
Viktor Bulanek
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Viktor is a technology leader and developer with more than 10 years of experience in Python and Java and, more recently, Go. In his most recent role as the CTO for Creative Dock, he led fintech and insurtech startup projects related to cryptocurrency, data encryption, and peer-to-peer lending. With experience as a solution and product architect, technical leader, and release leader, Viktor has deep expertise in the end-to-end product development lifecycle.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Docker, Atom, PyCharm, Slack, Linux
The most amazing...
...platform I've developed integrates cryptocurrencies into the standard banking environment to fulfill all regulatory requirements in Switzerland.
Work Experience
CTO
Creative Dock
- Served as a technical design authority on fintech and insurtech projects. Created and developed innovative software solutions for clients in these domains.
- Established clear standards and best practices for documentation, design, implementation, testing, troubleshooting, and maintenance of software solutions.
- Developed technology roadmaps and operational processes to ensure efficiency, minimize waste, and increase the quality of our applications by introducing and enforcing high standards at every level.
- Prioritized and coordinated development team tasks. Implemented and promoted QA best practices across the technology team.
- Ensured that features were delivered efficiently and on time.
Technical and Release Leader
CGI
- Led the coordination of processes on five projects. In this role, I managed approximately 25 people, maintained a technical roadmap, and established processes and quality standards.
- Served as a release leader for the monthly release of content and preparation of UAT versions for IBM mainframe.
- Forward planned release windows and cycles across portfolios, managed risks, and resolved issues that affected release scope, schedules, and quality.
Developer, Analyst, and Release Leader
CGI
- Performed incident resolution tasks such as fixing bugs, addressing performance issues, and reporting behaviors. Determined the best methods to break down work items.
- Processed change requests on the decision engine such as implementing new functionalities for portfolio pricing, Basel II, Basel III, collateral coverage, and the preparation of local versions for testing.
- Oversaw the development of tools and scripts used for decision engine development. Provided IT support for some developer domain-oriented software issues.
Software Developer
Systek
- Developed software and hardware solutions for clients in the transportation industry. Participated actively in the full development cycle including architecture design and end-user testing.
- Managed the development of a logging library, pattern recognition solutions for frauds, and internationalization daemon with client and shell scripts for machine installation and updates.
- Collaborated on the development of control processes and on communication protocols for a project with external devices that were connected by Ethernet.
Software Developer
Pears Health Cyber
- Developed software solutions and scripts for the company's data processing projects.
- Provided technical feedback on solutions while working in a variety of client-facing settings and improving existing engineering processes.
- Handled intranet development processes, ensuring the stability and operational readiness of solutions.
External Teacher
Masaryk University
- Taught and moderated seminars on the introduction to the C language and C++ programming.
- Provided meaningful feedback to university colleagues. Collaborated and shared ideas and lessons.
- Maintained an academic progress and activities journal for each student and wrote comprehensive final evaluations for all assigned students.
Experience
Sygnum
https://www.sygnum.com/StrongSalt
Brinker
Skills
Languages
Python 3, Python, Python 2, SQL, Java, Go, C, C++, Assembler
Frameworks
Flask, Spring Boot
Libraries/APIs
SQLAlchemy, REST APIs, Node.js, React
Paradigms
Scrum
Industry Expertise
Project Management, IT Security
Other
APIs, Technical Leadership, CTO, Trading, Algorithmic Trading
Tools
Pytest, Slack, PyCharm, Atom, Camunda BPM
Platforms
Linux, Docker, Apache Kafka
Storage
MongoDB, PostgreSQL
Education
Master's Degree in Computer Science
Masaryk University - Brno, Czech Republic
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Masaryk University - Brno, Czech Republic