Łukasz Ziaja

Software Engineer

About Me

Experienced Software Engineer adept in bringing forth expertise in design, delivery, testing, and maintenance of software systems. Proficient in Java and related technologies, able to effectively self-manage during independent projects, as well as collaborate as part of a productive team.

Experience

OLX Group

Software Engineer 06.2019 - now
  • Integrated OLX Payments with payment service providers in Latin America, enhancing the payment processing efficiency and reducing transaction failures by 20%.
  • Created backend solution for OLX KYC process, improving customer verification time by 30%.
  • Acted as a KYC domain expert, contributing to the overall evolution of the platform, leading to a 15% increase in platform stability and performance.

Technologies used: Kotlin, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Java, J2EE, Hibernate, Maven, Jenkins, RESTful APIs, Microservices, JUnit, Mockito, IntelliJ IDEA.

Junior Software Developer 10.2018 - 06.2019
  • Added circuit breaking and optimized cache in internal media hosting service, resulting in a 25% reduction in downtime and a 40% improvement in response time.

Technologies used: Kotlin, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Java, J2EE, Hibernate, Maven, Jenkins, RESTful APIs, Microservices, JUnit, Mockito, IntelliJ IDEA.

Atos

Junior Software Developer 2017 - 2018
  • Created applications optimizing real-estate lease management processes, reducing lease processing time by 50% and increasing accuracy by 35%.

Technologies used: Angular, Java, PostgreSQL, Spring Boot, Hibernate, Maven, Jenkins, RESTful APIs, Servlets, JUnit, Mockito, IntelliJ IDEA

Certifications

Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 8 Programmer
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer

Languages

Polish - Native

English - C1

German - B1

Skills

Languages
Kotlin - Java
Frameworks
Vert.x - Spring Boot - HTTP4KExposed - JDBI
Testing
JUnit - Mockito - MockkTestContainers - Localstack
Programming & Systems
Git - Docker - KafkaLinux
Cloud
AWS - Kubernetes - TerraformNew Relic - Grafana - Prometheus

Education

Opole University of Technology

Bsc. Computer Science
2014 - 2018

Interests

  • Economics
  • Human psychology & development
  • Piano