Summary
Michał Balicki is a Technical Architect with 11+ years of experience crafting cloud-native, secure architectures for Open Banking and fintech, currently shaping platform strategy at Nuapay (a GoCardless company). A Sun Certified Java Architect and Certified Spring Professional, he combines deep Java/Spring expertise with Infrastructure as Code and DevOps practices to deliver scalable, maintainable systems on AWS and Kubernetes. He specializes in security-driven design—OAuth2, PKI, OpenID Connect and OWASP-aligned controls—translating regulatory and business requirements into resilient, auditable solutions. Known for a pattern-based approach to distributed systems and a strong emphasis on non-functional requirements, he maintains NFR backlogs and mentors teams through architectural training. Based in the Cracow area with an M.Sc. in Telecommunications, he brings a pragmatic blend of enterprise experience and hands-on automation (Terraform, Terragrunt, Jenkins, GitHub Actions) that keeps operational risk low while accelerating delivery.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. B. Nowodworskiego w Krakowie
M.Sc. Eng. Telecommunications, M.Sc. Eng. Telecommunications at AGH University of Krakow