Kacper Chojnacki

Software Engineer @ Dynatrace

Software Engineer in the Work & Study program at Dynatrace, pursuing an MSc in Computer Science at JKU Linz. I focus on building reliable systems, backend architecture, and connecting technical execution with product thinking.

Professional Experience

• Dynatrace (July 2025 - Present):
  Software Engineer I (Linz, Austria, March 2026 - Present)

  Designing and developing scalable backend components in the Java and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) ecosystem. Collaborating in an international team, conducting performance testing to proactively mitigate system bottlenecks, and maintaining high engineering standards.
  Intern Software Engineer (Gdańsk, Poland, July 2025 - February 2026)

  Contributed to Java-based log processing services within the Log Monitoring domain, handling large-scale data ingestion. Enhanced telemetry routing components (via OTLP, AWS Firehose, and JSON) and built testing frameworks for workload simulation.
• LLJ Software & Electronics (Junior Software Developer, Hybrid, July 2024 - June 2025):
  Developed backend components using Java and Spring Boot, integrating with PostgreSQL databases for maximum performance. Managed CI/CD pipelines via Docker and Git to support development flows, and successfully delivered a custom system streamlining operations for a client with 400+ employees.
• Nest Bank S.A. (Junior Software Developer, Hybrid, August 2023 - October 2023):
  Collaborated on an enterprise RESTful application built on Spring Boot, enhancing core API features. Designed and deployed a custom internal application to automate employee off-boarding processes for an organization with 800+ employees, streamlining the document flow.

Academic Projects

• OrthoSense (Engineering Thesis, October 2025 - February 2026):
  A rehabilitation support system powered by Computer Vision to assess exercise technique in real-time. Built on Edge AI architecture to process pose detection (Google ML Kit) locally on the device, ensuring GDPR compliance and low latency. Developed using Flutter for the UI and logic.

Education

• MSc in Computer Science (March 2026 - Present):
  Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria.
  Specialization: Software Engineering.
• BSc in Computer Science (Inżynier) (October 2022 - February 2026):
  Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology, Gdańsk Branch.
  Specialization: Cybersecurity.
  Thesis: OrthoSense.

Key Technologies & Tools

• Java
• Spring Boot
• GCP
• PostgreSQL
• Linux
• Agile