Bio

Jakub is a software developer for whom coding is a way of life as well as a hobby.

He is focused on continuously improving software delivery processes by introducing new technologies and refining Lean methodologies.

For over 12 years of his professional career, he worked as a software developer, architect, team leader, and manager. He gained experience working on both sides of the delivery process, as a vendor and as a client. Today, he is speaker, trainer, and CEO of the online technical assessment platform, Devskiller.com.

After hours active open-source contributor:
He is also involved in Java community, where he is:

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