Michael Ardziejewski
Engineering Manager PHP Squad Lead at JTI (Japan Tobacco International)
Gdańsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
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Top SchoolMichael Ardziejewski is an experienced engineering manager and PHP/Laravel specialist with 13 years of hands-on software development and leadership across startups and enterprise teams. Currently leading PHP squads at JTI using an Agile Spotify model, he blends people management with deep technical proficiency in PHP 8 and Laravel to drive delivery and team growth. Previously a CTO and long-time senior developer, he has a track record of building and scaling product teams, shipping full-stack solutions, and stepping into both technical and executive roles when needed. Based in Gdańsk, he pairs formal engineering training from the Polsko-Japońska Akademia with a pragmatic, self-employed background that suggests strong autonomy and client-facing experience. Notably, his career moves show a consistent pattern of evolving from hands-on engineering to shaping engineering culture and delivery across diverse environments.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Inżynier (Inż.), Informatyka, Inżynier (Inż.), Informatyka at Polsko-Japońska Akademia Technik Komputerowych w Warszawie
Polish, English
Github Skills (44)
admin10
bootstrap10
adminlte10
docker-compose10
xdebug10
docker-container10
php-container9
docker-image9
dashboard9
laravel-crud-generator9
laradock9
docker9
development-environment9
php9
composer9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
ardziej/echo-worship
Nov 2018 - Jun 2019
Contributions:6 PRs, 55 pushes, 3 branches in 6 months
echo-church/echo-announcements
Jan 2020 - Apr 2021
Automatic announcements before a service with GUI
Contributions:4 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 3 months
announcementspythonguiwith-service
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