Engineering Manager

Hello, I'mMichał Świtoń

I am a creative, ambitious and hardworking individual, with broad skills and experience in software development, leading projects and building a great environment for developers.

My key strength is well developed people skills which in conjunction with programming experience gives the best results for organization as well as for each individual I work with.

Experience

Engineering Manager

Jan 2021 - present
  • regularly conducting 1:1s with a team of over twenty developers. Making sure that everyone has what they need,
  • defining and managing department and company processes,
  • cooperation with other leaders on creating work environment that supports development and communication between teams,
  • taking part in the recruitment process - making sure that the right people are joining the company. Later, handling their onboarding process and everything needed during the trial period,
  • I’ve developed and introduced in the company a system (based on Notion) that supports development and exchange of knowledge between employees.
  • recently I got promotion to Head of Development but as I had no possibility to test myself in it it's not mentioned in my experience.

Lead / Senior Front End Engineer

Sep 2016 - Dec 2020
  • I led a few client projects, making decisions about utilized technology stack, helping team members with their obstacles and coaching them. Besides that, I was actively developing new features and solving bugs.
  • Usually focussing on configuring processes and making sure that things are automated to a reasonable extent.
  • I took part in a grassroots initiative to build a group that handled soft-skills-related matters in the company. We created a workshop on giving feedback which was later used as a part of onboarding process. We also helped a few departments to get feedback from employees about their activity.

Senior Front End Developer

Mar 2015 - Jun 2016

I was part of a team responsible for preparing the company products to be developed and resold by partners. I was also responsible for implementing and maintaining the admin app and core app features.

Also worked as (click for more details):

Product Owner

in W3A Internet Agency  over 6 years ago

Expert Level JavaScript Developer

in Crowdworx® (Analyx Group)  over 7 years ago

Web Developer

in CodePill Sp. z O.O.  over 8 years ago

Web Developer

in Spilgames Poland Sp. z O.O.  about 11 years ago

PHP Developer

in ASSECO Poland S.A.  over 12 years ago

IT Support Officer / Webmaster

in Karol Adamiecki University of Economics in Katowice  almost 14 years ago

Education

Project Management

(PgD)
2011 - 2012
  • International Project Management speciality
  • IT Project Management speciality

Skills

I have spent the last few years on developing leadership skills by involving myself in related roles. Having solid technical experience and well-developed soft skills helped me better understand problems and ask more accurate questions.

I’m a Campaigner (ENFP) personality type. I am a people person, always with an open mind and a positive attitude.

I attended an International Coach Federation training course. The knowledge and experience I gained, was invaluable in my work environment.

I have worked in almost every role in the software development cycle, from BackEnd to FrontEnd and currently to management.

Trainings

  • Certified Scrum Product Owner

    Scrum Alliance, Licence number: 000257518
  • Certified Scrum Master

    Scrum Alliance, Licence number: 000257518
  • Associate Certified Coach training

    International Coach Federation
  • PRINCE2® Foundation

    APMG-International, Licence: 02600870-01-UHNB
  • Management in coaching style training

    Wstronerozwoju Ewelina Zdzieszyńska
  • Organizational communication training

    Kuźnia Liderów - Szkoła Mentorów

Languages

Polish - native

English - fluent

When I'm not working here's where you can find me

I absolutely love sports, especially boardsports (snowboard, wakeboard and even trampoline board). Besides that volleyball, inline skating or squash are my activities of choice.

Some of my free evenings (recently mornings) I spend on fiddling with IoT and Smart Home solutions I’ve implemented in my house.