Jakub Gedera

Software Engineer at Essential Data

I am a Lead Software Engineer at Essential Data, where I lead a team of developers and drive AI initiatives across the company. Currently working on project for Prison and Court Guard Service. Previously improving the quality of Slovak Jurisdiction on project Slov-Lex.

Employment History

November 2022 - Present Lead Software Engineer/Essential Data
Team Lead & AI Initiatives (November 2025 - Present)
  • Leading a team of developers - task planning, mentoring and technical guidance.
  • Driving AI initiatives across the company and introducing AI tools into everyday development and business processes.
  • Preparing and delivering AI trainings for employees.
  • Creating internal guidelines and policies for safe and effective use of AI.
  • Administration of Claude for the company.
ZVJS 2 (June 2024 - Present)
  • Working on a project for Prison and Court Guard Service.
  • Responsible for system architecture.
  • Preparing tasks for development based on client's requirements, implementing new features.
  • Team leader of the project.
Slov-Lex (November 2022 - May 2024) - Full-Stack Developer
  • Improved the quality of Slovak Jurisdiction on the project Slov-Lex
  • Implemented new features, improved the performance and redesign of the portal
  • Worked in a team of 10+ people
  • Internal leader
May 2018 - October 2022 Full-Stack Developer/Softec
  • Developed a bank application in Java and Angular
  • Improved loan application process by designing and implementing client requirements
  • Worked in an agile team consisting of 8-10 people
  • Worked with the customer to solve user issues in production in an efficient, timely manner
  • Led and supervised a junior colleague
October 2016 - April 2018 Back-end Developer/Softec
  • Worked as a collaborator with a senior developer
  • Built software using Java Oracle BPM Studio

Education

2015 - 2017

Skills

  • Java 17/21, Spring Boot (certified)
  • TypeScript (Angular, React)
  • SQL, Camunda BPM, Keycloak, RabbitMQ, OpenAPI
  • System architecture, requirements analysis, team leadership
  • AI-assisted development: Claude Code (custom skills, plugins, MCP integrations), JetBrains AI Assistant
  • IntelliJ IDEA, Docker, Git
  • Jira, Confluence, GitLab, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), from Scrum Alliance

Hobbies

  • Crossfit
  • Calisthenics
  • Running
  • Music
  • Traveling