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Michaela B.-Senior Software Engineer · Technical Consultant

Michaela B.
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Lovčičky, Czech Republic

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Experience

Jan 2022 - Present

Senior Engineer / Technical Consultant / Founder

Independent Software Products & Consulting

Position summary
Senior Engineer / Technical Consultant / Founder at Independent Software Products & Consulting
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Operations
Product Development

Independent and self-funded software products, consulting and technical partnerships. Own architecture, implementation, deployment and operation across backend, mobile, data and infrastructure. Integrate ML models into resource-constrained applications; modernize existing systems; work directly with founders, product and engineering stakeholders.

Jan 2022 - Present

Senior Software Engineer / Technical Lead

Licensed Digital Platform

Position summary
Senior Software Engineer / Technical Lead at Licensed Digital Platform
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Business Intelligence
Information Technology
Operations
Product Development
Explore Tech Lead

Engineering and operation of a multi-tenant platform distributing partner applications and digital content. Platform services, partner integrations, analytics, CI/CD, monitoring, reliability and privacy-aware data handling.

Jan 2019 - Dec 2020

Full-Stack Engineer / Contractor

Geospatial & Data Platform

Position summary
Full-Stack Engineer / Contractor at Geospatial & Data Platform
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Operations
Product Development

Developed interactive GIS/satellite-data applications, visualization and editing components, backend integrations and operational tooling.

Jan 2018 - Dec 2019
Germany

Full-Stack Engineer / Contractor

Industrial Data & Semantic Platform

Position summary
Full-Stack Engineer / Contractor at Industrial Data & Semantic Platform
Industries
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development

Co-designed graph-based industrial applications using Node.js, React and Neo4j, including semantic data models and low-code/model-driven application components.

Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

Backend Engineer / Contractor

Data Processing & Business Applications

Position summary
Backend Engineer / Contractor at Data Processing & Business Applications
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development

Java/Python/Scala backend services, REST APIs and data-processing pipelines; investigated streaming architectures and contributed to hybrid/on-premise deployments.

Jan 2016 - Dec 2017
Czech Republic

Android Engineer / Contractor

Financial Mobile Applications

Position summary
Android Engineer / Contractor at Financial Mobile Applications
Industries
Banking and Finance
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Quality Assurance

Native Android banking applications in a regulated environment. Feature development, data layers, performance/reliability improvements, code review, testing and GDPR-related implementation.

Jan 2006 - Dec 2016

Earlier Software & Systems Engineering

Position summary
Industries
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Telecommunication
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development

Contract and product work across web, mobile and systems software. Earlier experience includes telecommunications/SMSC, security software, binary formats, low-level C/C++ and industrial automation. Additional work included web platforms, digital products and startup projects.

Industry experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Manufacturing, Telecommunication, and Banking and Finance.

Information Technology
Manufacturing
Telecommunication
Banking and Finance
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Business area experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Operations, Business Intelligence, and Quality Assurance.

Information Technology
Product Development
Operations
Business Intelligence
Quality Assurance
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Summary

Senior software engineer and hands-on technical consultant with 15+ years of professional experience across backend/platform engineering, systems programming, data-intensive applications, web and native mobile. Experienced in international contract/freelance engagements, independent products and existing-system modernization. Strong across Java, C++, Python and JavaScript/TypeScript, with additional experience in distributed systems, graph/data platforms, CI/CD, cloud/hybrid infrastructure and applied ML. Software delivered to products reaching 20M+ users.

Skills

  • Backend & Systems: Java, C++, Python, Spring, Rest, Microservices, Distributed Systems, Apis, Performance

  • Data: Postgresql, Mysql/Mariadb, Neo4j, Redis, Kafka, Spark/Pyspark, Cdc, Etl, Streaming

  • Web: Typescript/Javascript, React, Angular, Node.Js, Websockets

  • Mobile/Native: Android, Ios, Jni, C/C++, Objective-C, Swift, Multimedia/Sensors

  • Devops: Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Github/Gitlab Ci, Monitoring, Observability, Cloud/Hybrid

  • Ml/Compute: Nlp, Computer Vision, Onnx, Tensorflow/Pytorch, Opencv, Cuda/Opencl

  • Languages: Java, C++, C, Python, Javascript/Typescript, Kotlin, Scala, C#, Objective-C/Swift, Bash

  • Architecture: Monoliths, Microservices, Event-Driven Systems, Distributed Systems, Batch/Stream Processing, Api/Integration Architecture

  • Data: Relational/Graph/Nosql Systems, Data Pipelines, Cdc, Data Migration, Spark, Kafka, Graph-Oriented Models

  • Native: Linux, Windows, Android, Ios, C/C++, Jni, Low-Level Debugging, Binary Analysis

  • Engineering: Architecture, Refactoring, Legacy Modernization, Ci/Cd, Tdd/Bdd, Observability, Performance, Reliability

Languages

Czech
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Software Development & Automation/Cybernetics

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 7
Experience in Information Technology 19.5 y
Avg length 4 y
Longest experience 10 y 11 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, Czech Republic)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Senior Engineer / Technical Consultant / Founder, Senior Software Engineer / Technical Lead, Full-Stack Engineer / Contractor
Main industries Information Technology, Manufacturing, Telecommunication
Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development, Operations

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

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Michaela is based in Lovčičky, Czech Republic.

Michaela speaks the following languages: Czech (Native), English (Advanced).

Michaela has at least 20 years of experience. During this time, Michaela has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 7 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 10 months. Note that Michaela may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Michaela would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior Engineer / Technical Consultant / Founder, Senior Software Engineer / Technical Lead, Full-Stack Engineer / Contractor.

Michaela's most recent position is Senior Engineer / Technical Consultant / Founder at Independent Software Products & Consulting.

In recent years, Michaela has worked for Independent Software Products & Consulting and Licensed Digital Platform.

Michaela is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Manufacturing, and Telecommunication. Michaela also has some experience in Banking and Finance.

Michaela is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Operations. Michaela also has some experience in Business Intelligence and Quality Assurance.

Michaela has recently worked in industries like Information Technology.

Michaela has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Operations, and Product Development.

Michaela holds a Bachelor in Software Development & Automation/Cybernetics.

Michaela will be available part-time from September 2026.

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Daily rate avg. 595 €

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