Summary
Jan Havluj is a Principal Engineer with a decade of experience building scalable, production-grade systems across startups and large enterprises, currently leading technical direction for Pure Protect at Pure Storage. He has driven product and architecture improvements at Amazon Kids+, Pure Storage, and a European crypto exchange, blending backend microservices, REST API design, and developer productivity tooling. Jan's background includes designing a JavaScript DSL and compiler for service virtualization and reverse-engineering mobile apps to expand product capabilities—an indication of his practical curiosity and ability to bridge product and technical constraints. He is fluent in cloud-native tooling, Docker/Kubernetes, and has a track record of raising engineering velocity by standardizing APIs, testing, and workflows. Based in Toronto with roots in Prague, he combines hands-on coding with technical leadership to deliver reliable, customer-facing platforms.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Software Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Software Engineering at Czech Technical University in Prague
English, German, Czech