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PawelSmolka

Product Engineer — product, architecture, delivery.

I own outcomes end to end — from the business reason to the shipped product. Architecture, delivery and the product itself, in one pair of hands.

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Location
51.84°N 16.57°E · Leszno, PL
Uptime in software
16y since 2010
Status
Available from 1 Nov 2026
Experience16+ years in software
StatusAvailable 1 Nov 2026
ModeRemote · CET
FocusProduct · Architecture

Profile // 02

Outcomes,
owned end to end.

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I'm a product engineer who owns outcomes end to end — from business reasoning and discovery through architecture, implementation and delivery. I care about the product itself, not just the code: I feel ownership of what we build and help shape how customers' products evolve.

Strong on clean, maintainable architecture (DDD, hexagonal), with deep React and TypeScript roots and a solid Linux and cloud foundation.

Ownership
Outcome over output
Architecture
DDD · hexagonal · clean
Velocity
AI-native delivery
Lang · Polish
Native
Lang · English
Professional
16+
Years in software
6
Roles
5
Companies
2
Languages
Neural profile42 nodes · 120 links
Core stackTypeScript · React · Node

Trajectory // 03

2010 → 2026

Scroll to travel the timeline · 01 / 06

  1. 2010 · node 01/06Wrocław, Poland

    Jun 2010 – Oct 2011

    IT Administrator

    Eastern European Sales Team SA

    Administered Linux servers and Windows terminals, maintained Asterisk servers, delivered and integrated open-source CRM, and handled MySQL/PostgreSQL database administration.

  2. 2011 · node 02/06Wrocław, Poland

    Mar 2011 – Dec 2015

    ICT Engineer

    Hentel Henryk Zajma

    Designed and led software for telecom-device monitoring and CRM/ERP integration (MeteorJS, AngularJS, MongoDB, Django). Asterisk PBX configuration and Linux administration.

  3. 2016 · node 03/06Wrocław, Poland

    Jan 2016 – Mar 2018

    Software Engineer

    Nokia

    Built a complex in-browser application for BTS Operations & Management — communicating with telecom hardware over a dedicated protocol, presenting live device state and issuing operations.

  4. 2018 · node 04/06Wrocław, Poland

    Mar 2018 – Aug 2021

    Technical Leader

    Nokia

    Designed and developed web apps (Node.js, Django, TypeScript, React), provided technical support to the team, built PoC projects to start new initiatives, and promoted clean code across teams.

  5. 2021 · node 05/06Stockholm, Sweden

    Sep 2021 – Aug 2024

    Software Engineer

    Techtailor

    Built frontends for business web applications and owned production build/dev tooling. Optimized rendering, bundle size and load time, configured CI on GitLab, drove code quality and architecture, and interviewed engineers.

  6. 2024 · node 06/06Warsaw, Poland

    Aug 2024 – Present

    Product Engineer

    Livespace

    Product engineering across the stack — taking features from business reasoning and discovery through planning, frontend implementation (React, Next.js, TypeScript) and deployment. Operating between product and engineering rather than building UI alone.

2010EEST
2011Hentel
2016Nokia
2018Nokia
2021Techtailor
2024Livespace

Capabilities // 04

Capability
matrix.

Six clusters, one engineer. Point at a cluster to light it up in the projection.

C-01Product
C-02Architecture
C-03Frontend
C-04Platform
C-05Quality
C-06AI-native

Missions // 05

Mission
archive.

Selected work, declassified: the problem as it arrived, what changed, what it ran on.

  1. M-01CRM Platform R&DLivespace · 2024 – now

    Problem

    Sales teams were slowed by complex, fragmented workflows and a UI that didn't keep up with how deals actually move.

    Outcome

    Reframed features from the business goal down, then delivered them end to end — streamlining the day-to-day flow and shortening the path from idea to shipped feature.

    Stack

    • React
    • Next.js
    • TypeScript
    • REST
    • Tailwind
    • Docker
  2. M-02Business Web ApplicationsTechtailor · 2021 – 2024

    Problem

    Heavy business apps suffered from slow rendering, large bundles and inconsistent front-end architecture across the codebase.

