Summary
Petr Hamerník is a seasoned software entrepreneur and technologist with over 25 years building developer tools, cheminformatics products, and AI/NLP solutions. As co-founder of NetBeans and Instant JChem and now Geneea, he blends deep Java and Python engineering with product leadership, sales, and customer-facing strategy. He has led teams at startups and large organizations (including Sun/NetBeans and ChemAxon), taking niche research software into global pharma and media markets. Comfortable shifting between hands-on development and business development, he combines a computer science MS with applied IT and economics training to bridge technical and commercial priorities. An under-the-radar strength is shipping domain-specific tooling—like CNC control software for custom keyboards and enterprise cheminformatics—demonstrating an appetite for practical engineering across diverse problem spaces.
15 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Applied Information Technologies, Applied Information Technologies at Prague University of Economics and Business (University of Economics, Prague)
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at Charles University