About

35 years old, 22 of them on the web.

I started working on the web early. My first job, in the summer of 2004, was teaching web development and Adobe Flash (rest in peace) at a summer program, to students who were often older than me.

A year later, at fourteen, I was the programmer on a team of four: three classmates led the research, and I built Zikhronon, a game to strengthen attention, concentration and memory in children with autism. It was developed with input from Bar-Ilan University's Gonda Brain Research Center, took first place in a national competition for products that make life easier for people with disabilities, and was covered on TV and in the newspapers. That project taught me what I still believe: software is only good if it actually helps someone.

Today I lead engineering across three companies: a branding agency, a fundraising SaaS for schools, and an AI-driven sports media startup I co-founded. The work is different every day. The question is always the same: what is the right structure for this problem?

AI is part of my toolkit, the way a good editor or a test suite is: it helps me move faster on the routine work. The architecture, the decisions, cutting what you don't need to pay for, and being there when it matters stay with me.

I live in Poland. I'm married, and a father to our son. When I'm not building, I'm with them.

How I work

  1. 01

    Structure before style

    The best-looking product still fails on the wrong foundations. I pick the database, the cloud, the queues and the boundaries first, so the interface has something solid to stand on.

  2. 02

    Fit, not fashion

    SQL or NoSQL, a VM or serverless, a monolith or services. There is no default answer. Each choice is made for the specific load, team and budget in front of me.

  3. 03

    Design is part of engineering

    Seven years running technology at a branding agency taught me that a clean interface is not decoration. It is how people judge whether a system can be trusted.

  4. 04

    Own it end to end

    From the first line of code to production on-call, I stay close to the whole system. Fewer handoffs, fewer surprises.

  5. 05

    Experience leads, AI assists

    I design and build the systems myself. AI is a tool that speeds up the routine parts; the stack, the design patterns, the budget and the scale plan are my decisions, and I review everything before it ships. You get the pace of modern tools with the judgment of someone who has been shipping since 2004.

Timeline

  1. 2004

    First job: teaching

    In the summer of 2004 I taught web development and Adobe Flash at a summer program.

  2. 2005

    First place, national competition

    At fourteen I programmed Zikhronon, a game for children with autism, while three classmates led the research, with input from Bar-Ilan University's Gonda Brain Research Center. It took first place nationally and was covered on TV and in the press.

  3. 2019

    CTO at Carthagos

    I took over technology at a branding agency and turned its brands into websites and apps across the world.

  4. 2022

    Line one at Schoolfundr

    I wrote the first line of code for a zero-commission fundraising platform for schools, and still lead its engineering.

  5. 2025

    Co-founded myRaceReel

    AI-generated personalized race clips, athlete recognition and brand-aware advertising.

Toolkit

Interface

  • Next.js
  • React
  • Design systems
  • Responsive & accessible UI
  • Animation

Application

  • Node.js
  • Python
  • REST & GraphQL APIs
  • Background jobs & queues
  • Auth & roles

Data

  • PostgreSQL / MySQL
  • MongoDB / NoSQL
  • Caching
  • Search
  • Object storage

Infrastructure

  • Cloud architecture
  • VMs vs serverless
  • CI/CD
  • Monitoring
  • Scaling strategy

Integrations

  • Stripe
  • Salesforce
  • WhatsApp (Meta)
  • AI / ML models
  • Any third-party API