    Outcome

    Owned front-end architecture and CI, profiled and removed rendering bottlenecks, and trimmed the bundle to cut load time noticeably.

    Stack

    • React 18
    • TypeScript
    • GraphQL + Apollo
    • Vite
    • MUI / Emotion
  3. M-03BTS Operations & Management ConsoleNokia · 2016 – 2018

    Problem

    Operators needed to drive telecom base-station hardware and read live device state directly from the browser, over a dedicated protocol.

    Outcome

    Delivered a reliable in-browser console that presents live hardware state and issues operations safely against real devices.

    Stack

    • React
    • TypeScript
    • Django
    • Node.js
  4. M-04DoD Analyzer (PoC)Nokia · 2018 – 2021

    Problem

    A new internal initiative needed evidence of feasibility and a clear product direction before larger investment.

    Outcome

    Built a focused PoC that proved the concept and shaped the direction, de-risking the decision to invest further.

    Stack

    • React
    • Node.js
    • Python
  5. M-05Telecom Monitoring & CRM IntegrationHentel · 2011 – 2015

    Problem

    Telecom devices, CRM/ERP systems and telephony lived in silos, with manual work bridging the gaps.

    Outcome

    Connected device monitoring with CRM/ERP and automated the Asterisk PBX on a solid Linux foundation — removing manual handoffs.

    Stack

    • MeteorJS
    • AngularJS
    • MongoDB
    • Django
    • Asterisk
ArchitectureDDD · hexagonal
DeliveryCI/CD · tested

Operating mode // 06

Senior craft,
AI velocity.

I build with AI agents, custom skills, MCP and orchestrated workflows — shipping production-grade products faster, without trading away quality.

  • AI Agents
  • Skills
  • MCP
  • Workflows
  1. T−3

    Discovery

    We start from the business goal, not the ticket. I dig into the problem, the users and the constraints, then frame what's actually worth building.

  2. T−2

    Plan & Architecture

    I shape a clean, maintainable design (DDD, hexagonal) and a delivery plan with clear milestones — so scope and trade-offs are explicit up front.

  3. T−1

    Build

    Production-grade implementation in React, TypeScript and Next.js — built with AI-assisted velocity, tested and reviewed, shipped in small increments.

  4. T−0

    Ship & Iterate

    Deployment, hosting and CI/CD are part of the deal. We ship, watch how it performs, and iterate on what the product actually needs next.

Agent 01AI Agents
Agent 02Skills
Agent 03MCP
Agent 04Workflows

Scheduler // 07

Book a
delivery slot.

Full-cycle delivery, billed per full month at one all-in rate. Pick a start date and a duration — the total updates live.

  • Business reasoning & discovery
  • Planning & architecture
  • Implementation
  • Deployment
  • Hosting for the project
Mission scheduler · all-in rate earliest 1 Nov 2026

November 2026

Duration

1 month
Start
—
End
—
Rate
€10,000 / mo

Estimated total

€10,000

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Query log // 08

Frequent
queries.

  1. Q-01What does a typical engagement look like?

    Full-cycle product delivery billed per full month: business reasoning and discovery, planning and architecture, implementation, deployment and hosting. Minimum one month, with one fixed all-in rate.

  2. Q-02Do you work remotely?

    Yes — I work fully remotely and have collaborated with teams across Europe and Scandinavia. I'm based in Poland (CET) and keep solid overlap with most European and many US-East working hours.

  3. Q-03Who owns the code and IP?

    You do. Everything I build for the engagement — code, architecture and assets — is yours. I work in your repositories and follow your review and security practices.

  4. Q-04How do you bill?

    One fixed all-in monthly rate, billed per full month, with no hidden extras. Discovery, planning, implementation, deployment and hosting for the project are all included.

  5. Q-05Can you join an existing team and codebase?

    Absolutely. I'm comfortable owning a slice end to end or plugging into an existing team — improving architecture, performance and delivery without disrupting how you already work.

Transmission // 09

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channel.

Tell me what you are building. One message is enough to start.

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