Summary
Roman Kierzkowski is a senior software engineer and entrepreneur with 13 years of experience building full-stack web applications, distributed systems, and developer tools. He has founded multiple startups including Vocapouch and wtrzy.de, served as CTO at Authenteq and Namegine, and currently holds senior engineering and CTO roles at JetBridge AI and Cliezen. A Python-first engineer with strong Java, C/C++ and functional programming background, he combines hands-on coding (REST APIs, ElasticSearch, Django) with product design and deployment expertise. Roman is also a self-taught machine learning and NLP practitioner who has applied graph-based and embedding techniques to practical search and recommendation problems. Notably, he designs systems end-to-end—from a custom programming language and distributed file system to mobile and Chrome extension clients—while keeping a user-centered focus informed by early programming experiences dating back to age eleven. Based in Wrocław, Poland, he brings entrepreneurial grit, attention to detail, and a knack for turning experimental ideas into production-ready products.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science at Wrocław University of Science and Technology
Computer Science, Computer Science at University of Stuttgart
English, German, Polish