Summary
Richard Benkovský is an experienced software developer and architect with 12 years building distributed systems, currently working as an SDE at Amazon in the Greater Seattle area. He has deep expertise in Java and its ecosystem (Java EE, Spring, JPA) and strong SQL/database skills, combined with practical experience designing and shipping large-scale services at companies including GoodData, Cisco, and Amazon. His background in information security and distributed computing (M.Sc. and Bc. from Masaryk University) informs a methodical, theory-minded approach to architecture and system design. At GoodData he progressed to Distinguished Software Engineer, and his recurring roles at Amazon reflect a focus on production-grade distributed applications. Colleagues describe him as intellectually curious—particularly about theoretical informatics—and keen to explore new architectures, languages, and programming techniques.
12 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Mgr.(M.Sc.), Information Technology Security, Mgr.(M.Sc.), Information Technology Security at Masarykova univerzita
English, Czech, Spanish