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Branislav Hašto

Verified Expert in Engineering

Software Developer

Location

Liberec, Liberec Region, Czech Republic

Toptal Member Since

October 10, 2014

Programming has been Branislav's passion for more than 15 years, and he has been programming professionally for more than 4 years now. He has worked mostly with the Java platform, building software for companies from the finance sector. He believes open and honest communication is the key to building successful software. He loves to write code to help people solve their problems.

Java CSS PHP Unit Testing JUnit Apache Maven Hibernate Spring Agile Software Development Scrum SoapUI Spring MVC Git SOAP UI Testing

Portfolio

Davinci Software

SOAP, Google Web Toolkit, CSS, HTML, SQL, Hibernate, Spring, Java

ActivIT

Linux, Hibernate, Spring, Java, SQL, Drupal, jQuery, PHP, CSS, HTML

Experience

CSS - 7 years HTML - 7 years Java - 6 years JUnit - 5 years PHP - 5 years Hibernate - 3 years Spring - 3 years Git - 1 year

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Git, IntelliJ IDEA, Linux, MacOS

The most amazing...

...system I've built automatically processes and presents data from external sources, facilitating decision-making for bank employees.

Work Experience

Java Developer

2012 - 2014

Davinci Software

Built a big system with the Java platform using service-oriented architecture, integrating data from external systems for one of the biggest banks in the Netherlands. Solved their problems in loan space. Included a rich web application for bank employees.
Worked on the company's product targeting problems in mortgage space. Used the Java platform, web services, and communication with external systems. Included a web application for mortgage company employees.
Worked on the company's internal libraries for building web applications.
Gave several internal presentations focused mainly on testing and TDD.
Led two teams of 5-6 people.

Technologies: SOAP, Google Web Toolkit, CSS, HTML, SQL, Hibernate, Spring, Java

Web Developer

2010 - 2012

ActivIT

Created presentational websites for smaller Slovak customers.
Implemented websites completely from start to end. Received graphic designs, coded them into HTML, integrated Drupal CMS, and deployed, tested, and handled documentation. Used a wide range of technologies (PHP, SQL, HTML, CSS, jQuery, and Linux), often including direct communication with the customer.
Implemented the whole back-end for an online multiplayer game (marketing activity for one of our customers). Used Java, Spring, Hibernate, and PostgreSQL. Included very close collaboration with front-end programmers and also communication with client and external vendors.
Led a company initiative to start to use source control and focus more on quality/automation. Wrote internal documents/guides about using source control.
Gained lot of experience with maintaining existing Drupal applications as the company had a lot of existing projects when I joined.

Technologies: Linux, Hibernate, Spring, Java, SQL, Drupal, jQuery, PHP, CSS, HTML

Experience

Monise

A simple presentations website. I coded the graphic template into HTML and CSS and implemented the back-end in PHP.

Publication

Ruby on Rails Best Practices and Tips by Toptal Developers

https://www.toptal.com/ruby-on-rails/tips-and-practices

Skills

Languages

Java, PHP, HTML, CSS, SQL

Frameworks

Hibernate, JUnit, Spring MVC, Mockito, Spring, GWT, Google Web Toolkit, Spring Integration, Spring JDBC, Apache Shiro, Nette, Bootstrap 3

Tools

Apache Maven, SoapUI, Git, Subversion (SVN), Jenkins, IntelliJ IDEA, Mercurial

Paradigms

Continuous Integration (CI), Agile Software Development, Pair Programming, Scrum, Unit Testing, Test-driven Development (TDD), Service-oriented Architecture (SOA), REST, Continuous Deployment

Libraries/APIs

React, jQuery, Selenium WebDriver

Platforms

Drupal, MacOS, Windows, Linux

Storage

Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server 2008, PostgreSQL

Other

Domain-driven Design (DDD), SOAP, UI Testing

Education

2010 - 2013

Master's Degree in Software Engineering

Slovek University of Technology - Bratislava, Slovakia

2006 - 2010

Bachelor's Degree in Informatics

Slovek University of Technology - Bratislava, Slovakia

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