Hello,
my name is Jakub
About Me
I’m an Engineering Manager / Senior Backend Developer with 10+ years of experience across PHP/Symfony and modern DevOps (Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab CI). I focus on business impact: faster delivery, fewer incidents, and architecture that scales with the product. I choose technology for competitive advantage—not fashion. My code is clean, testable, and maintainable (SOLID, TDD), and my teams run on pragmatic processes and automation.
Do you want to know more about me? Please contact me for details.
Experiences
Development Manager
Joined as the sole developer and established engineering foundations end‑to‑end: GitLab CI/CD, branching strategy,
code review culture, automated testing, and multi‑environment delivery. Led a comprehensive refactor from
legacy PHP to Symfony, introduced a modular architecture with quality gates, and moved
workloads to Kubernetes on Azure with containerized services and secrets management.
Built observability with centralized logs, metrics, and alerting to shorten detection and recovery times. Grew and now lead a team of backend developers and DevOps engineers. Define the technical roadmap and architecture for fintech/crypto products, balancing speed and risk.
Implemented robust security measures for private keys in crypto wallets, enforced secure coding practices with regular penetration testing, and designed a SOC2-compliant comprehensive backup strategy (hourly snapshots, Point-in-Time recovery, on-premises redundancy) with validated restoration procedures for critical data.
Built observability with centralized logs, metrics, and alerting to shorten detection and recovery times. Grew and now lead a team of backend developers and DevOps engineers. Define the technical roadmap and architecture for fintech/crypto products, balancing speed and risk.
Implemented robust security measures for private keys in crypto wallets, enforced secure coding practices with regular penetration testing, and designed a SOC2-compliant comprehensive backup strategy (hourly snapshots, Point-in-Time recovery, on-premises redundancy) with validated restoration procedures for critical data.
Live Coverage Scout
Attending ice hockey events (NHL, TELH, International...) and gathering of various data for statistics purposes.
Senior Backend Developer
Contributed to high‑traffic live streaming platforms (e.g., LiveJasmin.com) within a microservices architecture that
enabled independent deployments and horizontal scaling. Focused on performance, reliability hardening, and security in a
data‑sensitive environment while shipping new features under tight SLAs.
Senior Backend Developer
Built a highly available REST API for an OTT platform using Symfony and PostgreSQL/MariaDB, deployed on Kubernetes (GCP).
Co‑designed application architecture and security; led Scrum rituals and continuous delivery. Applied TDD with SOLID and Object Calisthenics,
and kick‑started an OTT platform with Event Sourcing and CQRS.
Senior Backend Developer
(Lead Backend developer since 05/2018)
(Lead Backend developer since 05/2018)
Maintained and extended the e‑commerce platform while improving infrastructure and processes. Mentored junior developers and
presented at PHP meetups. Co‑designed a new, extensible solution based on Sylius, delivered on Kubernetes (GCP).
Senior Backend Developer
Built and operated high‑traffic video dating sites in a small, agile team. Employed a microservices pattern with Docker and Marathon,
service communication via RabbitMQ and REST, and strong focus on security and PCI‑sensitive data handling.
PHP Developer
Refactored legacy CMS code and delivered new modules and e‑commerce features on Symfony 2.
Assisted with Linux administration and performance optimization.
Freelancer
12/2008 – 03/2011
Web Developer
Collaborated with agencies on diverse web projects using PHP, MySQL, and modern front‑end techniques.
Public Performances
Online
since 2022
Medium publication
Brno, Czech Republic
22.11.2019
Konference360 - Odvaha bojovat
Brno, Czech Republic
20.3.2019
Péhápkaři - Object Calisthenics in Action
Brno, Czech Republic
21.9.2018
Péhápkaři - Naplánované úlohy pomocí RabbitMQ
Education
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2014
Bc. Degree in Information Technology
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Information Technology, Czech Republic
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2008
Graduated in secondary school specializing in programming
Languages
Czech
Slovak
English
German
Skills
Core Skills
Soft Skills
Thinking out of the box
Leadership & Mentoring
Team Collaboration
Problem Solving
Backend Development
PHP (Symfony)
REST APIs
Postgres/MySQL/MariaDB (Hibernate, Doctrine)
Message Queues (RabbitMQ)
Application Security (OWASP)
Java
DevOps
Docker
GitLab CI
Microservices
Kubernetes
Deployment strategy
Other Skills
Development Methodologies
CQRS
DDD
TDD
Event Sourcing
Infrastructure & Tools
ElasticSearch
Redis
Nginx
BlackFire.io
Apache
Sphinx
Satis
Frontend
Bootstrap
CSS
jQuery
Unity3D
Beginner
Proficient
Expert
Master
Contact
+420 732 313 498
jakub@nowaja.cz
Hobbies
Travelling
Sports
Software development
Trading & Investing
Hockey cards collecting