Jakub Lichosik

Software Engineer · DevOps / SRE · Scrum & Delivery

Software engineer with 4 years in IT (3 in Banking & HFT) who codes, deploys and drives process. I've worked across C++, Python, Kotlin, TypeScript, AWS and Kubernetes — from HFT crypto infrastructure to Corda blockchain in regulated banking. I also run Scrum, onboard teams, and bridge tech with delivery.

Katowice, Poland

kuba.lichosik@gmail.com

lichosik.dev

Kuber-code

Work Experience

Independent Software Engineer / Consultant

Freelance — Switzerland · Switzerland

April 2024 – present

Software engineering and DevOps consulting for clients
Product delivery ownership and Scrum facilitation
Infrastructure and cloud work (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes)
Contributing to open-source projects: Beskid programming language (PO/PM) and ipi.io (Scrum Expert, DevOps, Developer)

PythonAWSDockerKubernetesScrumDevOps

Software Developer & Scrum Master

SIX Digital Exchange · Zurich, Switzerland

March 2022 – April 2024

Backend & frontend feature work in Kotlin, Java, Clojure, TypeScript
Bug fixing, code reviews and 30+ Confluence documentation pages
Onboarded 10+ new joiners and conducted all Scrum ceremonies
Ran Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Reviews and Retrospectives
Managed Jira epics and stories; collaborated with stakeholders
Represented SDX at CordaCon 2022 in London

KotlinJavaClojureTypeScriptCordaREST APIsJiraConfluence

Quant Developer / DevOps / SRE / Release Engineer

Portofino · Zug, Switzerland

July 2021 – February 2022

C++ development and testing for crypto markets: REST API, WebSocket and FIX protocol communication
Unit tests with Google Test (gmock)
Application deployment using GitLab CI, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform and AWS IAM
Built Grafana + Prometheus + Loki + MongoDB monitoring and alerting system from scratch
Packet capturing on AWS EKS using Traffic Mirroring, tcpdump and Wireshark
Python and Bash scripting in AWS Linux environments

C++PythonBashAWSDockerKubernetesHelmTerraformGitLab CIGrafanaPrometheusMongoDBWebSocketFIX

Software Developer

VASCO / OneSpan · Katowice, Poland

February 2021 – June 2021

C++ programming and Active Directory authentication on Windows
Bug fixing on virtual systems (VMWare)
Pipeline management with Jenkins; identity integrations with Okta

C++JenkinsOktaVMwareWindows

Associate Development Engineer

DisplayLink (acquired by Synaptics) · Katowice, Poland

January 2020 – September 2020

C++ programming for software and hardware, embedded C
Debugging Universal Docking Stations (Dell, HP etc.)
Scrum Master: managing ticketing system in Jira Atlassian

C++Embedded CJira

Robotics Engineer

RW Swiss Automation · Katowice, Poland

October 2017 – December 2019

Industrial robots simulation (Kuka, ABB, Fanuc) in Process Simulate and RobCad
PLC Controllers programming and simulation

KukaABBFanucProcess SimulateRobCadPLC

Education

Master Engineer of Computer Science

Silesian University of Technology · Gliwice, Poland

October 2016 – November 2018

Thesis: Clustering of electricity consumers (MATLAB)

Bachelor Engineer of Automatic Control and Robotics

Silesian University of Technology · Gliwice, Poland

October 2011 – January 2016

Thesis: Temperature control system on Siemens Simatic S7

Academic Activity

Board of European Students of Technology (BEST) Gliwice

Member & Organizer

January 2013 – November 2018

Job Fairs BIT Festival 2014/2015 — acquired 12 companies, coordinated working group of 20 people
Recruitment Autumn 2014 — main organizer, led meetings and strategy planning for a team of 3

Ambassador of ING Bank — Silesian University of Technology

Student Ambassador

January 2015 – December 2016

Promoted internships via events, media and university channels
Liaised with university authorities and student organizations

Languages

PolishNative

EnglishC1/C2 · Professional

GermanB1 · Conversational

Certifications

Professional Scrum Product Owner™ I (PSPO I)— Scrum.org, 2024View
AWS for DevOps: Monitoring, Metrics and Logging— 2021View
B1 German — FIDE Examination (speech & writing)— 2025
A2 German — ECAP Basel Intensive Course (full time)— ECAP Basel, 2025View

Tech Skills

Languages

C++PythonKotlinJavaTypeScriptJavaScriptBashPowerShellClojureScalaEmbedded C

Web & API

REST APIWebSocketFIX ProtocolGraphQLHTMLCSSVue.js

DevOps & CI

GitGitLab CI/CDDockerKubernetesHelmTerraformAnsibleArgo CDJenkinsOpenShift

Cloud

AWSAWS EKSAWS IAMAzureGCP

Databases

MongoDBSQL/MySQLElasticSearch

Tools

GrafanaPrometheusLokiTcpdumpWiresharkVMwareJiraConfluenceGitHubLinuxIntelliJCorda Blockchain

Methodologies

ScrumAgileKanbanPSPO ITDDGoogle Testgmock

Interests

Music & FestivalsAbleton ProductionGuitar & SingingRock ClimbingSnowboard & SkiBooksInvestingChess & GamingTechnology