Codility Team
We are dedicated to helping companies hire better technical talent. With our
automated assessment tests and professional assessment services we help
recruiters around the world save hours of precious time spent
recruiting software developers. Our programming tests let your
candidates test their abilities in a natural working environment showing
you really how will they perform on the job.
Codility Limited is based in London, UK. In October 2009 the team
behind Codility took part in Seedcamp Week 2009 startup competition,
and was one of the 6 winning teams. Subsequently the company was
incorporated in London, receiving investment from Seedcamp. You can
read how the idea for Codility came to Grzegorz Jakacki during the time
he spent working in China on our blog. Follow us on Twitter (@codility) too!
Krzysztof (Chris) Kowalczyk (CEO) is an entrepreneur and strategy consultant with experience in online, IT and management consulting. Before joining Codility, Chris was the founder and Managing Partner of UBIK Business Consulting, Polish management consultancy with the focus on technology startups (co-founded several startups - Enterplay.pl, Macoscope.net, ORIAQ.com, Cuberoot.pl). Chris gained his professional experience with PricewaterhouseCoopers Germany, Procter&Gamble UK and USA, Lycos Europe and McKinsey&Company. For several years he was MIS lecturer with Warsaw Executive MBA (Carlson School of Management University of Minnesota). In 2007 he co-founded leading Polish startup scene barcamp-type meetings, Aula Polska. Chris holds Masters degree in Management of Information Systems from Warsaw School of Economics and Master’s Degree in International Management from Community of European Management Schools (CEMS).
LinkedIn: krzysztofkowalczyk
Twitter: @kkowalcz
Grzegorz (Greg) Jakacki (CTO, Product Manager and Founder) is a software engineer and tech lead with extensive experience in technical recruitment earned during his 7-years long stay in China. Occasionally Greg teaches software engineering and design at Warsaw University and works with gifted kids at Polish Children Fund. Greg holds a Master degree in Computer Science from Warsaw University.
LinkedIn: jakacki
Twitter: @jakacki
Tomasz Waleń (Principal Developer and Founder) is a software practitioner and theoretician. Tomasz designed and implemented evaluation solutions used at major programming contests worldwide and was one of principal contributors in USOS, the nationwide education management system. Tomasz is also involved in teaching advanced subjects in computer science, as well as a research on combinatorial algorithms. Tomasz holds Masters degree in Computer Science from Warsaw University and is a PhD candidate.
LinkedIn: tomasz-walen
Twitter: @twalen
Tomasz Błaszczyk (Technical Advisor and Founder) is a software architect and entrepreneur with extensive experience in algorithms, compilation technology and automatic verification of hardware. Throughout his career Tomasz worked with teams in Poland, India, Israel and USA. Tomasz holds Masters degree in Computer Science from Warsaw University.
LinkedIn: tomasz-blaszczyk
Twitter: @tblaszczyk
Michael Sliwinski (Associated Business Developer and Community Evangelist) is a Web2.0 entrepreneur who's already launched a successful global startup - a web-based time and project management application based on David Allen's Getting Things Done method - Nozbe.com - which he founded in early 2007. Michael blogs regularly on startups and productivity at MichaelNozbe.com and he's also the editor-in-chief of the Productive! Magazine (ProductiveMagazine.com). Michael holds a Master's Degree in Business Economics from University of Gdansk, Poland and a Bachelor Degree in Marketing and Management from Univeristy of Applied Sciences in Stralsund, Germany. Currently based in Warsaw, Poland, he's traveled and lived all around Europe and speaks English, German, Spanish and Polish.
LinkedIn: apivision
Twitter: @michaelnozbe