Wojciech W.

Wojciech W.

Warsaw, Poland
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About Me

Wojciech is a Senior Python and DevOps Engineer with 9 years of experience building well-designed, user-oriented software solutions and data-intensive web apps. He engineers critical services to run apps/solutions reliably at scale using forward-looking tech stack components to solve complex issues. Wojciech provides technical direction and design choices for back-end solution structures, frameworks, protocols, and algorithms. He is a cybersecurity and GIS enthusiast and a keen advocate of industry best practices.

Frontend

JavaScript Vue.js

Backend

Django Django REST Framework

Database

PostgreSQL MSSQL SQL

DevOps

Docker Compose AWS Docker DevOps Kubernetes Terraform

Workflow

GitLab CI

Other

Python Argo

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior Python/DevOps Engineer
2021 - Present (4 years)
Remote

  • Creating and developing innovative software solutions for clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Delivering CI/CD as part of an Agile team to improve performance by automating and streamlining operations and processes.

  • Helping build and improve infrastructure, application, and performance development and ensuring tight security including data encryption, security groups, and environmental scanning.

PythonDevOpsDjangoDjango REST FrameworkJavaScriptSQLPostgreSQLDockerDocker ComposeMSSQLGitLab CIAWSVue.jsGrapheneContinuous Delivery (CD)Continuous Integration (CI)
NatWest Group
NatWest Group
Network Automation Team Contractor
2022 - 2024 (2 years)
Remote

  • Developed web applications and network automation tools for one of the biggest banking institutions in the UK.

  • Created a Django web application to automate network tasks and maintain Kubernetes (Terraform, Helm charts, AWS EKS) cluster for internal use of the Network Automation team.

  • Analyzed test results and performed tactical and strategic recommendations to improve performance and scalability via architecture, infrastructure, and software designs.

PythonDevOpsDjangoKubernetesContinuous Delivery (CD)Continuous Integration (CI)ArgoAnsibleAWSTerraformNetwork Automation NKS Helm ChartsAWS EKS
Stermedia
Stermedia
DevOps Engineer
2021 - 2022 (1 year)
Wroclaw, Poland

  • Planned and led the migration to AWS stack (EKS, ECS, ALB, RDS, S3, VPC peering, CloudFront, CloudFormation, Route 53, and more).

  • Set up resilient, cost-aware infrastructure within AWS using Terraform, Helm, and other IaC tools.

  • Developed software using Python, Django, and Django REST Framework and participated in project planning sessions (architecture, requirements acquisition, etc.).

  • Created CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI and Jenkins and GitOps pipelines with Argo CD.

AWSKubernetesPythonDjangoDjango REST FrameworkTerraformHelmGitLab CIJenkinsArgoAWS EKSAmazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) AWS ALB AWS RDSAWS S3Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)Amazon CloudFront CDNCloudFrontAWS CloudFormationAmazon Route 53 Infrastructure as Code (IaC) CI/CD Pipelines GitOpsProject Planning
Polish MOD
Polish MOD
Python Developer
2017 - 2021 (4 years)
Warsaw, Poland

  • Developed stable Python-based web apps that meet MOD's product requirements and architectural specifications for all projects.

  • Built robust, performant, user-facing WebGIS solutions to help MOD maintain large amounts of geospatial data.

  • Developed and shipped solutions to maintain MSSQL and PostgreSQL databases and automated geospatial data analysis tasks using ArcPy and PyQGIS.

PythonDjangoDjango REST FrameworkjQueryPostgreSQLMSSQLGitLab CIOpen LayersGISGeospatial Data ArcPyPyqgis
Freelance
Freelance
Software Engineer
2016 - 2021 (5 years)
Remote

  • Designed and developed modular, reusable, and highly functioning production-grade solutions on client projects.

  • Selected and influenced the use of new technologies, languages, tools, and frameworks on web solutions.

  • Handled debugging tasks, technical debt resolutions, and continuous code quality improvements on web apps and solutions.

PythonDjangoDjango REST FrameworkJavaScriptVue.jsAWSjQueryBootstrapPostgreSQLGrapheneSQLMSSQL

Showcase

Python Developer - Workflow Management System
Python Developer - Workflow Management System

  • Led a 3-member team to design, develop, and deploy a workflow management system for a military institution of the Polish MOD

  • Managed tasks related to geospatial data analysis and implementation

  • Worked as a Python Developer for the project

Python Developer - Ulala Chef
Python Developer - Ulala Chef

  • Developed an innovative platform linking chefs and customers for private home parties

  • Platform features include browsing chefs' menu offers, reading customer reviews, comparing prices, and ordering services

  • Project was completed in the capacity of a Python Developer for 'Ulala Chef'

Education

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) - Expires Dec 2026
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) - Expires Dec 2026
The Linux Foundation
2023 - 2023
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (Expired Aug 2024); AWS Certified Developer - Associate (Expired Dec 2024); AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (Expired Jan 2024)
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (Expired Aug 2024); AWS Certified Developer - Associate (Expired Dec 2024); AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (Expired Jan 2024)
AWS
2021 - 2021
Postgraduate Degree, Cybersecurity
Postgraduate Degree, Cybersecurity
Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology - Warsaw, Poland
2020 - 2021 (1 year)
BSc Computer Science
BSc Computer Science
Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology - Warsaw, Poland
2014 - 2018 (4 years)
Bachelor's and Master's Degrees, Geodesy & Cartography
Bachelor's and Master's Degrees, Geodesy & Cartography
Military University of Technology - Warsaw, Poland
2012 - 2017 (5 years)