Richard Kureš
Vice President at Barclays
Prague, Prague, Czechia
Summary
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Top SchoolRichard Kureš is a seasoned software leader with 11 years in finance technology and over two decades of hands-on programming experience, currently serving as Vice President and FX Platform Java Lead Developer at Barclays in Prague. He combines strong Java and SQL expertise with C/C++ foundations and a background in theoretical biology and computer science, enabling analytical problem-solving across complex trading systems. Previously he led delivery teams and long-term development at Barclays Investment Bank and TDP Ltd., driving requirements analysis, software design, and project management. Known for a pragmatic, imaginative approach—reflecting his motto that problems are solvable with creativity—he bridges deep technical craft with team leadership to deliver resilient, production-grade platforms.
10 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, 1996/1997, Computer Science, 1996/1997 at Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and PhysicsMgr, Theoretical Biology, 1998/1999, Mgr, Theoretical Biology, 1998/1999 at Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science
Japanese, Czech, English, němčína, Russian, Slovenian
Github Skills (13)
xml-dom9
dom4j9
eclipse8
kotlin8
java7
xml7
dom6
eclipse-plugin3
unicode2
hierarchical2
localized2
swt1
editing1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
noemus/neoxml
Jun 2015 - Oct 2022
XML DOM Tree java library based on dom4j
Contributions:3 releases, 1 review, 118 commits in 7 years 4 months
java-libraryxmldom-treedom4jjava
noemus/adventofcode
Dec 2020 - Mar 2023
Contributions:17 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
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