Jan Hrnčíř
Senior Java Backend & DevOps Engineer at Umotional
Prague, Prague, Czechia
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Top SchoolJan Hrnčíř is a Senior Java Backend & DevOps Engineer with 11 years of experience building and operating resilient backend systems and PostgreSQL databases from Prague. He blends hands-on Java (Spring Boot, Java 17–21) development with deep DevOps expertise—CI/CD, Docker Swarm and Kubernetes, ELK/Grafana monitoring, and Unix automation using Bash and Python. His background includes zero-downtime database migrations, cross-platform build pipelines, and maintaining Jenkins/GitLab CI ecosystems for production-grade services. With a PhD-level grounding in AI from Czech Technical University and an MSc from the University of Edinburgh, he brings research-driven rigor to practical infrastructure problems. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic, low-downtime operational strategies and readable support tooling that keep services running smoothly. He’s motivated by complex migration challenges and continually adopts new technologies to close the gap between research ideas and robust production systems.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
MSc, Artificial Intelligence, MSc, Artificial Intelligence at The University of EdinburghDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Artificial Intelligence and Biocybernetics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Artificial Intelligence and Biocybernetics at Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague
English, Czech, German, FrenchGithub contributions (2)
agents4its/cycleplanner
Mar 2015 - Nov 2015
Contributions:3 commits, 6 pushes in 8 months
agents4its/ridesharingontimetabledtransport
Nov 2015 - Nov 2015
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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