Hola, me llamo Levente Orban 👋
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I am a software developer and product manager from Hungary. Currently, I work as a co-founder at dyrector.io. As a co-founder, my daily tasks fall somewhere on the scale between an engineering manager and a product manager. Based on my previous experiences, I have a more backend-oriented development background. I have worked on large enterprise systems where we used Java and the Spring Boot framework. After that, I started working more on the product side, managing multiple projects as a product manager who tries to bring the whole project together, working closely with developers and designers.

Due to my experiences, I have been able to contribute to both sides with actual work when needed. I have generally worked in smaller companies, so the roles were often blurred, and as a proactive person, I always approached tasks with the goal of solving them as quickly and as qualitatively as possible. Therefore, I have experience in many aspects and have seen a lot.

In recent years, I have also been close to cloud technologies, mainly handling cloud tasks in Azure for large English clients, but I am also familiar with AWS and GCP. I enjoy creating new things, solving problems, and working with people. This led me to identify myself more as an Engineering Manager today beside that I'm still love coding.

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Experience

dyrector.io
Co-founder @ dyrector.io
2020 december - present
As a co-founder at dyrector.io, my role involved effective cross-team communication to align design, engineering, and customer perspectives. I evaluated user feedback, identifying areas for improvement and discovering new feature opportunities. Overseeing product delivery from concept to launch, I took ownership of all aspects of technology product development, from initial discovery to feature implementation.
Skills: engineering and team management, fundraising, product management, cloud (mainly Azure), kubernetes, customers, tech decisions, open source, operativ stuffs
Sunilium
Product Manager @ Sunilium
2019 june - 2021 december
In my role as a product manager at Sunilium, I managed products throughout their life cycle, conducting research to understand customer needs. I ensured the business focused on building the right product by developing an overarching product strategy. Defining specifications and requirements, I guided and oversaw the design, development, launch, and marketing of the product.
Skills: product design, UI/UX, strategic thinking, product management, business savvy, figma, customers feedback, project management
Bishop & Co.
Software Engineer @ Bishop & Co.
2017 june - 2020 december
At Bishop & Co., a Hungarian company specializing in medical projects, I worked as a backend developer. Contributing to projects like Medipredict, I utilized technologies such as Java and Spring Boot. My responsibilities included implementing new features and optimizing CI/CD flows within the project.
Skills: Java, SpringBoot, Hibernate, AWS, CI/CD, GitLab, Docker, Typescript, Node.JS, PHP
SZTE SED
Software Developer @ SZTE SED
2016 january - 2017 may
During my time as a software developer at Szte, I contributed to the development of JerryScript, one of the greatest and fastest JavaScript engines. Collaborating with a senior developer, I focused on creating a debugger client for the engine.
Skills: Embedded Engineering, C, Python, Javascript engine, git

🏄🏿‍♂️ OFF Experience

TLDR;

Regrettably, one aspect of my extensive experience throughout my career is that I consistently transitioned between various technology stacks. I worked for companies where deep knowledge wasn't crucial, but problem-solving ability was. This prevented me from gaining deep expertise. I consider myself a generalist, someone who has seen a lot, capable of examining and solving problems from multiple perspectives, even with the involvement of external help. I'm not afraid of new things; I love all aspects of IT, whether it's maintaining client relationships, solving people's problems, discussing and solving programming or infrastructure issues.

Technologies I've used in my career 🦑

c, javascript, typescript, java, python, golang, nodejs, php, laravel, springboot, flask, svelte, azure, gcp, aws, kubernetes, docker, github, github actions, gitlab, gitlab ci/cd, azure devops, bitbucket, jira, trello, asana, open-source, figma, adobe xd, sketch, bootstrap, scss, tailwind, netlify, vercel...

Certifications

  • AZ-204 - Azure Developer Associate
  • AZ-400 - DevOps Engineer Expert
  • ID V117-2012 Lifeguard - Issued by VMSZ (Water Rescue Services of Hungary)
  • OWD 5708-H Open Water Diver - Issued by UEF
  • AOWD NO-2713011130 Advanced Open Water Diver - Issued by PADI
  • L1 Freediver - Issued by Molchanovs @ 2023
  • W1 Freediver - Issued by Molchanovs @ 2024

Achivements

  • Hackathon Finalist @ EuroAsian Startup Hackathon - 2019 november
  • Participant and a finalist (3d place among 15 international teams) at a HackMeOut international hackathon in Tbilisi, Georgia, as a part of the Euro-Asian Startup Awards event; with the team developed a winning platform for education Mentlify, connecting students with mentors from the business sector. Participated in a full competition-based scholarship from Visegrad Fund, Hungary for outstanding digital leaders.

