Platform Lead @ Salsita
Přemysl Ciompa
// pronunciation: just call me Sammy
Physics nerd turned software developer. Building things from low-level code to high-level architecture, with occasional detours into devops, hiring, and product strategy.
About Me
From Physics to Full Stack
Spent years modeling laser physics. Turns out debugging webpack configs pays better. I'm a problem solver - though sometimes the problem is code I wrote six months ago.
Daily driver is the TypeScript ecosystem: Node, React, MUI/Tailwind, Fastify, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS. I also write Go and Rust when I want to remember why I like garbage collection.
Been tinkering with AI since GPT-3 - agents, frameworks, benchmarks. Still waiting for it to write the tests I keep skipping.
The best way to get a sense of how I think is to read my articles. Or check out my LinkedIn to see what others have to say.
// When not coding:
// Current project
3D Product Configurators
We build interactive 3D configurators that let customers design and visualize custom products in real-time. Visual CPQ, AR previews, AI assistance, and automated manufacturing outputs.
Learn more at salsita.aiCareer Journey
Work Experience
From simulating lasers to mass-leading platform development. The commits are real. Mostly.
Platform Lead
Leading development of our 3D configurator platform - project/deployment management, backend features, security, AI integrations, and extensible SDK. Also part of sales, project discoveries, and product shaping. Building dev tools, AI agents, and framework APIs for more efficient configurator development. The dream: sign up, ask an agent to create a configurator, deploy in minutes.
Staff Full Stack Developer
Led team of 7-10 engineers developing immersive experience / digital signage software ecosystem. Node.js, React, PostgreSQL, Docker stack. Focused on platform system for worldwide software delivery and CMS with real-time collaboration. Maintained CI pipeline and designed automation strategy. Also part of hiring team doing technical interviews.
Senior Full Stack Developer
Led development of CMS for interactive content creation in immersive experience solutions. Node.js, React, SocketIO, PostgreSQL, Docker stack delivering cloud visual editor with real-time collaborative features. Architecture and technical leadership for team of up to 8 engineers.
Junior Researcher
IT4Innovations
Developed software for modelling spin-VCSEL lasers. Core application in Python (numpy, numba, scipy), frontend in Electron (Angular, ECharts, WebGL). Verification of computational models via spectroscopic and ellipsometric measurements. Contributed to multiple Czech Science Foundation grants on spin-photonic and magneto-optical phenomena.
Junior Researcher (Internship)
CNRS/Thales, France
International research collaboration at CNRS/Thales laboratories in Palaiseau. Developing software for modelling spin-VCSEL lasers using Python and Electron stack.
Master's Degree (Ing.), Nanotechnology
VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava
Thesis: Modeling of passive and active optical periodic structures. Graduated with honours, awarded for best thesis in class. 3rd place in Czech-Slovak international competition organised by Charles University in category of Applied physics.
Bachelor's Degree (Bc.), Nanotechnology
VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava
Thesis: Mueller matrix ellipsometry of special samples. Graduated with honours, awarded for best thesis in class.
Full Stack Developer
Freelancer
Web application development - admin portals, small eshops, custom portal applications on top of legacy systems. Fullstack developer / Tech lead in small teams. Stack: TypeScript, React (Angular for older projects), Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, integrated via REST APIs.