Martin Statelov

Physics mindset.

Product builder.

AI engineer.

Martin Statelov

From virtual reality to agentic AI,
I turn emerging technologies into shipped products.

ChatShop
Agentic AI

Why browse categories and apply filters - when you can just say what you want?

ChatShop is a conversational shopping assistant that matches you with products through natural dialogue. Describe what you need, get the best matches. Don't know what you want? Just ask. Currently a headphones demo — but the vision is bigger: every e-commerce store might default to this instead of endless categories and filters.

LLMRAGPythonLangFuseFastAPI

Somnia
Virtual Reality

Once AR/XR glasses replace phones, what replaces the touchscreen?

I believe AR/XR glasses will eventually replace phones — and in that world, hand movements and gestures replace touchscreen. Somnia is a proof of concept: gesture-based VR spellcasting game. Think Iron Man, but you're casting spells in a dream world. Built with two friends and shipped on Meta Platform. Invited to Oculus Start and Meta Connect in 2024.

Meta Connect 20245,000+ installs

Say WHAT Science
YouTube Channel

Science — except the boring parts.

I always loved science, but never loved how it's communicated. So I decided to create a YouTube channel with one rule: explain hard things, like quantum physics, without making people fall asleep.

200K+ views3.6K subscribers

I don't plan careers.
I chase cutting-edge technology.

2008

Student

Gymnasium Grosslingova, Bratislava

This is where my passion for mathematics and physics began. Competed in Physics Olympiads and International Young Physicists' Tournament, winning national awards and representing Slovakia internationally.

Physics Olympiad WinnerRepresented Slovakia Internationally

2012

BSc Physics

Charles University, Prague

Moved from Slovakia to Czechia, pursuing my passion for science & physics. My thesis was published in Applied Surface Sciences.

Thesis published in Applied Surface Sciences

2015

MSc Physics

ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Graduated from ETH Zurich, a top 10 STEM university worldwide, with above average grade 5.5/6.0. My main focus was on Quantum Computing & Photonics. I have realized that I prefer building over pure research, and decide to trasition into industry.

ETH Zurich - Top 10 STEM WorldwideQuantum ComputingPhotonics

2018

R&D Software Engineer

IRsweep AG, Zurich

Joined as intern, hired full-time at an ETH spinoff. My first taste of turning cutting-edge science into a real product. I have built software and hardware systems for a novel dual-comb laser infrared spectrometer, including complex laser setups, characeterization and data processing (Python).

ETH SpinoffPythonSoftware & Hardware Systems

2021

Indie VR Developer

Somnia VR

I believed AR and VR would replace phones as the primary way people interact with the digital world — and wanted to build for it before everyone else did. Taught myself Unity & C#, convinced two friends to join, and built Somnia — a gesture-based spellcasting game where hands replace controllers entirely. Shipped on Meta Platform. 5,000+ installs. Accepted into Oculus Start program. Invited to Meta Connect 2024 — an invite-only event in San Francisco.

Invited to Meta Connect 20245,000+ Installs

2022

Engineering Manager

MAINDATA, Bratislava

Built and led a cross-functional team of software and hardware engineers. Delivered a €3M EU-funded telecom product to market, passing integration tests at major European telecom operators.

€3M EU ProjectTeam LeadProduct Shipped

2024

Lead VR Developer

FonoLabs, Bratislava

One of the few VR studios in Slovakia, building therapeutic and multiplayer VR experiences on Meta Quest. Led a small team of developers and designers, architecting complex game systems from scratch. Working daily with Claude Code and AI tools, I realized this tech was revolutionary - and so the next transition had already begun.

Virtual RealityLead Developer

2025

AI Engineer

At first skeptical — then agentic AI changed everything. Watching Claude Code reason, plan and execute complex tasks in real time, I knew the next revolution had arrived. Just as electricity replaced manual labour, AI takes over complex reasoning — freeing humans to operate at a higher level. Currently building ChatShop — a conversational shopping assistant with agentic architecture and RAG pipeline.

Agentic AIRAG PipelineCurrently Building

A broad foundation of skills,
sharpened toward AI engineering.

AI Engineering

PythonLLMsAgentic SystemsRAGHybrid SearchFastAPILangFuseOpenRouterPydanticVector DB

Software Engineering

C#PythonReactNext.jsTailwind CSSUnityXR / VRGitREST APIs

Software Architecture

SOLID PrinciplesSystem DesignClean ArchitectureModular DesignReusable CodeAPI DesignCode Review

Leadership

Engineering ManagementTeam BuildingProject DeliveryAgileBudget & Resource ManagementCross-functional Teams

Foundation

Physics MScETH ZurichMathematical ModellingAnalytical Thinking

Languages

English — C1Slovak / Czech — Native

Let's build something.
I am open to remote AI engineering roles.

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