About Me 💬
I'm Andrew, a software engineer based in Poland. I write Python, C++, and TypeScript for a living. I spent years working at one of the largest UEM/MDM companies out there, managing millions of devices across enterprises. That experience built me as an engineer more than anything else. Right now I'm working on building a European alternative to AWS.
Along the way I grew into a Backend Team Lead role. Not project management, but people. Running 1:1s with developers, designing their growth plans, helping them through hard technical problems, and advising on hiring decisions. I also did technical interviews and recruitment myself. I went through the Talent Navigator program twice, working toward Solution Architect.
I run a startup with my wife, a language learning platform called Airtalk. Outside of that, I build things that interest me. Trading bots, MEV extraction on Solana, a mobile app that turns your daily steps into a virtual journey around the world. Some of these projects are serious, some are just me wanting to see if something works.
I taught at a university for a while, IT Technology in Business. It was a nice experience. Same energy with public speaking and workshops. I've spoken at PyCon PL, PyData, Code Europe, and a bunch of local meetups on topics like multi-tenancy, stress testing, event-driven architecture, and legacy code migration. I also run workshops internally, from Python architectural patterns to AI-augmented development best practices. Sharing knowledge is something I genuinely enjoy and keep coming back to. Got picked as company ambassador two years in a row, which was nice.
On the AI side, I'm an AI Ambassador at my company. I created an AI bootcamp internally and keep driving it forward. I push adoption, run workshops, and try to get engineers to actually use AI in their daily work. But I started programming when AI wasn't around. I learned to think through problems myself first. AI is a great tool, but it shouldn't replace the thinking part. The moment we stop reasoning and just accept outputs, we lose what makes us good at this. I care about the ethical side of AI too, how it's used, what data it touches, where the boundaries should be.
When I'm not coding, I listen to electronic music, surf when I can, and take photos of random things. I have equipment to produce music too, just no time for it.