Gabor K.

Gabor K.

Senior Software Engineer

Hungary
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About Me

Experienced PHP Developer with expertise in API development and searching/fixing bottlenecks and bad code. I have an extensive background in code readability, concept reviews, and brainstorming the most creative ways to bring ideas to life. As a client-focused developer, I work hard to earn clients' trust and have earned a strong reputation throughout many years working as a freelance developer. I am a well-respected team leader, as well as a team player, who thrives on thinking outside the box, developing creative projects, and delivering innovative solutions that exceed clients' expectations.

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior Software Engineer
2016 - Present (8 years)
Remote
  • Create and develop innovative software solutions for different clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Participate in scrums consisting of cross-functional teams, both software and hardware.

  • Ensure that features are being delivered efficiently and on-time.

ChemAxon
ChemAxon
Web Developer
2018 - 2020 (2 years)
Budapest, Hungary
  • Provided advanced software solutions for a leading cheminformatics company, with headquarters in Budapest, Hungary and offices in the US.

  • Participated in the development process from specification and design through build to testing, integrating back-ends with existing front-ends.

  • Worked on the development of various tools and features for drawing and viewing chemical structures, cluster, screen, fragment or synthesize compounds virtually.

Freelancer, Self Employed
Freelancer, Self Employed
Developer
2010 - 2016 (6 years)
Remote
  • Completed over 20 projects for a wide variety of clients while establishing long term relationships with many lasting one year or longer. Created a printing aid application for a printing company in C#.

  • Conducted various UI improvements for the company's main product. Recognized as a key member of the team and commended for guiding the company through many complex processes.

  • Designed a flexible drag and drop procedure builder that was implemented company-wide. Developed an e-commerce solution and a news portal that effectively established the company's online presence.

Portfolio

PHP Developer - XML based system builder
PHP Developer - XML based system builder

Designed a flexible, XML based system builder, which let non-programmers to adapt fast and implement many complex logics without coding knowledge. Developed the back-end code for the project. Worked with non-coder team members to adjust the XML format and let them focus on the system logics only. They were able to work with the client and make amends to the system's logic on-the-fly, this led to customer satisfaction.

PHP Developer - Medinilla Shop
PHP Developer - Medinilla Shop

Medinilla is an online flower shop. My task was to make a web-shop from scratch with Laravel 5. It has multiple 3rd party payment options implemented (PayPal, SimplePay). The site has a Slack integration too, to allow site admins review real-time, site related events, and act swiftly in case of need.

PHP Developer
PHP Developer

A geolocation based firewall against scrapers and bots for Laravel 5. It detects malicious requests and redirects the request to a page with re-captcha on it, the protected paths are not requestable until one solves the captcha once. It has the ability to white-list trustworthy bots (Google crawler for example). I developed the whole thing, it's in beta stage, will be open-source in the future

PHP Developer - P&T Plasztik Kft.
PHP Developer - P&T Plasztik Kft.

P&T Plasztik Kft. was founded in 2006, 100% owned by Hungarian private individuals. The aim of the company is to supply Polycasa (ex Quinn Plastics, Europe's largest manufacturer of plastic sheets ) with high quality but reasonably priced plastic sheets to the Hungarian construction, advertising, manufacturing and residential markets. Reinstalled Wordpress, fixed security holes. Site needed additional security, as it was constantly attacked from multiple sources. Since the security overhaul, the attack count decreased considerably and it hasn't been hacked since (3 months). I made the fix completely

Education

Education
ISCED 2011 Level 5, Computer Programming, Specific Applications
Computer School, Budapest