Krzysztof Derek
Engineering Manager at Fandom
Poland
Summary
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Top SchoolKrzysztof Derek is an engineering manager with 11 years in software development and over 8 years in leadership, currently directing two cross-functional teams at Fandom that build experiences for 300M monthly users. He blends pragmatic, agile delivery with hands-on full-stack experience—from React/Ember front-ends to Java microservices and PHP back-end tweaks—ensuring both product velocity and code quality. Known for building high-performing teams through mentorship, hiring, and tailored processes, he pairs people-first management with rigorous project and risk oversight. He also mentors aspiring developers at Kodilla and has contributed backend improvements to widely used projects like the Wikia app, reflecting a practical open-source mindset. Outside work he’s oddly fond of pandas, emojis and heavy music, a small hint at the curious, human side behind his engineering focus.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Inżynieria budownictwa, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Inżynieria budownictwa at Politechnika Poznańska
English, German
Github Skills (4)
web-development10
php10
api9
apidoc9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Wikia/app
Sep 2017 - Nov 2020
Wikia Application Code
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:4 reviews, 273 commits, 96 PRs in 3 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Krzysztof primarily contributed to the application's codebase by modifying PHP files and updating URLs for app buttons within the global footer. Their work focused on updating and extending the functionality of the DesignSystemSharedLinks class, adding localized app store and Google Play links based on the user's language. The user also modified the DesignSystemGlobalFooterModel, suggesting a focus on back-end development and potentially API or service integration.
wikiphpwikiamediawiki
xkxd/gulp-html-partial
Jan 2017 - Apr 2017
Gulp plugin for including HTML files into each other
Contributions:4 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
gulp-plugingulphtml-files
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