Summary
Petr Šplíchal is a Senior Principal Software Quality Engineer with 17 years of experience building and leading quality practices at Red Hat from hands-on QA to senior engineering leadership. Based in Brno, he has progressed through every level of Red Hat’s quality organization, blending technical testing expertise with people management and process improvement. Petr specializes in ensuring reliability and scalability of enterprise open-source software, translating complex product requirements into practical, auditable test strategies. He brings a pragmatic, systems-oriented approach informed by a Master’s in Informatics and early experience teaching and administering systems, which helps him mentor teams and improve engineering culture. Known for long-term institutional knowledge rather than flashy side projects, he delivers durable quality improvements that scale across products and teams.
17 years of coding experience