[2] After graduating in 2007, Sandikov began working in the Ministry of Defense, where he remained until 2014.

He continued his career in the field of information technology.

[2] On 9 December 2018, Sandikov was elected to the National Assembly as part of the My Step Alliance electoral list, albeit as an independent.

[3] In the 2021 parliamentary election, he was re-elected to the National Assembly, this time as part of the Civil Contract electoral list.

[4][2] In the seventh and eighth convocations of the NA, he represents the Russian minority.