Jachym Cepicky
Captain And PM Of The Data Team And Geocoding Team
Jičín, Hradec Králové, Czechia
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Top SchoolJachym Cepicky is a seasoned geospatial software leader with 19 years of experience building high-performance mapping and geocoding products and leading multidisciplinary teams. As Geocoding Team Manager at MapTiler he blends hands-on engineering, OpenAPI-driven technical product management, and economic oversight to deliver structured search, batch geocoding, and point-level address precision at scale. Rooted in a long history of open source contribution—improvements to OWSLib, OpenLayers and Django helpdesk—he translates standards-level GIS expertise into practical, customer-centered APIs and benchmarks that compete with industry giants. He’s equally comfortable architecting global raster and terrain pipelines as he is hiring, mentoring, and driving cross-functional alignment between Cloud, Data and Frontend teams. A former open source evangelist and lecturer, Jachym pairs transparency and collaboration with a pragmatic focus on unit economics and developer experience. Off-duty he unwinds through trail running, bushcraft and playing instruments, evidence of a hands-on mindset applied both to code and life.
19 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
final high school exam, final high school exam at GJMMaster, Forestery, Master, Forestery at Česká zemědělská univerzita v PrazePhD candidate, GIS, WPS, GRASS, PhD candidate, GIS, WPS, GRASS at Mendelova univerzita v BrněErasmus, Master, Faculty of Forestry, GIS, GRASS GIS, Programming, Erasmus, Master, Faculty of Forestry, GIS, GRASS GIS, Programming at Geor-August Universtität
English, German, Czech
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Github Skills (20)
javascript10
ogc10
python10
django10
ticks10
email-templates10
openlayers10
html10
testing9
debug9
databases9
xml-parsing9
database9
css8
backup6
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
geopython/OWSLib
Mar 2012 - Sep 2019
OWSLib is a Python package for client programming with Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) web service (hence OWS) interface standards, and their related content models.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:17 commits, 6 PRs, 7 pushes in 7 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Jachym primarily contributed to the core functionality of the `owslib` library, specifically focusing on Web Feature Service (WFS) implementations. Their work involved fixing parsing issues, addressing coordinate reference system (CRS) handling, and implementing various methods within the WFS 1.1.0 and 2.0.0 classes. They also improved the capabilities parser and made code restructurings for more generic approach. These changes improved the library's compatibility with different WFS versions and enhanced its ability to handle geospatial data.
pythonosgeowmsweb-servicegis
django-helpdesk/django-helpdesk
Feb 2019 - Jul 2019
A Django application to manage tickets for an internal helpdesk. Formerly known as Jutda Helpdesk.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:26 commits, 25 PRs, 35 comments in 5 months
Contributions summary:Jachym primarily focused on enhancing the functionality and user experience of the Django-based helpdesk application. Their work included fixing date picker formatting issues and adding support for multiple languages by incorporating email templates for the Czech language. They also improved access control by displaying queue lists based on user permissions, and implemented features related to tracking time spent on tickets. Additionally, the user added tests and adjusted the image sizes.
casespythonservicedesktrackerinternal
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