Jakub Białek
About Jakub Białek
Jakub Białek is a Principal Backend Engineer at Ziflow with extensive experience in Java development and backend technologies.
Current Role at Ziflow
Jakub Białek currently serves as the Principal Backend Engineer at Ziflow, a role he has held since 2022. He transitioned from the position of Senior Backend Engineer at the same company, where he worked from 2020 to 2022. In his current role, he is responsible for overseeing backend engineering projects, ensuring high performance and efficiency in software delivery.
Previous Experience
Jakub Białek has amassed extensive experience across several companies in various backend and software engineering roles. He worked as a Senior Software Engineer and Backend Tech Lead at S3 Connected Health from 2015 to 2020 in Wroclaw, Poland. Prior to that, he served as a Java Developer at Roche from 2013 to 2015. His career also includes an engagement as a Senior Software Engineer at Avaus Consulting in 2012-2013, a Java Software Architect at Nasza-Klasa from 2008 to 2012, a Software Engineer Developer at Nokia Siemens Networks from 2007 to 2008, and a Java Developer at Siemens in 2006.
Education and Certifications
Jakub Białek holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Uniwersytet Wrocławski, where he studied from 2003 to 2010. Prior to that, he attended II LO Radomsko from 1999 to 2003. He is also certified in SCJP 5.0 and SCBCD 5.0, demonstrating his advanced proficiency in Java programming.
Technical Expertise
With a strong foundation in object-oriented programming and extensive experience in backend Java development, Jakub Białek excels in using frameworks like Spring 5.x and Spring Boot 2.x. His technical skills include performance optimization, caching techniques, and project automation using Jenkins. He is proficient in using a variety of technologies and libraries such as JUnit, Lombok, Ehcache, Spock, and Mockito. Jakub is also experienced in version management with Git and SVN, and skilled in working with databases like MariaDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.