Boleslaw Dawidowicz

Lead Software Engineer at MongoDB

Warsaw Metropolitan Area

About

At MongoDB, our team is at the forefront of engineering excellence, harnessing the power of software development to drive innovation. My leadership in Identity and Access Management (IAM) at Red Hat showcased a knack for bridging gaps between departments, leading to the successful deployment of IAM capabilities across various internal services. The role demanded a strategic vision and meticulous execution, culminating in a robust team of nearly 90 professionals. Our collaboration with stakeholders transformed complex challenges into seamless solutions, reinforcing our commitment to delivering top-tier software projects. Through this journey, I have molded a career that not only thrives on technical acumen but also on the ability to unite and inspire teams towards a common goal.

Experience

  • Lead Software Engineer at MongoDB
    Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

    • Leading Enterprise Advanced Team at MongoDB, overseeing Ops Manager product for large MongoDB Enterprise Server Deployments. • Collaborating with cross-functional teams, onboarding new team members, and participating in hiring and weekly team activities. • Switching between hands-on implementation, planning, architecture, project coordination and typical Engineering Manager duties based on current needs.

  • Red Hat (17 yrs 9 mos)
    • Director, Software Engineering
      Apr 2022 - Jun 2024 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      • Led the creation and implementation of Customer Identity and Access Management initiative, involving 90 people and serving internal customers. • Developed a business plan, secured approval, and facilitated collaboration among key stakeholders at Red Hat. • Championed the utilization of core technologies and products to provide IAM capabilities to internal customers and services.

    • Senior Manager
      Sep 2014 - Apr 2022 · 7 yrs 8 mos

      • Led a team of 20+ engineers in developing Red Hat Single Sign-On, scaling from 3 developers, and successfully pushing the initial product release. • Mentored team members, promoting several into more senior roles, and stepping down as Chief Architect to create space for key engineers. • Established trust and accountability, fostering close collaboration within Agile teams and building relationships with stakeholders for issue resolution.

    • Chief Architect - Middleware Security
      Nov 2014 - Jan 2019 · 4 yrs 3 mos

      • Led the direction of Red Hat Single Sign-On offering, focusing on integrations with other products and alignment in authentication and authorization areas. • Collaborated with stakeholders from different product teams to ensure design and vision alignment for Middleware Security within Red Hat JBoss Middleware Group.

  • Administrator - intern at Warsaw University of Technology - Faculty of Electrical Engineering
    Sep 2003 - Jun 2007 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    • Administered Sun Solaris Operating System (5.9) and evaluated installation of Sun Java Enterprise Systems suite, including Access Manager, in 2005Q1 version. • Collaborated on implementing Messaging Server for faculty and authentication based on LDAP, as part of a group effort. • Acquired foundational knowledge of Cisco routers basics during internship at Warsaw University of Technology - Faculty of Electrical Engineering.

  • Developer - Intern at JBoss
    Jul 2005 - Sep 2006 · 1 yr 3 mos

    • Developed core product for JBoss Portal project using technologies like JEE, Hibernate, JSF. • Wrote tests to ensure product quality and provided support to users. • Collaborated with team members to enhance the functionality of the product. • Acquired valuable skills in JEE, ORM, and other technologies while working at JBoss.

  • Programmer - intern at Thomson Multimedia Poland
    Jul 2004 - Jul 2004 · 1 mo

    Internship - Developing software to support tasks automation for managing production environment