Principal iOS Developer
2015 - PRESENTSkyscanner- Build the new iOS flagship Skyscanner app.
- Put automated unit, integration, and end-to-end tests in place, eliminating the need for most manual testing.
- Create and code a refreshingly beautiful UI, working with a tiny and part-time design team.
Technologies: Objective-C, Swift, JavaScript, RubySoftware Development Engineer
2012 - 2015Skype (Microsoft)- Built Skype for Xbox One from the first line of code to launch day.
- Rolled out Skype calls to all 400 million Outlook.com users, handling a server-side load of over 5,000 requests per second.
- Built the next generation Skype.com web calling and IM experience.
- Led scrum teams as a certified scrum master on several projects.
Technologies: JavaScript, HTML, C#, C++, AzureMobile Developer
2010 - 2013Team Distinction- Built some of the top-rated Windows Phone apps like Cocktail Flow, Weather Flow, and AppFlow.
- Ported Cocktail Flow to iOS.
- Created AdRotator, an open source Windows Phone ad fill rate maximizer component.
Technologies: iOS, Android, Windows PhoneSoftware Developer
2011 - 2012J.P. Morgan- Built the front-end and back-end of an equities trading application.
- Programmed a continuous integration pipeline using Jenkins.
- Dramatically improved the perceived application performance by optimizing how and when the UI thread was accessed.
Technologies: C#, Java, WPF, JenkinsSoftware Developer
2009 - 2011Scott Logic- Build Visiblox, a high performance, multi platform (WPF, Silverlight, Windows Phone), ridiculously extensible charting component. When released, this charting component was the most performant on the market for render speed.
Technologies: C#, Java, WPF, Silverlight, Windows PhoneSoftware Developer
2008 - 2009Sense/Net- Worked on various web development and software development projects.
- Built the website for the National Bank of Hungary.
- Scaled the voting web component for X Factor Hungary to handle over 1,000 requests per second during the final round of voting.
- Created a data migration tool for the Financial Services Authority.
Technologies: C#, JavaScript, Java, .NET, ASP.NETSoftware Developer
2004 - 2008Idea 2000, Ltd.- Hacked solutions using .NET, Java, PHP, C, Assembly and everything else I could get my hands on, delivering working results to clients.
- Built the House of Future exhibition: Installed hardware to install lights, fridge and heating and wrote software to control these from a touch panel. Used Assembly, C and .NET for this solution.
- Programmed a valuables tracking system using RFID, where I also wrote the Windows driver for the RFID kit.
- Created websites for various organizations such as the International Student for Semmelweiss.
Technologies: C#, Java, PHP, C, Assembly
Gergely Orosz
Software Developer in London, United Kingdom
Member since October 15, 2014
Gergely has over ten years of software development experience delivering mobile, web, and other client services. He is a pragmatic developer, passionate about building products people love, who thrives in small, agile teams. He enjoys challenging and interesting projects, having previously built top-rated iOS, Android, and Windows Phone apps, Skype for Xbox One, trading systems, and more. He currently leads iOS development at Skyscanner.
Gergely is now available for hire
Portfolio
- SkyscannerObjective-C, Swift, JavaScript, Ruby
- Skype (Microsoft)JavaScript, HTML, C#, C++, Azure
- Team DistinctioniOS, Android, Windows Phone
Experience
- JavaScript 6 years
- Test-driven Development (TDD) 5 years
- Agile Software Development 5 years
- Objective-C 4 years
- iOS 4 years
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
OS X, XCode, Terminal, Windows, Visual Studio
The most amazing...
...app I've built is Cocktail Flow. It's one of the highest-rated food and drink apps on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. Just search "cocktail" in the app store.
Employment
Experience
- Cocktail Flow (Development)http://www.cocktailflow.com/
I prototyped and built Cocktail Flow for Windows Phone. The app gained popularity unexpectedly quickly, within weeks of publication. Together with Distinction, I ported it to iOS and Android.
- Weather Flow (Development)
I prototyped the project and led product development with Distinction first to Windows Phone, then to Android, and finally to Windows 8. Weather Flow is a simple and beautiful app with first-class lockscreen and widget support. The app is paid for and ranks high among the paid weather apps on both platforms.
- Skype for XBox One (Development)
Worked on this product from the first line of code to launch day.
- Skype Web Calling on Outlook.com (Development)http://outlook.com
Built and rolled out audio and video calls for all 400 million Outlook.com users. I worked on implementing the application (using Javascript) and building and scaling the back-end (built on Azure).
- Visiblox High Performance Charts (Development)http://www.visiblox.com/
Developed Visiblox, a high performance, multi-platform (WPF, Silverlight, Windows Phone) and ridiculously extensible charting component.
- Open Source Sharepoint Alternative (Development)http://www.sensenet.com/
Worked on Sense/Net, an open source sharepoint alternative solution.
Skills
Languages
JavaScript, Objective-C, SQL, HTML, C#, Swift, RubyFrameworks
.NET, Cocoa, AngularJS, Knockout.jsParadigms
SOLID Principles, Agile Software Development, Test-driven Development (TDD), Scrum, Kanban, Pair ProgrammingPlatforms
iOS, Windows Phone, Azure, Parse, Google App Engine, AndroidLibraries/APIs
jQueryTools
Git, Grunt, Jenkins, TFSStorage
Azure Tables, NoSQL, Azure Blobs, MySQL, MongoDB
Education
- Master's degree in Computer Science2003 - 2009Budapest University of Technology and Economics - Budapest, Hungary
- Bachelor of Science (Exchange Program) degree in Computer Science2007 - 2007University of New Hampshire - New Hampshire, USA
