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{
"meta": {
"theme": "elegant"
},
"basics": {
"name": "Bartlomiej Kus",
"label": "Solution Architect/Principal Software Engineer",
"image": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocIyhl74j_fb8JT7o6_NkLM7uP6QHujJtohrnsLROKCtcTwYCZUM=s192-c-mo",
"url": "https://bartekus.com",
"summary": "Pragmatic full-stack engineer with 10+ years of experience driving innovation at startups, scale-ups, and enterprise organizations. Proven expertise in modernizing legacy systems into scalable cloud-native architectures, building high-performance backend services, and crafting intuitive React/TypeScript frontends. Adept in DevOps automation, CI/CD pipelines, and API design, with specialized experience in digital identity (OIDC, SSI, DID) and AI-assisted development workflows. Known for bridging hands-on coding with architectural leadership to deliver resilient, user-centric platforms.",
"email": "[email protected]",
"phone": "1-778-232-6992",
"location": {
"city": "Edmonton",
"region": "Alberta",
"countryCode": "CA"
},
"profiles": [
{
"username": "bartekus",
"url": "https://twitter.com/bartekus",
"network": "twitter"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/bartekus",
"username": "bartekus",
"network": "github"
}
]
},
"skills": [
{
"name": "Frontend & Mobile",
"keywords": [
"React",
"Next.js",
"Remix",
"React Native",
"TypeScript",
"JavaScript",
"HTML",
"CSS",
"TailwindCSS"
],
"level": "Master"
},
{
"name": "Backend Development",
"keywords": [
"Node.js",
"Go",
"Rust",
"TypeScript",
"Python",
"GraphQL",
"PostgreSQL",
"SQL",
"Microservices",
"API Gateway",
"OAuth2",
"OIDC"
],
"level": "Master"
},
{
"name": "Cloud & DevOps",
"keywords": [
"Kubernetes",
"Terraform",
"Docker",
"Compose",
"Skaffold",
"AWS",
"GCP",
"CI/CD",
"Automation",
"Linux",
"Git",
"Bash"
],
"level": "Master"
},
{
"name": "AI & Machine Learning",
"keywords": [
"AI Agents",
"AI Workflows",
"AI-Powered Analytics"
],
"level": "Advanced"
},
{
"name": "AI-Accelerated Development",
"keywords": [
"Cursor",
"GitHub Copilot",
"AI-assisted Debugging",
"Automated Testing & Documentation",
"Prompt Engineering for Development"
],
"level": "Master"
},
{
"name": "Blockchain Technologies",
"keywords": [
"Syscoin",
"Bitcoin",
"Ethereum",
"Hyperledger"
],
"level": "Advanced"
}
],
"education": [
{
"institution": "Lighthouse Labs",
"studyType": "Certificate",
"area": "Web Development GPA: 115",
"startDate": "2015-08",
"endDate": "2015-11",
"summary": "Graduated with top scores and practical expertise in modern web development.",
"location": "Vancouver, British Columbia"
},
{
"institution": "British Columbia Institute of Technology",
"studyType": "Certificate",
"area": "Computer Systems Service Tech GPA: 74",
"startDate": "2002-09",
"endDate": "2003-06",
"summary": "Gained a deeper understanding of computer systems theory along with hands-on practical experience in software development and administration.",
"location": "Burnaby, British Columbia"
}
],
"work": [
{
"name": "ATB Financial / ATB Ventures",
"position": "Principal Platform Engineer",
"location": "Edmonton, Alberta",
"startDate": "2021-04",
"endDate": "2025-02",
"summary": "Led the Oliu.id digital identity team in developing and delivering a multi-service platform. Played a key role in transforming an AI-driven insight engine from a proof of concept into a scalable financial analytics solution.",
"highlights": [
"Modernized legacy UIs into React/TypeScript progressive web applications seamlessly integrated with backend microservices.",
"Leveraged AI-assisted development (Cursor, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate coding, debugging, testing, and documentation while maintaining code quality.",
"Directed a full refactor of the Oliu identity platform backend, transitioning from monolithic services to scalable, cloud-native microservices.",
"Redesigned and optimized the Insight Engine, improving AI-driven financial analytics with a 30% performance gain in processing speed.",
"Implemented an API Gateway to standardize third-party identity verification integrations, reducing partner onboarding time by 40%.",
"Engineered Kubernetes-native solutions ensuring system resilience, high availability, and elastic scalability across environments.",
"Contributed to Encore.dev, an open-source Go framework for cloud-native backend development, enhancing developer workflows and observability features used in Encore’s TypeScript SDK.",
"Developed and debugged Go services integrating Encore’s runtime with custom API gateways and containerized microservices, gaining hands-on experience with Go’s concurrency model and REST/GraphQL backends.",
"Automated local development and production system bootstrapping with on-chain initialization workflows, reducing setup time and errors.",
"Mentored junior engineers and led architecture/code reviews, establishing technical best practices and elevating overall code quality."
]
},
{
"name": "Magnify Digital",
"position": "Senior Software Engineer",
"location": "Edmonton, Alberta",
"startDate": "2020-04",
"endDate": "2021-04",
"summary": "Led full-stack development for Magnify Digital’s platform before it was branded as ScreenMiner.",
"highlights": [
"Rebuilt legacy components into a modern React-based architecture with seamless AWS cloud deployment.",
"Owned full-stack delivery across frontend, backend, and DevOps, leveraging React with Redux-Saga, Node.js, and MariaDB.",
"Architected and implemented scalable system design, optimizing database performance and ensuring reliable AWS-based deployments.",
"Shaped the platform’s core technical foundation, strengthening system reliability and positioning it for long-term growth."
