Jacek Chmera Platform Engineering
Jacek Chmera

Jacek Chmera

Technical Lead / Team Manager, Platform Engineering

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Platform Engineering Agentic Developer Platform AI Governance Software Engineering System Architecture Engineering Leadership Team Management
Currently building Internal Developer Platform · Agentic Engineering Platform @ ClearCourse

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Experience

ClearCourse Jan 2025 – Present · Kraków
Technical Lead / Team Manager, Platform Engineering Sep 2026 – Present

Building Internal Developer Platforms and Agentic Engineering Platforms. Focused on developer self-service, AI-assisted engineering workflows, automation, governance, and developer experience.

PHP & Java Team Manager Oct 2025 – Present

Leading engineering teams across AI, PHP, Java, and Python. AI Task Force member — contributing to AI governance, adoption, and impact measurement. Defining engineering maturity models and technology strategy.

CoE PHP & Java Lead Jul 2025 – Oct 2025

Built and led the Java engineering division from the ground up. Defined organizational structure, recruitment strategy, growth roadmap, and engineering standards.

CoE PHP Lead Jan 2025 – Jun 2025

Led PHP engineering teams. Team leadership, engineering excellence, hiring, and Learning & Development coordination.

Private Higher Education Institution Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 · Poland
Technical Leader Oct 2022 – Dec 2024

Combined technical leadership with people development, recruitment, and strategic execution. Multiple engineers mentored during this period were promoted into leadership roles — all internal engineering leadership promotions during the tenure.

Senior PHP Developer Jan 2022 – Sep 2022

Developed and maintained systems supporting one of Poland's largest private higher education institutions. Promoted to Technical Leader after nine months.

GetResponse Sep 2021 – Jan 2022 · Gdańsk (remote)
Senior Software Developer Sep 2021 – Jan 2022

Developed the webinar module on a large-scale SaaS marketing platform. Gained first-hand insight into mature DevOps, CI/CD, and operational excellence practices at scale. First fully remote role.

E2 Communications GmbH Sep 2020 – Sep 2021 · Vienna, Austria
Senior Software Engineer Sep 2020 – Sep 2021

Built a large-scale marketing ecosystem for the digital sports betting industry. Distributed microservices architecture — performance, scalability, and low latency as critical requirements.

7P Austria GmbH Aug 2017 – Sep 2020 · Vienna, Austria
Senior Software Engineer Aug 2017 – Sep 2020

Enterprise Mobile Device Management solutions at an official Google partner. Responsible for device enrollment, directory synchronization, and LDAP / Azure / Apple DEP integrations. Solutions used across telecoms, retail, education, and hospitality.

Hello World Jacek Chmera Sep 2011 – Aug 2017 · Wrocław
Founder & Head of Technology Sep 2011 – Aug 2017

Founded and managed an interactive agency delivering web development, e-commerce, online marketing, and SEO services. Launched two niche online brands with hundreds of active users.

Freelance Jan 2009 – Aug 2011 · Wrocław
Web Developer Jan 2009 – Aug 2011

Websites, e-commerce solutions, and custom web applications. End-to-end project ownership — requirements, development, deployment, and client communication.

Education

Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wrocławiu
Master's degree, Information Technology
2010 – 2013
Wyższa Szkoła Informatyki i Zarządzania "COPERNICUS"
Engineer's degree, Information Technology
2006 – 2010

Certifications & Courses

Wrocław, Poland

Open to conversations about Platform Engineering, engineering leadership, and AI in software development.

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