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Maciej Dębowski

Product manager · project advisor · software engineer

Young in years, not in experience: over 12 years of code, a securities broker licence and my own company with five products on the market. I work out whether your idea will pay off, design it and build it myself. No passing the project between agencies. From sketch to production, within one tolerance.

12+ years of code
5 products · 2026
Maciej Dębowski, portrait in a black suit and bow tie
Securities broker no. 3817
Experience timeline
Rev. Date Change
A 07/2021 MiroArt: AI automation and client applications
B 11/2025 Securities broker licence, Polish Financial Supervision Authority
C 05/2026 Melly: 5 products in the first year
Title
Maciej Dębowski
Rev.
C
Scale
1:1
Material
Strategy + product economics + code
Location
Gdańsk
Sheet
1/1

One person along the entire product route

I have been programming since I was seven. At fourteen I signed my first employment contract with the MiroArt agency, where since 2021 I have been automating business processes with AI and building client applications, from analysis to launch.

In 2025 I became a licensed securities broker (Polish Financial Supervision Authority, no. 3817), and in May 2026 I founded Melly. In its first year the company shipped five products for tourism and local services. I run the bookkeeping, tax and compliance myself.

I study Electronics and Telecommunications at Gdynia Maritime University. After hours I design in CAD, 3D print and CNC mill.

Notes

  1. Strategy and product economics. Pricing, marketplace mechanics, commissions and profitability, modelled before the first line of code.
  2. Team and product. I lead as Product Owner and Project Manager: from discovery and roadmap to launch.
  3. Engineering. Multi-tenant SaaS architecture, APIs, payments, mobile apps for Android and iOS.
  4. Compliance. Company formation, VAT, GDPR and tax, in practice rather than in theory.

Projects

Every project documented like a part: problem, solution, technology and result. No adjectives.

  • Detail B1 Mobile apps / SaaS products / Strategy & compliance
    Customer Melly Operator

    Melly

    A ride-hailing app for electric resort carts, an “Uber for golf carts”.

    Tourists in Łeba had no simple way to book a ride in a low-speed electric vehicle and pay without cash.

    1. Published on Google Play and the App Store from a single codebase.
    2. Website in 4 languages (PL, EN, DE, CS).
    3. Operators use the platform free of charge and settle once a month.
    Status
    First season (2026), 1 partner operator
    Technology
    Laravel · Vue · Ionic · Tailwind CSS · DaisyUI
  • Detail B2 SaaS products
    Parent Form Bookli Organiser

    Bookli

    Booking for camps, stays and events. Parents sign up on their own.

    Status
    Live, first client runs sailing camps
    Technology
    Laravel · Vue · Tailwind CSS · REST API · OpenAPI · HMAC webhooks
  • Detail B3 SaaS products
    Guest QR code Menu Kitchen

    MenuOnline

    QR-code digital menus, table reservations and delivery orders.

    Status
    Available as a subscription product
    Technology
    Laravel · Vue · Tailwind CSS · QR
  • Detail B4 SaaS products / Strategy & compliance
    Tourist Portal Attraction Melly

    MellyTravel

    Regional tourism portals with attraction maps that send traffic to the Melly app.

    Status
    Two regions: Łeba and Kamienica Królewska
    Technology
    Laravel · Vue · Leaflet · OpenStreetMap
  • Detail B5 SaaS products
    Resident Dashboard Board

    MellyHousing

    Management software for residential housing associations.

    Status
    In development, dashboard behind login
    Technology
    Laravel · Vue · Tailwind CSS
  • Detail B6 AI & automation
    Brief AI pipeline Editing Publishing

    AI automation at an agency

    An advertising agency's processes rebuilt around AI: content, translation, SEO and search.

    Status
    Full-time role since 07/2021
    Technology
    AI / LLM · Python · PHP · Node.js

How we work together

Six stages from the first conversation to a working product. At each one you know what you get, what it costs and what comes next.

  1. Op. 10: Discovery

    Conversations, business goals, analysis of existing systems and processes. Before building Bookli I analysed two large existing applications and researched what the market needed.

  2. Op. 20: Strategy and product economics

    Revenue model, pricing, costs and legal risk. You know what the product can earn and what it takes before you spend money on code.

  3. Op. 30: Architecture

    Technology chosen for the problem, data model, security, GDPR and integrations.

  4. Op. 40: MVP

    The smallest version that solves a real problem and reaches users fast.

  5. Op. 50: Launch

    App store releases, payments, terms of service, paperwork and handover.

  6. Op. 60: Growth

    Measurement, iteration, new features and scaling.

Experience

  1. 05/2026 – present Founder and CEO Melly

    Five products in the first year: Melly, Bookli, MenuOnline, MellyTravel and MellyHousing. Strategy, product economics, architecture, code, bookkeeping and compliance.

  2. 11/2025 Securities broker licence Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF), no. 3817

    Entered on the register of securities brokers at the age of 18.

  3. 10/2025 – 07/2029 Electronics and Telecommunications, BEng Gdynia Maritime University

    In progress. Electronics, embedded systems and telecommunications.

  4. 07/2021 – present Software Architect & Engineer MiroArt advertising agency

    AI-driven process automation (content generation, translation, SEO, search), client applications from analysis to launch, modernisation of legacy projects.

  5. c. 2013 First lines of code Age 7

    Where it started.

Licences and certificates

  • Securities broker licence Polish Financial Supervision Authority, no. 3817
  • Certified International Investment Analyst Candidate

Languages

  • Polish native
  • English fluent
  • Spanish
  • Italian

Skill tolerances

The class shows how close to production each skill is.

Production in live products
  • Laravel (PHP)
  • Vue
  • Ionic
  • Tailwind CSS
  • DaisyUI
  • REST API + OpenAPI
  • Online payments
  • Leaflet / OSM
Fluent chosen for the problem
  • React
  • Node.js
  • Python
  • C#
  • C / C++
Workshop hardware and physical builds
  • Electronics and embedded
  • Raspberry Pi
  • CAD and 3D printing
  • CNC milling
  • Electroplating
  • 3D games
Business run hands-on
  • Economic modelling
  • Pricing models
  • Market analysis
  • Risk analysis
  • Return on investment analysis
  • Company bookkeeping
  • VAT
  • GDPR

Notes

Notes from building products: case studies, snippets and reflections. The register grows with the projects.

  1. KMP-004

    How I obtained a tax ruling for a marketplace without an adviser

    I wrote the individual tax ruling application for Melly myself. What worked and what I learned along the way.

    • #tax
    • #marketplace
    • #compliance
    • #Melly
    Case study 2 min read
  2. KMP-003

    GDPR in SaaS without the paperwork theatre: roles, retention, anonymisation

    Five architecture decisions that let a children's camp booking system process health data in line with GDPR, rather than merely “having a policy”.

    • #GDPR
    • #architecture
    • #security
    • #Bookli
    Note 2 min read
  3. KMP-002

    A capacity limit that cannot be exceeded

    Two parents click “Book” in the same second and one place is left. How to prevent overbooking in Laravel with a transaction and a row lock.

    • #Laravel
    • #MySQL
    • #concurrency
    • #Bookli
    Snippet 1 min read
  4. KMP-001

    Read the old system first. All of it.

    Before writing Bookli I analysed two large booking applications and researched what the market needed. Why it was the best-spent part of the budget.

    • #product
    • #discovery
    • #legacy
    • #Bookli
    Reflection 2 min read

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