Michal Stanke
Member Of Technical Staff, Senior Backend Engineer at Pure Storage
Czechia
Summary
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Top SchoolMichal Stanke is a senior backend engineer and technical staff member with 14 years of experience building data-heavy, distributed services and IAM platforms at Pure Storage and Cisco. He blends hands-on Kotlin/Java API design with team leadership, having led delivery of core identity and synchronization services while stepping back into hands-on engineering to sharpen his craft. Michal’s background spans backend systems, frontend work, and end-to-end testing (Playwright), and he has practical experience migrating services to cloud-native infrastructure like AWS/EKS. An active open-source localizer and contributor to notable Mozilla projects (Pontoon, Common Voice, WebThings Gateway), he brings a user-focused perspective to internationalization and cross-team collaboration. Based in Czechia with a master’s in software engineering, he pairs strong ownership and technical depth with a commitment to long-term, socially useful software.
14 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Software Engineering, Master's degree, Computer Software Engineering at Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in PragueGymnázium, Praha 4, PostupickáZŠ Jeremenkova
Czech, English, German
Github Skills (25)
javascript10
python10
jinja210
translation10
django10
internationalization10
localization10
firefox10
gateway10
html10
fluentd10
user-interface9
screen-shot9
react9
backend9
Programming languages (25)
Github contributions (5)
mozilla-services/screenshots
Mar 2017 - Feb 2019
Firefox Screenshots: the best way to take screenshots on the web.
Role in this project:
Localization / Internationalization Specialist
Localization / Internationalization SpecialistContributions:64 commits, 22 comments, 16 issues in 1 year 11 months
Contributions summary:Michal primarily contributed to the localization of the Firefox Screenshots project. Their commits focused on updating and modifying Czech (cs) language files within the `locales/cs/server.ftl` directory. These changes involved translating various user interface strings, including those related to the home page, shot pages, and settings, ensuring the application's content was accurately and appropriately displayed for Czech-speaking users. The changes are likely a part of a larger effort to provide Firefox Screenshots in different languages.
firefoxscreenshotwebextensionscreenshotsfirefox-webextension
common-voice/common-voice
Mar 2018 - Jan 2022
Common Voice is part of Mozilla's initiative to help teach machines how real people speak.
Role in this project:Localization / Internationalization Specialist
Localization / Internationalization SpecialistContributions:49 commits, 1 PR in 3 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Michal primarily contributed to the localization of the Common Voice project, specifically updating the Czech (cs) language translations. Their work involved modifying `.ftl` files to adjust text strings and user interface elements for the Czech language. The commits demonstrate a focus on adapting the project's user interface and content to the Czech-speaking audience, which is a vital aspect of expanding the project's global reach. These modifications primarily updated text in the user interface.
internet-freedommachinesinitiativeopen-datavoice
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