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Krzysztof Rutka

@krzysztofrutka

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Skilled and experienced people, product, engineering, and executive leader.

Poland

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What I'm looking for

Looking for a challenging role that leverages my leadership skills, technical expertise, and passion for building high-performance teams to drive business outcomes and customer value.

I'm a seasoned leader with a proven track record of building, growing, and leading high-performance teams. With extensive experience in building B2C and B2B SaaS products, I excel in domains ranging from highly scalable distributed messaging systems and customer service platforms to IoT, fintech, DesignOps, and HR tech solutions.

I thrive in fast-paced startup environments, dealing with high ambiguity, and possess a clear and deliberate communication style with a focus on transparency and inclusiveness. My technical background in distributed systems and concurrent, functional programming enables me to drive real customer value and aligned business results. As a leader, I'm passionate about working with talented, curious, and open-minded people, helping them learn and grow.

Experience

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VP of Engineering

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Dec 2022 - Present (1 year 10 months)

Took engineering, product, and executive leadership over the entire product team in a fast-paced, early-stage startup. Led the initiative and facilitated workshops to define the company vision and strategy. Acted as an engineering manager for a team of 15 engineers. Led the SOC 2 compliance certification process. Mentored, coached, and supported people across all functions.

Engineering Leadership Product Management Team Management

Director of Engineering

Superside

Apr 2022 - Dec 2022 (8 months)

Worked closely with the senior leadership to deliver business outcomes aligned with the company vision, strategy, and goals. Defined, communicated, and executed on technical strategy. Directly managed 3 engineering managers and 3 product managers. Collaborated closely with product and design leaders. Scaled the product engineering department 2x. Led TPD wide initiatives to level up engineering exc

Technical Strategy Product Management Scaling Engineering design

Director of Engineering

BlockFi

Jul 2019 - Feb 2022 (2 years 7 months)

Scaled the product engineering team 10x. Led the Platform & Architecture team. Coordinated the engineering-wide task of moving to a domain-based, multi-service architecture. Collaborated closely with product management and business leaders. Mentored and coached engineering managers and technical leads. Led various cross-functional initiatives. Directly managed the product platform team.

Scaling Technical Management Product Management

Head of Engineering

Closer/Contactis Group

Apr 2016 - Jul 2019 (3 years 3 months)

Designed the product from scratch and brought it from a rough idea to a production release. Led and coached engineers. Scaled the team. Established processes to drive business outcomes. Managed day-to-day team operations.

Product Engineering Team Management

Tech Lead

Ubiquiti Networks

Oct 2013 - Apr 2016 (2 years 6 months)

Led a team of backend engineers. Responsible for designing and implementing features. Managed day-to-day team cooperation. Improved work efficiency and code quality. Involved in the hiring process and team organization.

Team Management Hiring Quality

Senior Software Engineer

WowApp

Jun 2013 - Oct 2013 (4 months)

Led a team of backend engineers. Coordinated work on a distributed chat application backend. Designed and implemented new features and scalability improvements. Fostered best practices to improve code quality and development process.

Team Coordination Scalability Quality

Software Engineer

Erlang Solutions

Jan 2011 - Jun 2013 (2 years 5 months)

Consulted for companies around the world. Helped them review, design, implement, debug, and scale concurrent, distributed Erlang-based systems. Specialized in instant messaging and real-time communication applications.

Consulting Design Systems Debugging Scaling Erlang