Engineering Leadership & Strategy

Turning Technical Chaos into Business Value

20 years transforming engineering organizations. I help leaders avoid the costly mistakes I've already solved.

Prague, Czechia
Vojtech Gintner

Vojtech Gintner

CTO @ Finviz

Trusted by leading companies

From startups to enterprise

Finviz
Deepnote
VIG
Oriflame
Kooperativa
CPP
AIS Servis
BKBN
Realpad
Purple Technology
Be Positive
Unicorn
NET4GAS
ALO diamonds

About

Real-world leadership, not just theory

As the active CTO of Finviz, I don't just advise on strategy - I execute it daily. I navigate the same market shifts, technical bottlenecks, and leadership challenges that you do.

With 20 years of hands-on engineering (from websites & mobile apps to distributed infrastructure), I bridge the gap between business goals and technical reality. I speak the language of your board and your developers.

Leadership & Culture

Transforming "feature factories" into product-minded engineering teams with clear ownership and mentorship structures.

Architecture & Scale

Moving beyond the "monolith vs. microservices" debate to design pragmatic, distributed systems that actually fit your business stage.

AI Adoption

Cutting through the hype to implement practical AI strategies that drive efficiency, not just novelty.

Services

How I can help

Partnering with founders and VCs to unblock engineering organizations and accelerate technical delivery.

Fractional CTO / Interim Leadership

Step into your engineering organization to provide executive-level technical leadership without the full-time commitment.

  • Technical strategy and roadmap
  • Team assessment and restructuring
  • Stakeholder alignment
  • Board-level reporting
  • Engineering leadership mentoring

Strategic Architecture Consulting

Evaluate and redesign your technical architecture to support your business goals and scale requirements.

  • Architecture review & audits
  • Technical due diligence
  • Scalability planning
  • Technology stack decisions
  • AI strategy & implementation

Keynote Speaking & Lecturing

Engage your audience with insights on engineering leadership, technical strategy, and organizational transformation.

  • Conference keynotes
  • Corporate workshops
  • Team offsites
  • University lectures
  • Executive coaching sessions

Specialized in high-stakes environments

Where technical decisions directly impact business survival. From turnarounds to scale-ups, I help companies navigate the transition from MVP to distributed systems.

Technical Due DiligenceEngineering Culture AuditsLeadership MentoringProduct Roadmap Fixes

Testimonials

What leaders say

Feedback from founders, CTOs, and team members I've worked with over the years.

Helped us tremendously with tech debt

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"We were struggling with the removal of tech debt. Scoping and prioritization turned out to be very challenging. Vojta helped us tremendously by coaching the whole team including me and help us understand the best angle of attack. The whole cooperation was extremely professional, competent and friendly."
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Marian Skvarek

Founder

Realpad

Best coach I have ever seen

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"Together, we achieved to launch a SaaS product from scratch in 3 months, while improving team development velocity by 607%. He is the best coach I've ever seen. All the developers loved him for his unselfishness to share knowledge and support for any issue. He is extremely good at coaching and developing talents."
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Shawn Chi

Lead Product Manager

Finviz

Improved company productivity and efficiency

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"Vojta is a highly talented individual and wonderful colleague. He handles juggling of multiple projects with ease and is a very strong communicator and leader. He has improved company productivity and efficiency, handles complex projects and problems with ease and is truly a pleasure to work with."
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Katie Kim

Head of Operations

Synthesized

One of the best engineering managers I have met

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"Vojtech is one of the best engineering managers I have met. His managerial skills are outstanding - he met most of the team members even before his start date. He quickly established himself as a strong engineering manager. Team members almost immediately respected his professional opinions and he became the "go-to" person for any interpersonal issues."
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Jan Matas

Former CTO at Deepnote

Kontext

Built strong foundation to scale

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"Vojta has joined Backbone as the first Front-end engineer and has built a strong foundation to scale the product. He managed to level up his skills to keep up with the fast growth, onboarding hundreds of new users every month. He combined strong technical skills with his ability to manage and train a team, reporting directly to the CTO."
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Dorian de Vinck

Co-founder & CEO

BACKBONE

Exceptional Engineering Manager

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"Vojtech is an exceptional Engineering Manager. His genuine concern for his team members' well-being is truly commendable. He invests time in understanding their individual aspirations, providing mentorship to help them achieve their professional goals. His empathetic communication excels in navigating difficult topics and situations."
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Michael Sive

Engineering Manager

CBOE

Best example of servant leadership

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"Vojtech showed one of the best examples of servant leadership I had experienced in my career so far. He created space for his team to grow, managed diverse personalities, and facilitated communication with stakeholders so the team could maintain a clear focus on building the product. Any team would be lucky to have him."
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Daniel Zvara

Senior Product Engineer

Attio

Exemplary communication skills

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"Vojtech's communication skills are exemplary, effectively articulating complex technical concepts and fostering collaboration among cross-functional teams. His flexibility shines as he adapts to changing priorities, remaining composed and adjusting strategies to meet project deadlines without compromising quality."
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Martin Felcman

Product Leader

Productboard

Incredible asset to the team

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"Vojta was an incredible asset to the team, helping us build our Platform from scratch. Vojta is a strong leader, loved and looked upon by his reports. His analytical and human skills made him a key employee. I strongly recommend him."
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Antoine Tomasini

Co-founder & COO

BKBN

Experience

Proven at Scale

Real-world experience architecting and leading systems that serve millions of users and process billions of requests.

20

Years in Tech

1500+

Engineering Assessments

150+

Engineers Mentored

30M+

Monthly Active Users

10B+

Monthly Requests

Petabytes

Data Served Monthly

Chief Technology Officer

Finviz

2025 - PresentFull-time

Leading technical strategy for one of the world's most trusted financial visualization platforms with millions of monthly active users.

  • Modernizing legacy systems into scalable, distributed architectures
  • Leading AI-driven market analysis integration
  • Building high-velocity engineering loops

Consultant for Leadership, Architecture & AI

VojGin Consulting

2021 - Present4 years

Partnering with founders and VCs to unblock engineering organizations and accelerate technical delivery.

  • Turnaround: Diagnosing stalled product roadmaps
  • Scale-Up: MVP to distributed systems transitions
  • Leadership Mentoring: Building culture & ownership

Senior Engineering Manager

Deepnote

2022 - 20253 years

Owned engineering delivery and organizational health across multiple cross-functional squads during critical scale-up.

  • Strategic alignment between Product, Design, and Engineering
  • Transformed ad-hoc processes into predictable delivery pipelines
  • Built mentorship structures increasing developer retention

Technical Lead

BACKBONE

2019 - 2022Employee #1

First technical hire recruited to build the engineering foundation from scratch.

  • Zero-to-One: Architected initial Frontend systems
  • Scaled team from 1 to 11 people in 18 months
  • Led cross-functional team to ship MVP

Let's Connect

Ready to turn your technical chaos into a competitive advantage?

Whether you need a fractional CTO, strategic architecture review, or just want to discuss your engineering challenges - I'm here to help.

Prague, Czechia|Available for remote engagements worldwide

The Turnaround

Diagnosing and fixing stalled product roadmaps, helping startups regain their shipping velocity.

The Scale-Up

Guiding companies through the transition from MVP to distributed systems.

Leadership Mentoring

Coaching engineering leaders and founders to build culture, ownership, and alignment.