Jakub Kočí
Software Engineer & Craftsman
About
I'm a product-minded software engineer and craftsman. My passion is building digital products. I have various experiences across the stack, from backend development over web and mobile frontend development to UX/UI design.
My area of interest and expertise is self-sovereign identity, blockchain and decentralized technologies in general. I build the Aries Chat app as my side project. It's a secure and privacy oriented chat app based on DIDComm open protocol. I worked on self-sovereign identity solutions for Absa bank and contributed to the OpenWallet Foundation project Credo.
I write code mainly in TypeScript/JavaScript (React/React Native, Node.js). I also have extensive experience with Java. I learned functional programming with Clojure and currently playing with Rust from time to time. I strive for simplicity and believe in best practices like clean code, TDD, and DevOps. I love learning and learning by teaching. I'm a co-host of the SoftCraft Podcast, a podcast about software craftsmanship (in Czech). I was a co-organizer and mentor at several coderetreats.
I spent the vast majority of my career in FinTech, building and maintaining a backend application for the loan approval process, creating an extensive client-side application for personal finance management from scratch, and now building a mobile app and framework for self-sovereign identity.
I like coffee, rock music, traveling, ice hockey, playing guitar. ☕️🎸 🗺 🏒
Projects
- Aries Chat
- Credo
- Absa Identity Wallet - self-sovereign identity wallet mobile app
- indy-sdk-react-native
- SoftCraft Podcast
- Budgetbakers Wallet - personal finance management web app