Hi Přemek, you've been with the company for 3 years, serving as CTO, and you came to Devcity from NOTINO, where you were Head of Development. What motivated you to move to Devcity?
Devcity fulfilled my vision of a highly professional "software house" company. However, it didn’t and still doesn’t have the “corporate burden” that slows down development and project execution. I believe we’ve managed to build a very high-quality team over the years.
At Devcity, you oversee the largest client projects. Do you have any project preferences?
I don’t think so. On one hand, we have a massive e-commerce client that everyone knows, and it’s satisfying to build solutions for them as Devcity. On the other hand, I find projects where we push new technologies through our IT architecture very interesting. However, what’s absolutely essential is always delivering a solution.
You have extensive experience in large corporate companies and have been involved in big projects. Where do you see Devcity’s advantage compared to large corporate developers?
From a business perspective, and I assume that’s where your question is leading, there are both advantages and disadvantages. Large players can work on large projects, but mid-sized companies like Devcity must prove their ability to handle big projects and rely on building a team of skilled senior professionals. We’ve achieved that over the years. Today, we have a significant number of senior professionals in our team, and I’m convinced that we are 100% ready for large projects.
What about the public sector? Is this an area Devcity wants to target from a development standpoint?
Yes, we already have some very large clients, with turnovers in the billions. Among our clients is also the Czech Statistical Office, which is, by the way, a very interesting project. I see the issue in the public sector as being their ability and capacity to provide quality project briefs. It’s rare that a public client allows you to find a solution; they usually give you a solution to implement, and that approach doesn’t work. In the private sector, no one requests a service that doesn’t work—they look for a solution. The state can be blind to this.
Could Devcity handle something like the digitization of building permits, for example?
Yes, from the team's capabilities, definitely. It sounds ambitious, but I’m convinced we could. I have 18 years of experience in software development, and during my time at NOTINO, I worked with around a hundred developers and IT architects. I know exactly what kind of people I need in my team, and the team at Devcity reflects that today.
