Summary
Olaf Śnieżek is a Senior Software Engineer based in Krakow with nine years of experience building JVM-focused, productivity-enhancing backend systems for enterprises like Gradle, Zendesk, and Softr. He specializes in non-blocking, asynchronous architectures and has driven critical features such as remote build caching migrations, automated data migrations, and reliability improvements for production on-call workflows. Comfortable owning end-to-end projects, Olaf has led cross-functional efforts from customer-facing integrations to platform engineering, often pairing hands-on implementation with deployment and CD adaptations. He blends practical engineering with mentorship and operational ownership, and has a track record of translating legacy systems into maintainable, testable services. Notably, he has navigated both product and professional services contexts, delivering bespoke customer integrations and large-scale platform enhancements.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at AGH University of Krakow
Polish, English