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Barnabas Kecskes, APIs Developer in Chertsey, United Kingdom
Barnabas Kecskes

APIs Developer in Chertsey, United Kingdom

Member since October 24, 2012
Barnabas is a skilled developer for both web and mobile platforms with a keen eye for detail. He is well experienced in PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery, and uses robust frameworks like Laravel and VueJS. He is also proficient in API integrations and architecture, and excels in both front- and back-end development.
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Experience

  • Web, 5 years
  • PHP, 5 years
  • MySQL, 4 years
  • Laravel, 3 years
  • APIs, 3 years
  • Agile Software Development, 2 years
  • Vue.js, 1 year

Location

Chertsey, United Kingdom

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Laravel, VueJS, MySQL, OS X

The most amazing...

...and most complex thing I've built from scratch is a customizable betting site catering to hundreds of white label clients and running on the latest technology.

Employment

  • Web Seveloper

    2016 - PRESENT
    T2RL - Travel Technology Research, Ltd.
    • Built a web application with a Laravel back-end and Vue.jr front-end from scratch.
    • Provided unit, integration, and accessibility testing.
    • Integrated APIs.
    Technologies: Laravel, Vue.js, API integration

  • Senior Lead Developer

    2013 - PRESENT
    My Club Betting
    • Built a full-featured white label betting site, currently catering to hundreds of affiliates and thousands of users.
    • Designed and built complex scalable software architecture using ZeroMQ (then migrated to RabbitMQ).
    • Led the senior Java developer; together, we designed an API to connect the service to third-party bookmaker APIs.
    • Used real-time technologies for 95% of all communications, which is unique for our site in the industry.
    • Integrated many third party services via API.
    • Built corresponding multiple back-office softwares (e.g., Affiliate Reporter, White Label CRM/CMS, Twitter Scheduler, Report Automation, Betting Site Console).
    • Provided ad-hoc consultancy as a middleman between the CTO and other developers.
    Technologies: ZeroMQ, RabbitMQ, Laravel, Vue.js, React.js, vanilla PHP, vanilla JavaScript, jQuery, MySQL

  • PHP Developer

    2013 - PRESENT
    Ditronic Software
    • Worked alongside the company's developer, most often building PHP back-ends and web front-ends over their Filemaker database structures.
    • Migrated from classic ASP to PHP.
    • Built a PHP back-end for ASP APIs.
    • Developed modern web interfaces.
    • Consulted on architecture.
    Technologies: Laravel, Vue.js, vanilla PHP, vanilla JavaScript

  • Mobile Application Developer

    2013 - 2015
    Coyne Airways
    • Developed three versions of an iPhone application to manage tracking data for shipments.
    • Developed three versions of an Android application to manage tracking data for shipments.
    Technologies: Objective-C (iOS SDK), Java (Android SDK)

  • Web Developer

    2013 - 2013
    BondEvents
    • Created an interactive event planning system for the clients.
    • Enabled drag-n-drop features to be used to sort meetings easily.
    • Added AJAX capabilities to save the client's selection to a database.
    • Improved the company listing by fetching data from the database on demand with AJAX.
    Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery

  • Web Developer

    2013 - 2013
    Tract Hosting
    • Created two interactive forms with HTML/CSS/JavaScript where clients can set up and order their virtual private servers on the cloud.
    • Connected the form to the WHMCS back-end to dynamically update all parts necessary.
    • Connected the WHMCS billing system through its API, automating the billing and payment process.
    • Connected the OnApp API to the back-end to automate dashboard registration and server setup after orders.
    • Provided SSO (Single Sign-on) between the front-end and the support centre through Desk.com API.
    Technologies: PHP, WHMCS API, OnApp API, Joomla, HTLM, CSS, JavaScript

  • Web Developer

    2013 - 2013
    eLegacyTree - ELT208Monkeys
    • Extended the Dolphin framework with custom functionality.
    • Integrated a custom PHP class to override and further manipulate memberships.
    • Translated the design from PSD to HTML/CSS/JavaScript for multiple pages.
    Technologies: Dolphin, PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript

  • Senior Web Administrator/Developer

    2012 - 2013
    CrowdFunding Incubator, LLC
    • Implemented modifications to the Drupal custom theme and custom module.
    • Created and modified Drupal custom views.
    • Developed jQuery-based UI element extras and animations.
    • Implemented jQuery-based HTML and CSS manipulations.
    • Administrated the complete website on Acquia network.
    Technologies: Drupal, PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery

Experience

  • My Club Betting (Development)

    Betting site supporting grassroots sports throughout the UK. Complex architectures, latest real-time technologies, and a unique concept to support amateur sport clubs with kit and money.

  • Coyne Airways (Development)

    iOS and Android applications for people to access the Coyne Airways tracking service and other useful information.

  • Portfolio (Development)
    http://portfolio.barnabaskecskes.com

    This is my personal portfolio, arranged as an online presentation.

Skills

  • Languages

    PHP, JavaScript, CSS

  • Frameworks

    Laravel, CodeIgniter

  • Platforms

    Web, Drupal

  • Libraries/APIs

    Vue.js, jQuery

  • Tools

    Adobe Photoshop, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite

  • Storage

    MySQL

  • Other

    Design, APIs, Ajax

  • Paradigms

    Agile Software Development, Automated Testing

Education

  • Expert course in Laravel Development
    2014 - 2016
    Laracasts.com - Web
  • Certificate in Development and Design
    2009 - 2013
    Lynda.com - Web
  • Technical degree in Information Technology
    1998 - 2003
    VBJ Technical College - Gyongyos, Hungary

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