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I'm Jan Balaz.

Full-stack Developer Python JavaScript (Vue.js)

About Me
Introduction

Let me tell you about me.

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A man on his journey to become a better software developer.

Profile

Most of the time I worked in Slovakia, but for a year I was interning in Silicon Valley. I have experience with working in small, middle-sized and big companies as well.

  • Full Name: Jan Balaz
  • Position: Python Developer
  • Years of Experience: 3+
  • Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
  • Email: kontakt@janbalaz.sk

Skills

My experience varies from frontend and backend web development to automation and virtualization. I consider myself to be mostly python backend software developer with following skills:

  • 85%
    Python
  • 75%
    JavaScript/Vue.js
  • 65%
    Docker/Docker Compose
  • 60%
    Linux
  • 50%
    Bash
Resume

More about my past occupations

Work Experience

Async Python Developer

September 2018 - present

Kiwi.com

I was helping to develop an automatized booking platform in the traveling business. I was working with cutting-edge async technology in Python.

Frontend Developer

September 2017 - December 2018

Global Clinic Rating (GCR)

I was responsible for transformation of the old website into single-page application (SPA) written in Vue.js. I also managed sideproject affordablescan.com which was SPA since the beginning.

Python Software Developer (Intern)

August 2016 - July 2017

Cisco Systems

I was part of the team developing network performance benchmarking tool, which required networking, virtualization and OpenStack platform knowledge. Most of the application was developed in Python and Bash. I was responsible for writing new code, maintaining and refactoring existing codebase, writing tests and configuring Jenkins jobs. Application was part of the Cisco Live Demo.

Python Software Developer

April 2015 - May 2016

Pantheon Technologies

Started from intern position, I was promoted to junior software developer after 3 months. I worked on VIRL , tool for simulating networks and network elements. I worked mostly with Flask server and lxc containers codebase. I learnt to work with Openstack, Flask, SQLite and py.test.

Education

Master's Degree

Artificial Intelligence

September 2014 - June 2018

Comenius University in Bratislava

Focus of classes on machine learning, artificial intelligence and information systems. Master Thesis about NLP algorithms comparison with Python implementation. My studies were postponed because of my internship in the USA.

Bachelor's Degree

Computer Science

September 2011 - June 2014

Comenius University in Bratislava

General computer science studies with math, programming and web development classes. Facebook application for commuters as Bachelor Thesis.

Contact
I live in

Bratislava, Slovakia

Email

kontakt@janbalaz.sk