Ottó T.-Senior Python Engineer (Technical Lead)
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Senior Python Engineer (Technical Lead)
AscentCore
- The client, a leading online marketplace for pet care services, was facing challenges in managing increased traffic and transaction volumes, particularly during peak times and promotional events on critical parts of their system.
- Lowered customer support storage costs by 30% by cleaning up waste tickets and implementing automations to prevent storage build-up in the future.
- Achieved legal compliance by automating the reruns of background checks required due to legislative changes, protecting the company from significant legal risks.
- Increased team productivity and work quality by 30% by enhancing retrospectives to be more visual and interactive, promoting a growth mindset, coaching agile best practices, and establishing team agreements.
Senior Python Engineer (Technical Lead)
AscentCore
- The client, an AI startup, was struggling with inefficient development times for proof-of-concept machine learning solutions due to a lack of adequate development tools.
- Reduced the development time of applications by 50% by automating and integrating development, testing, and deployment tools, allowing the team to rapidly create, test, and market proof-of-concept ML solutions.
- Increased customer engagement by 30% by developing a tailored application that summarizes Jama test cases attached to user stories, demonstrating the startup's capabilities.
Senior Python Engineer (Software Architect)
Fortech
- The client, a major automobile company, was struggling to transition its manual operations teams to an automated solution for provisioning tailored cloud infrastructure across its IT departments to reduce delivery times and costs.
- Reduced the go-to-market time from 2 years to 1 year by refining the client’s architectural roadmap and development plan, improving the company’s ability to quickly adapt to market demands.
- Improved development time and code quality by 30% through creating a tailored development framework and coaching all 6 product teams on architecture, development, and a test-first approach.
- Increased deployment frequency by 50% and reduced production incidents by 40% by implementing a feature flagging system, enabling continuous delivery and safe, efficient release of new features.
Senior Python Engineer (Team Lead)
Red Entertainment Group
- The client, aiming to explore a new product opportunity, faced challenges in effectively aggregating and displaying music listening trends from popular music streaming platforms in a user-friendly and engaging manner.
- Delivered a publicly available proof-of-concept in 6 months by creating a solid, easy-to-use development framework for the application and ensuring a smooth onboarding process for a team of 6 developers.
- Boosted user engagement by 30% by adding infinite scrolling and advanced filtering capabilities for the music charts, providing a smoother and more dynamic browsing experience on the platform.
Senior Python Engineer (with C++)
Siemens Industry Software
- The client, a leading engineering software company, faced challenges with inefficient and lacking pre- and post-processing capabilities in Simcenter 3D, which impacted its ability to meet client needs.
- Achieved a 20% performance improvement in post-processing capabilities by optimizing memory usage and implementing more efficient data handling algorithms.
- Increased customer satisfaction by 30% by opening up post-processing capabilities for customer extensions using their preferred programming languages.
- Filled the gap for 80% of pre-processing customers by providing an automation tool for applying the results of a simulation as loads for the next simulation.
C++ Engineer
WEBAK
- The client, a slot machine software company, needed to upgrade their outdated gaming platform with modern technology to enhance player engagement and remain competitive in the rapidly evolving gaming industry.
- Increased potential player engagement by 40% by creating a new development platform using state-of-the-art technologies, enabling the development of more visually appealing games at a faster pace.
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Experienced in Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, Automotive, and Retail.
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Experienced in Product Development, Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Customer Service, and Project Management.
Summary
I am a Senior Python Engineer / Architect / Consultant / Contractor / Freelancer with 15+ years of experience, interested exclusively in remote work. I use my strong technical background, agile mindset, and passion for leadership and team growth to deliver exceptional software solutions.
Skills
- Python (8 Years)
- Fastapi (4 Years)
- Django (4 Years)
- Docker (3 Years)
- Kubernetes (3 Years)
- Azure (4 Years)
- Aws (4 Years)
- Redis (3 Years)
- Memcached (3 Years)
- Rabbitmq (2 Years)
- Celery (4 Years)
- Pulumi (2 Years)
- Sql (4 Years)
- Kafka (2 Years)
- React (2 Years)
- C++ (12 Years)
- Agile (8 Years)
- Safe (8 Years)
Languages
Education
Transilvania University of Brașov
BSc in Informatics · Informatics · Brașov, Romania
Certifications & licenses
Certified SAFe® 5 Practitioner
Scaled Agile, Inc.
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Ottó is based in Brașov, Romania and prefers 100% remote projects.
Ottó speaks the following languages: English (Advanced), Romanian (Elementary).
Ottó has at least 16 years of experience. During this time, Ottó has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 8 months. Note that Ottó may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Ottó would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior Python Engineer (Technical Lead), Senior Python Engineer (Software Architect), Senior Python Engineer (Team Lead).
Ottó's most recent position is Senior Python Engineer (Technical Lead) at AscentCore.
In recent years, Ottó has worked for AscentCore, Fortech, and Red Entertainment Group.
Ottó is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, and Automotive. Ottó also has some experience in Retail.
Ottó is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Information Technology, and Quality Assurance. Ottó also has some experience in Customer Service and Project Management.
Ottó has recently worked in industries like Automotive, Media and Entertainment, and Retail.
Ottó has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance.
Ottó holds a Bachelor in Informatics from Transilvania University of Brașov.
Ottó has 1 certificate: Certified SAFe® 5 Practitioner.
The availability of Ottó needs to be confirmed.
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