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Hi, I'm Wojtek 👋🏻

I'm a hands-on leader with ~10 years of experience in APIs and web applications. Currently serving as Site Lead at Island, where I'm leading the growth of Island's new Warsaw engineering hub. I focus on attracting top-tier talent, building teams with strong technical expertise, and fostering an environment of innovation.

Previously, I've held leadership positions as CTO at Codility and Growbots, and worked at Google. I'm also a co-founder of the L8 Conference. Learn more about me .

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Jan2025 - Current
Island
Site Lead, Engineering Manager
Leading the growth of Island’s new Warsaw engineering hub, I’m focused on attracting top-tier talent, building a team with strong technical expertise, and fostering an environment of innovation. Our team is building cutting-edge browser technology, driving impactful solutions globally.
Mar2024 - Current
L8 Conference
Co-Founder
Co-founded and organized L8 Conference, a unique community-driven event focusing on leadership in software engineering. The conference is designed for software engineers who want to develop further in their careers, especially those looking to grow beyond the senior level. L8 brings together world-class speakers to share knowledge and experiences on topics crucial for staff engineers.
L8 Conference A unique, community-driven conference for Staff engineers in Poland focusing on leadership in software engineering.

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