Jakub Misina is a Principal Engineering Manager based in Prague with 11 years of leadership experience spanning hands-on Java development, pre-sales at a major vendor, and end-to-end IT department oversight. He has deep domain expertise in finance—consumer lending and payment card processing—and strong exposure to insurance and telecom, having led technology and mobile app programs across multiple countries. Jakub blends SDLC rigor with people-focused engineering management, scaling teams from professional services to enterprise product organizations and now at Microsoft. His background in pre-sales and enterprise architecture gives him a rare ability to translate business needs into pragmatic technical strategy and delivery plans. Notably, he has repeatedly moved between strategic roles and operational delivery, demonstrating both startup-style agility and proven governance in large corporations.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
General High (secondary) school, General High (secondary) school at Gymnázium Karlovy Vary
None - not finished Informatics, None - not finished Informatics at Prague University of Economics and Business
Contributions:6 PRs, 180 pushes, 7 branches in 2 years 4 months
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Jakub Misina - Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft