Daniel Fišer

Daniel Fišer

AIESEC Trainee

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior engineering manager with proven track record in team management and SW development project success

  • Education

    • University of Economics in Prague

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      Master's Degree Major in Information Technology, minor in European Integration

      Thesis "Implementation of intranet in a Small and Medium-sized Enterprise".

    • Mendel University in Brno

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      Bachelor's Degree Economics and Information Science
  • Experience

    • Weatherford Norge A/S

      Jun 1995 - Jul 1996
      AIESEC Trainee

      Administered heterogeneous networks and supported local and remote users. Analyzed and developed database applications in MS Access.

    • Tetra Pak - Grafobal, s. r. o

      Nov 1996 - Mar 1999
      EDP Assistant

      Administered heterogeneous LAN and company mail system. Analyzed, developed, and supported database application for billing of technical field service.

    • Open Society Foundations

      Mar 1999 - Sept 2000
      Webmaster

      Upgraded and redesigned the Fund's web site. Administered LAN and provided user support. Taught courses on Internet usage and technologies to volunteers from other NGOs.

    • Smartec MPJ S. L.

      Oct 2000 - Apr 2001
      Senior Web Programmer

      Lead a small team of HTML coders and graphics designers. Analyzed, designed and developed web presentations powered by Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP.

    • ANECT, a. s.

      Nov 2001 - Jun 2004
      System Engineer

      Engineered directory services (LDAP and its schema design), web applications and portals, and XML design (XML Schema, XSLT, XML Security etc.).

    • Telefónica Česká republika

      Nov 2004 - Feb 2007
      System Integration Specialist

      Integrated, built and released in-house developed Java-based MQ-driven VAS applications using large Oracle databases with various telco systems (SMSC, MMSC, Radius servers). Deployed into UAT environment and supported QA teams. Executed system tests (crash tests, stress tests etc.) and profiled the applications. Prepared release documentation and deployment plan for Operations.

    • Sun Microsystems

      Mar 2007 - Jun 2011
      Senior Software Engineer: Solaris Patch Release Engineer

      Release Engineer responsible for source code integration, creation and delivery of SVR4 software patches for Solaris and other SUN software. Owned build environment and builds themselves. Significantly improved, redesigned and automated legacy processes.

    • Oracle

      Jul 2011 - Sept 2021

      Grew the team and expanded it from Solaris release engineering to Solaris, Linux, and firmware RE. Migrated release engineering to cloud. Hired top talents and used state of the art technologies to deliver Oracle systems to customers. Led geographically diverse team of software development and release engineers. Drove automation of Solaris release engineering. Promoted DevOps and Agile approach. Managed people: hiring, motivating, setting objectives, reviewing performance, allocating resources. Successfully coordinated several cross-team projects with members from various groups and geos, focusing on security and process improvements. Lead Solaris 10 Release Engineering team, responsible for core Os/Net and Network Storage consolidations of Solaris 10 Update 11. Successfully built and directed international team, achieving outstanding results, and constantly delivering high-quality results ahead of schedule.

      • Senior Software Engineering Manager

        Sept 2020 - Sept 2021
      • Software Engineering Manager

        Nov 2014 - Aug 2020
      • Principal Software Engineer

        Sept 2012 - Nov 2014
      • Solaris 10 Release Engineering Team Lead

        Jul 2011 - Mar 2013
    • Pure Storage

      Oct 2021 - Dec 2023
      Senior Software Engineering Manager

      Hired, built, and nurtured four high-performing engineering teams. Led the creation of team charters and roadmaps. Orchestrated the successful execution and delivery of projects in alignment with strategic plans, consistently meeting or exceeding project goals.Implemented Agile methodologies and ensured their adoption within the new teams, contributing to a streamlined and predictable development process.Introduced and executed a standardised new hire onboarding, welcoming 100+ new colleagues. Show less

    • SentinelOne

      Jan 2024 - May 2025
      Senior Software Engineering Manager

      Built and led a fullstack development team from the ground up to deliver a new SaaS product. This included hiring key team members, establishing a Scrum-based workflow, and fostering a collaborative, high-performing engineering culture.Partnered closely with the product manager to shape the roadmap, align priorities with business goals, and ensure timely delivery of features. Our tight collaboration enabled fast iteration based on user feedback and evolving requirements.Under my leadership, the team successfully delivered a beta version of the product, meeting both deadlines and quality expectations. Show less

    • Oracle

      Jun 2025 - now
      Senior Software Engineering Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Daniel Fišer
      RPE People's Choice Award for Teamwork Solaris Revenue Product Engineering Aug 2012 Konrad Karczewski, submitter of the nomination:"While working on a large project I have encountered issue with package creation. The error message was somewhat cryptic and I couldn't resolve it. I have asked Daniel for help and he pointed out the issue and packages that could be used as templates for a fix. Afterwards he went through the remaining package definitions/Makefiles and uncovered further problems which would cause patching to fail, but would not result in any errors during… Show more Konrad Karczewski, submitter of the nomination:"While working on a large project I have encountered issue with package creation. The error message was somewhat cryptic and I couldn't resolve it. I have asked Daniel for help and he pointed out the issue and packages that could be used as templates for a fix. Afterwards he went through the remaining package definitions/Makefiles and uncovered further problems which would cause patching to fail, but would not result in any errors during package creation. Without his diligence this issue would cause a lot of grief during testing and take a lot of time to get root caused and fixed." Show less
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Jul 2003
      International Organization for Migration (IOM)Associated with Daniel Fišer