Summary
Arkadiusz Ostrycharz is a seasoned engineering leader and people-first manager with over a decade of hands-on and leadership experience across software houses and product companies, now serving as Director of Software Engineering at HackerOne. He has progressed from PHP developer to CTO and VP roles, combining deep delivery experience across the full software lifecycle with strong Agile and Scrum practice. Known for blending technical architecture work with talent development, he has led product and engineering teams through scaling, restructuring, and operational maturity. Based in Groningen, he brings a pragmatic focus on shipping reliable systems while fostering continuous learning and knowledge sharing across teams. An experienced practitioner rather than a pure theorist, he often moves between coding, architecture, and management to close gaps between vision and execution.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science, Bachelor's Degree Computer Science at Nicolaus Copernicus University
English, German, Polish, Dutch