You’re Hired Because You Know What to Do | Meet JetBrains Head of Marketing Ilya Petrov

Meet Ilya, who leads marketing for JetBrains IDEs. We caught him making pizza and asked a few questions about what it’s really like to work at JetBrains. Between stretching dough and picking the best pizza toppings, Ilya shares what his background in retail taught him about developers (spoiler alert: turns out, developers have feelings too), what ownership means to him, and why driving meaningful change sometimes means knowing when not to rush. As Ilya puts it, some things – from pizza to decisions – simply need time to mature. It’s all part of caring about your craft, learning as you go, and always looking for ways to make things better. If that sounds like your kind of environment, take a look at where your expertise could take you at JetBrains: www.jetbrains.com/careers/