“A Company in Your Smartphone”: MODUS X CTO Yevhenii Horbachov on the DEV.ua Podcast Discusses Next-Gen IT Product Development

MODUS X Chief Technology Officer Yevhenii Horbachov appeared as a guest on the DEV.ua podcast to share how MODUS X is building a product- and service-based IT company rooted in in-house innovations developed within the DTEK Group.

At the heart of the conversation is a product the MODUS X team calls “a company in your smartphone.” It is a logical continuation of Yevhenii’s prior experience — for over five years, he was part of the national e-government project “Diia.” Today, this expertise is embodied in DTEK One Click — a digital application transforming HR processes in large enterprises. Often referred to as the “corporate Diia,” the app enables full digitalization of employee services — from requests and certificates to analytics and cost optimization.

“We’re not just building internal services. We’re creating universal digital products that can serve both the energy sector and other industries. And we’re already taking them to the open market,” — said Yevhenii Horbachov.

The podcast also highlights how the R&D team at MODUS X operates:

• how innovative ideas are generated through collaboration with DTEK’s business units,

• how these ideas are selected, piloted, and scaled,

• and how a portfolio of external products is being formed based on in-house solutions.

Examples include power line inspections using drones, logistics digitalization, predictive models for the energy sector, and AI-powered HR management solutions. All these products are grounded in nearly two decades of deep domain expertise, developed in close cooperation with DTEK.

The conversation also covers the role of government projects, the importance of collaboration with business, the launch of incubators and hackathons, and the future of MODUS X as one of Ukraine’s most innovative IT employers.

🎧 Watch the podcast here: https://youtu.be/xpGxDjoYlWw?si=LatyxFBHJC_OvrMQ

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