Jakub Chodounský
Editor In Chief at Bonobo Press
Wellington, Wellington, Czechia
Summary
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Top SchoolJakub Chodounský is a technology leader and editor-in-chief with 15 years of software engineering and technical leadership experience spanning fintech, high-frequency trading, healthcare, utilities, and education. As co-founder and CTO of Hatch — a New Zealand wealth-platform acquired by FNZ in 2021 — he continues to scale the product and technical organization as Hatch’s CTO within FNZ. He runs Bonobo Press, publishing curated newsletters that help tech leaders learn and grow, blending hands-on engineering perspective with clear editorial judgment. Jakub pairs full-stack development experience (from React front-ends to back-end services) with pragmatic product thinking, evidenced by open-source work like a Google Sheets–backed expense tracker and contributions to a Windows Git server. Based in Wellington with roots in Czechia, he brings a systems-programming master’s background to building reliable, production-grade platforms. Outside work he’s a surfing apprentice and hiking enthusiast who brings a curious, user-focused sensibility to engineering and leadership.
15 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Master, System Programming, Master, System Programming at Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering
English, French, Czech
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Github Skills (24)
git10
javascript10
google-sheets-api10
material-ui10
asp-net-core10
asp-net10
dotnet-core10
csharp10
react10
react-components9
react-component9
iis8
html8
css8
git-server8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
jakubgarfield/Bonobo-Git-Server
Apr 2011 - Mar 2017
Bonobo Git Server for Windows is a web application you can install on your IIS and easily manage and connect to your git repositories. Go to homepage for release and more info.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:355 commits, 98 PRs, 113 pushes in 5 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Jakub's commits show involvement in releasing versions, including version 1.0.0.0. They modified resource files, controllers, and configuration settings. These contributions also include limiting account creation and adding download links to the repository browser, demonstrating experience with back-end functionality within a web application.
repositorieswindowsiisweb-appweb-application
jakubgarfield/expenses
Jun 2017 - Jul 2020
💰Expense tracker using Google Sheets 📉 as a storage written in React
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:64 commits, 3 PRs, 53 pushes in 3 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Jakub primarily focused on building the front-end of the expense tracker application. They implemented user interface components using React, including the login, expense form, and expense list. The user also integrated Google Sheets API for data storage and retrieval and incorporated material design principles and components to enhance the application's visual appeal and user experience, adding functionality for adding, viewing, and deleting expenses.
trackergoogleexpense-trackerstoragereact-components
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