
Senior Software Engineer at Earnix
A problem solver with a unique and real passion for learning and understanding complex subjects. Any team would be lucky to have him on board.
Tomer Nagar
Software Engineer at Wix
An incredibly passionate developer who consistently goes above and beyond. He has a deep understanding of frontend technologies and turns complex requirements into functional, visually appealing pages.
Carmel Cohen
Senior Manager at Wix
One of the most ambitious and motivated developers I have worked with. Professional at the highest level, and an asset to any team.
Gil Gruber
Software Engineer at Wix
Ready to build together?
Always happy to chat about AI, engineering, and interesting projects.