Szymon Lipiński
Principal Software Engineer Team Lead at Irdeto
Poland
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Top SchoolSzymon Lipiński is a Principal Software Engineer and Team Lead with over 25 years of experience building high-throughput backend platforms, distributed databases and AI-ready data infrastructure. He combines deep hands-on expertise in Python, Rust, PostgreSQL and AWS with a track record of designing columnar and distributed database components, performance-tuning PostGIS/Postgres, and operating production data pipelines at scale. Comfortable leading remote, async teams across time zones, he shapes architecture and delivery while reducing operational load through automation and documentation-driven collaboration. Recently he’s moved deeper into ML/AI infrastructure—MLOps, vector/analytical stores and LLM/NLP integration—bringing data engineering rigor to model-ready systems. Beyond engineering, he has run his own consultancy and led successful nonprofit fundraising, demonstrating a pragmatic mix of technical leadership, client-facing delivery and community impact.
14 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science in Engineering Computer Science, Master of Science in Engineering Computer Science at Lodz University of TechnologyPostgraduate Degree Business Administration and Management, Postgraduate Degree Business Administration and Management at SGH Warsaw School of Economics
English, Polish, Korean, German
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Github Skills (85)
postgresql10
database10
linux9
sql9
ruby9
ruby-on-rails9
rake9
command-line9
lg9
native-code9
mysql9
psql9
image8
image-processing7
galaxy7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
szymonlipinski/db-readings
Jun 2017 - Jun 2020
Contributions:2 PRs, 2 pushes in 3 years
postgresqlsqldatabasedatabases
szymonlipinski/szymonlipinski
Aug 2020 - Apr 2024
Contributions:40 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 9 months
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