]
},
{
"name": "Redman Technologies Inc",
"position": "Front End Developer",
"location": "Edmonton, Alberta",
"startDate": "2019-10",
"endDate": "2020-05",
"summary": "Developed a React-based multi-tenant front-end application for automated real estate postcard mailouts, integrating Redux-Saga workflows with a Couchbase Server backend.",
"highlights": [
"Developed a React-based multi-tenant front-end application for automated real estate postcard mailouts, integrating Redux-Saga workflows with a Couchbase Server backend.",
"Implemented a Redux-Saga polling service for resilient image re-fetching and state synchronization.",
"Integrated Couchbase Server as the data layer to support high-volume, multi-tenant operations.",
"Optimized data access patterns between frontend and backend, improving reliability and performance."
]
},
{
"name": "Blockchain Foundry Inc",
"position": "Senior Software Engineer",
"location": "Burnaby, British Columbia",
"startDate": "2018-05",
"endDate": "2019-05",
"summary": "Engineered blockchain-based solutions and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) automation, combining full-stack development with DevOps practices to deliver secure, scalable platforms. Hands-on experience with Syscoin, Bitcoin, and Ethereum integrations for real-world blockchain applications.",
"highlights": [
"Co-developed a React-Redux browser extension enabling blockchain-based document signing on Syscoin, with compatibility for Bitcoin and Ethereum networks.",
"Integrated blockchain APIs and smart contract interactions, ensuring secure and seamless connectivity across multiple chains.",
"Implemented Jenkins CI/CD pipelines with Terraform on AWS, streamlining deployments and improving infrastructure reliability.",
"Automated local blockchain environment setup and developer onboarding using Bash and Node.js scripting, reducing setup time and errors."
]
},
{
"name": "Beanworks Solutions Inc",
"position": "Senior Software Engineer",
"location": "Vancouver, British Columbia",
"startDate": "2017-05",
"endDate": "2018-05",
"summary": "Delivered full-stack features and data automation workflows, combining React, React Native, and PostgreSQL pipelines to enhance product capabilities and user experience.",
"highlights": [
"Contributed to major product enhancements in a React–Backbone.js platform, improving usability and functionality.",
"Developed a React Native mobile application for accounting expense capture, enabling streamlined data entry on the go.",
"Engineered automated PostgreSQL data ingestion from third-party partners using cron, Bash scripting, and PSQL, reducing manual effort and errors."
]
},
{
"name": "Support Services Unlimited",
"position": "Lead Developer",
"location": "Vancouver, British Columbia",
"startDate": "2017-02",
"endDate": "2017-05",
"summary": "Led a short-term engagement to modernize a legacy Webform application, providing architectural guidance and code reviews that improved maintainability and elevated junior developer practices."
},
{
"name": "Semios Technologies Inc",
"position": "JavaScript Developer",
"location": "Vancouver, British Columbia",
"startDate": "2016-11",
"endDate": "2017-02",
"summary": "Delivered a redesigned overview dashboard in an Ember application, expanding automated unit, integration, and acceptance tests to strengthen reliability and system coverage."
},
{
"name": "Strutta Media Inc",
"position": "JavaScript Developer",
"location": "Vancouver, British Columbia",
"startDate": "2016-08",
"endDate": "2016-11",
"summary": "Developed comprehensive end-to-end test suites for an Ember & Rails platform, improving regression detection and ensuring consistent product quality during rapid iterations."
},
{
"name": "Assembly Co",
"position": "JavaScript Developer",
"location": "Vancouver, British Columbia",
"startDate": "2016-02",
"endDate": "2016-08",
"summary": "Implemented a customer rewards feature in a Node.js/Angular/Ionic mobile app and automated Gulp-based workflows, reducing build times and improving frontend developer efficiency."
},
{
"name": "Modern Systems Management Ltd",
"position": "Control Systems Technician",
"location": "Surrey, British Columbia",
"startDate": "2012-04",
"endDate": "2015-05",
"summary": "Developed custom UI dashboards for HVAC control systems by integrating web technologies with Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure Java-based backend platform.",
"highlights": [
"Designed and implemented HVAC monitoring dashboards by integrating web frontends with the EcoStruxure Java backend platform.",
"Developed Java-based extensions to support real-time control and data visualization across multiple building systems.",
"Optimized system communication between custom UIs and backend services, improving responsiveness and reliability.",
"Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deploy and maintain Java-centric control solutions in commercial building environments."
]
}
],
"references": [
{
"reference": "Bart is hands down one of the best developers I know.\nHe's thorough, a fast implementer, great listener, and most importantly an all-around pleasure to work with,\nwhich is a big consideration when you're working 12 hours a day together.\nAnyone lucky enough to get Bart to accept an offer with them is a very lucky person.",
"name": "Sebastian Schepis · Chief Technologist @ Nomyx"
}
],
"languages": [
{
"language": "English",
"fluency": "Fluent"
},
{
"language": "Polish",
"fluency": "Fluent"
}
],
"interests": [
{
"name": "Open Source Innovation – contributing to and shaping projects that empower developers and communities."
},
{
"name": "Artificial Intelligence & Sentience – exploring the frontier of symbolic reasoning, cognition, and human–AI collaboration."
},
{
"name": "Continuous Growth – reading, experimenting, and building systems that bridge ideas into working technology."
}
]
}
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