Summary
Filip Mihal is a Machine Learning Engineer with a decade of software engineering experience, currently focused on making LLMs more performant and cost-effective at BottleCap AI. Trained in computer science and artificial intelligence at Charles University and shaped by the international LEAF Academy boarding school, he brings a blend of rigorous academic grounding and early leadership development. His background spans full-stack product work at Deepnote, biometric mobile features and security oversight at Slash, and data-pipeline improvements and automation at Mastercard. Comfortable across Python, PHP, Java and JavaScript, he has hands-on experience replacing legacy auth systems, optimizing UI performance, and tuning SQL for production. Filip combines practical engineering with a track record of shipping measurable improvements and thriving in cross-disciplinary teams. Based in Czechia, he often pairs research-minded AI approaches with pragmatic product engineering to drive cost and performance wins.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Gymnázium Ivana Kraska
LEAF Academy
Master's degree, Artificial Intelligence, Master's degree, Artificial Intelligence at Charles University
English, Slovak, Russian, Czech