Petr Knap
Software Developer at Freelance
Ostrava, Moravia-Silesia, Czechia
Summary
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Top SchoolPetr Knap is a pragmatic software developer with 11 years of experience building backend systems, data pipelines and infrastructure across Czechia. He has driven backend architecture and operations at netpromotion and contributed Spark/Scala and Python data processing work for Seznam.cz’s advertising platform before moving to ThePay.eu to introduce new technologies and ship features. Comfortable as a freelancer and in-house engineer, he blends server/network administration, backup and deployment experience with hands-on development in PHP, Python, Scala and cloud services. A lifelong learner with a master’s in Information Technology, he treats software as a hobby as well as a profession, which clients consistently cite as a bonus. Outside engineering he’s committed to animal and environmental protection, a personal mission that informs his long-term goals and project choices.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Information and Control Technologies (3902R052), Bachelor's degree, Information and Control Technologies (3902R052) at Tomas Bata University in ZlínElektronické počítačové systémy (18-20-M/01), Elektronické počítačové systémy (18-20-M/01) at SPŠ TrutnovMaster's degree, Information Technology (1802T007/99), Master's degree, Information Technology (1802T007/99) at University of Pardubice
Czech, English, Slovak
Github Skills (89)
singleton10
php-library10
ansible-role10
sodium10
nette10
ajax10
error-handling10
php10
dumper10
qr-code10
simplify9
laravel9
payment9
location9
douglas-peucker9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
petrknap/php-migrationtool
Jun 2016 - Oct 2020
[READ ONLY] Migration tool for PHP
Contributions:16 releases, 4 PRs, 77 pushes in 4 years 4 months
phpmigrationsmigrationnetteread-only
petrknap/letsencrypt-nginx-reverse-proxy
Mar 2020 - May 2025
HTTP/HTTPS reverse proxy based on NGINX and Let's Encrypt
Contributions:8 releases, 12 PRs, 40 pushes in 5 years 2 months
docker-imageletsencryptnginx
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