Prague, Czech Republic · Open to new opportunities
Senior mobile developer fluent in Flutter and React Native — building experiences that feel effortless, from banking apps across four Asian markets to smart-TV streaming platforms and indie products of my own.
I'm a software developer based in Prague. Curious about computers and mathematics since childhood, I turned that curiosity into a career — with a detour through law school that still sharpens how I think about problems. When I had to choose between the two, I chose programming, and I've never regretted it. Today I build mobile apps that people actually enjoy using — Flutter first, most recently React Native for smart-TV streaming.
Tivio Studio a.s. · Prague
Developed, maintained and debugged a streaming-platform-as-a-service for both TVs and the web in a mid-sized team — working deep in the Samsung TV environment and its debugging process, video streaming & encoding, and version control across a multi-project monorepo.
HomeCredit International · Prague / Remote
Part of a large SCRUM team building a banking app for HomeCredit's Asian markets — India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam — alongside leading experts in banking apps and the Flutter framework, with a .NET Core backend.
Generali a.s. · Prague
Built internal apps Genius and eObchodník for employees and customers. Solely responsible for features like parking & desk reservations and customer product management, in an MVVM architecture with a .NET backend.
Etyka Digital s.r.o.
Implemented small-to-medium web apps for clients in a compact dev team — mainly PHP with the Nette framework (MVC), plus contributions to React projects.
Avast · Prague
Practical experience in intellectual property law and trademarks inside the legal department of one of Czechia's biggest tech companies.
Polák Law Office
Civil cases in the housing market — drafting property-purchase contracts and assisting clients with property ownership issues.
DHL IT Services · Prague
Created plugins for the ServiceNow platform, frequently using JavaScript to automate functions and streamline processes across the system.
Things I build when nobody's asking.
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My latest project: a story-driven RPG mobile game written in Flutter with a custom game engine resolving turn-based combat. Collect creatures, travel the map and complete quests.
Built on request for a client: a curated guide to cultural events and places worth visiting nearby, with preference-based sorting, ticket reservations, comments and more.
AI-assisted fridge management. Snap a photo of your groceries and let the app recognize, sort and track them automatically — no manual entry. Shared fridges, smart shopping lists and export to delivery apps like Košík.
A proximity-based social app for meeting people nearby — think Tinder for a pub. After prototyping the core flows I concluded the concept carried real safety risks, especially for women, and shut it down. Sometimes the best product decision is no.
University of Economics, Prague
Artificial Intelligence & System Architecture
University of Economics, Prague
General Information Systems
Charles University, Prague
Four years of law before choosing code for good.
Czech native · English B2 (Cambridge FCE) · German beginner
Comfortable working in international, English-first teams.
I'm currently open to new Flutter & mobile opportunities.
john.smitka@gmail.com