Summary
Jan Michelfeit is a research engineer and security-minded software leader with 14 years of experience building cloud-native distributed systems, data engineering pipelines, and secure production infrastructure. He has held senior and technical leadership roles at organizations including Conjecture, Resistant AI, Microsoft, and Cisco, combining hands-on engineering with ownership of architecture, DevOps, testing, and product security. Comfortable across languages and stacks, he repeatedly drove migrations to AWS/GCP, introduced Kubernetes/Docker and modern testing/CI practices, and designed cross-team API authorization solutions. Jan is drawn to high-leverage problems—AI safety, red teaming, and ML/AI research are current focuses—and seeks roles where deep technical focus and leadership intersect. Beyond engineering, he contributes to effective altruism initiatives, occasionally teaches or gives talks, and brings a habit of “looking one lever deeper” to understand and fix root causes. Based in London, he thrives on ownership, mastery, and building practical solutions that matter to customers and society.
14 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Corporate Economics and Management, Corporate Economics and Management at Prague University of Economics and Business
Master's degree Software systems, Master's degree Software systems at Charles University
English, Czech, French