
Csaba Szirják
Verified Expert in Engineering
System Design Developer
Budapest, Hungary
Toptal member since November 29, 2021
Csaba is a generalist full-stack engineer and engineering manager with a wide range of knowledge with CSS and DB. He understands leadership in software development using Agile. Csaba has ten years of experience in administration and 20 years of experience in software development. He likes to solve problems and is passionate about creating value for his clients.
Portfolio
Experience
- JavaScript - 20 years
- System Design - 10 years
- Agile Software Development - 10 years
- Engineering Management - 10 years
- Agile Coaching - 10 years
- PHP - 10 years
- Node.js - 5 years
- React - 2 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
MacOS, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), JavaScript
The most amazing...
...achievement I've had is when I won the "Young Leader of Year" award in 2017 and when I won a gold and silver medal in web development at EuroSkills.
Work Experience
Senior Lead Full-Stack Engineer
Budapest Bank Holding
- Drew a C4 model, a context and container diagram, and a connection of value streams.
- Assisted the Agile Center of Excellence in defining engineering roles.
- Helped to determine the hiring and interview process.
Head of Software Engineering
VCC Live
- Built a 30 person organization from 15 in a year. Hired and coached the new managers.
- Redesigned a more than ten year-old monolith to a modern micro-service solution.
- Implemented a beta multichannel contact center solution with two other colleagues.
Director of Engineering
Instructure
- Built four productive and functioning teams from zero in ten months.
- Orchestrated culture and brand building and got sponsorship at Craft Conference and the Conference for Kotliners.
- Designed and implemented the internal engineering KPI system.
VP of Engineering
OTT-ONE
- Led a 40 person software development team at two different locations.
- Won the “Young Leader of The Year 2017” award for the SMB sector.
- Managed the design of the new edtech software for the company.
Head of Software Development
Dolphio Technologies
- Led a 15 person software development at three different locations.
- Introduced Scrum, Kanban, and Targetprocess. Became a Targetprocess Certified Expert.
- Designed a power plant as an architect and product owner. Crafted modeling and simulation software with physics formulas for an economic report.
Senior Full-Stack Engineer
Freelancer
- Developed a PHP framework and CMS with over 50 modules and used it in more than 100 projects.
- Developed the DB, quiz, lights and effects, overlays, and admin for ten different TV shows. For example, for "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"
- Designed and developed a poker table with cameras and an automatic card recognition system.
- Developed a virtual engine simulator and databank software for Audi.
- Developed a kidney dialysis machine with modeling and code generation for B. Braun.
Head of Development
iData
- Led a 15 person software and hardware development team.
- Introduced Scrum and other methodologies and tools using Agile.
- Managed the development of the Hungarian E-toll system at iData.
Experience
Multichannel Contact Center Solution
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Education
Master's Degree in Computer Science
Budapest University of Technology and Economics - Budapest, Hungary
Certifications
Targetprocess Certified Expert
Targetprocess
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Node.js, React, Vue
Languages
JavaScript, CSS, HTML, HTML5, PHP, Java, TypeScript
Paradigms
Agile Software Development, Agile, Agile Project Management, Microservices
Platforms
MacOS, Oracle, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
Frameworks
Express.js, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
Storage
MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
Other
Agile Coaching, Leadership, Engineering Management, System Design, Algorithms
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