Vyacheslav Levytskyy just can't help choosing between distributed software systems and compiler construction. He started with his Ph.D. in Computer Science for languages and compilers for computer algebra systems, and has been traveling back and forth between languages, compilers, and data-intensive scalable solutions over the past two decades. Having tasted various spots in miscellaneous org charts, Vyacheslav prefers to stay hands-on, enjoying actual practice of software architecture and development. He has been contributing to the LLVM project by developing and maintaining the SPIR-V backend for the last couple of years, and changed the professional path, tempted by the idea of building a scalable, fault-tolerant networked quantum computer.