Summary
Tomas Rehak is a pragmatic CTO and seasoned Java backend engineer with 11 years of experience building high-performance, cloud-native systems and leading R&D teams from Ostrava, Czechia. He progressed from hands-on Java SE and NIO.2/netty development at Avast to senior backend roles and now helms technology strategy at ATLAS GROUP and agrp.dev. Tomas blends deep systems knowledge—real-time big data, Cassandra, Kubernetes/devops—with business acumen from degrees in computer science and business administration. He has a track record of turning research into production-grade services, having moved through roles from analyst to director of R&D. Known for a concise engineering philosophy (“Codito, ergo sum!”), he favors pragmatic, scalable architectures and automation over bells and whistles. Colleagues rely on him to balance operational excellence with rapid delivery in complex, data-intensive environments.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management, General, Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management, General at Masaryk University Brno
International Business, International Business at Universidad Regiomontana S.C.
Business, Business at Louisiana State University
Czech, English