  • Age-group Winner @ II. SWIM&RUN - 2023 october
  • What is SWIM&RUN competition? To provide an opportunity for the general population and especially families to engage in sports, encourage them to adopt a healthy lifestyle, and involve the recently renovated Maty-éri Olympic Center in recreational sports events in recent years. The competition was 500m swim and 5km run, my time was 00:29:34.

  • 2nd place @ III. Martelyi Keringo - 2024 march
  • It was a six-hour running race where we participated in teams of two. The relay strategy was to switch every hour. We managed to complete a total of 70 laps, which was approximately 72 kilometers in total distance.

Projects

XOR CNCF Quiz

2022

XOR Quiz is a quiz where you have to guess the CNCF project based on its value proposition. In the CNCF, each project has a rather elusive one-liner, making it challenging to figure out what the project actually does. That's why a colleague and I created a quiz where you have to guess the project based on its one-liner and a couple of hints. The plan was to do it overnight, so we started around noon on a weekend and had it done and lunch by the next morning. Obviously, the whole thing was a joke.

Skills: Svelte, Typescript, TailwindCSS, Product Management
Promotion page: ProductHunt Page

Barbacoa

2021

The Barbacoa is an application designed to assist chefs and hobbyists during BBQ cooking. We developed the application for a festival where we tried to validate the product's legitimacy. My task involves the development of the product design, brainstorming about additional features, and, of course creating the UI for the application.

Skills: Product Management, Design, UX/UI, Figma

Flamny

2021

The idea for the Flamny application originated from a casual conversation among friends. The purpose of the application was to simplify cooking-related tasks, including shopping and administrative matters. We developed the application with friends, and my responsibilities included designing the interfaces and writing backend code. Although we later validated the application, unfortunately, we didn't achieve a strong product-market fit, leading us to discontinue the development.

Skills: Typescript, NodeJS, NestJS, Prisma, Gitlab CICD, Product Design, Figma
Landing page: flamny.hypesync.io

Helios Platform

2020

Helios is an application framework that helps enterprises to manage all of their business applications in one place promptly. My task is to collaboratively work with the stakeholders and developers to design the interfaces, planning to make the application as user-friendly and easy to use as possible.We completed the project through the Sunilium company, and it has been in daily use since then, successfully sold to multiple clients.

Skills: Product Management, Product Owner, Figma

Parkela

2019

Parkela is designed to solve a parking system, where two applications were designed, and I participated as a Product Manager in both. One of them is Parkela City, which is a city parking facilitation application that I designed. The project included a parking barrier, the opening and closing of which were managed through the application, allowing users to reserve specific parking spaces in advance.

Skills: Design Thinking, Product Management, Leadership, Figma, UX/UI

MyAux

2018

MyAux is a Q&A mobile app with income opportunity. The application aimed to address the gap that exists where there are experts in various fields, but it's difficult to reach them. Through the application, users could search for and connect with knowledgeable individuals in different domains, asking them questions. Experts could earn money by providing answers. My task was to develop the product in close collaboration with the owners and continuously iterate on the design.

Skills: Design, UX/UI, Sketch, Adobe XD

Podcasts & Articles

Hobbies

  • Organizer @ Cloud Native Szeged Meetup
  • Cloud Native Meetup is a series of meetups in Szeged, where we aim to host awesome talks about cloud technologies such as Kubernetes, GitOps, DevOps, and related topics. One of my friends initiated the entire movement, and I joined later on. We have organized more than 8 events in different companies, with our goal being to achieve around 30 participants in every meetup. After the talks, we always had time to enjoy pizza, drink beer, and, of course, chat about our work and the topics that we love.

  • Founder @ Zénó az űrben Foundation (initiative)

    We started before Christmas in 2021 with my wife; we created a donations where we tried to make Christmas more beautiful for children who spent the holidays in foster care. Later, we organized several more donations, and more people joined us. In total, we carried out more than 5 drives and brought smiles to the faces of numerous children. We collected more than 5.000 EUR for childrens.

  • Multiple Balaton-átúszás swimmers (5.2km)
  • The 5.2 km long Lake Balaton swim, which has become a tradition since 1983, is an annual summer sports event held on the first Saturday of July. Participants in the competition undertake to swim across the 5.2 km section between Balaton Révfülöp and Balatonboglár.

  • Half-marathon runner (Personal Best 01:40:48)

    My initial goal is to run at least 100 km per month and complete at least one half-marathon every month. I'm doing it since 2022 October. You can follow me or just check my runs on my Strava profile.

Contact

  • email: leventeorb[@]gmail.com

Life

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