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Curriculum Vitae

Gyula Gál

Backend & Data Engineer • Python • Web Scraping & Automation

About Me

Backend-focused software engineer experienced in Python services, REST APIs, web scraping, data collection pipelines, and automated data processing. I build reliable workflows for extracting, cleaning, matching, and integrating external data using Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Selenium, Docker, and AWS-based environments.

Core Skills

PythonWeb ScrapingSeleniumFastAPIREST APIsPostgreSQLSQLAlchemyData PipelinesData ProcessingDockerAWSGitHub Actions

Experience

Backend Developer

Jan 2025 – Present

Qneiform • Full-time • Budapest, Hungary • On-site

  • Build and maintain Python backend features, REST APIs, internal tools, and PostgreSQL-backed data workflows using FastAPI and SQLAlchemy.
  • Worked on large-scale web and client-side scraping and data collection pipelines, including Bloomberg Terminal data extraction, normalization, entity matching, deduplication, and reconciliation with internal platform data.
  • Used Selenium for browser automation and data collection.
  • Designed and implemented database features, migrations, filtering and query logic, and automated data processing workflows.
  • Work with Docker, GitHub Actions, and AWS services including ECS, S3, EventBridge, and CloudWatch.

Research and Development Engineer

Jun 2022 – Dec 2024

Pannon Business Network – am-LAB division • Full-time • Szombathely, Hungary • On-site

  • Worked on research and development projects involving AI, backend systems, and data-driven applications.
  • Supported international consortium work, including technical discussions and English presentations for projects such as AI Redgio and Confacts 2.
  • Built and maintained Python-based services, APIs, data processing flows, and integrations for internal and project needs.
  • Contributed to model adaptation and data standardization efforts for energy- and AI-related use cases.

Strengths

  • Backend and data-oriented problem solving
  • Comfortable bridging engineering and research needs
  • Clear, practical communication
  • Adaptable across backend, data, automation, and AI tasks
  • Comfortable with technical presentations in English

Languages

  • Hungarian — Native
  • English — Conversational / professional working level

Projects & Highlights

AI & Energy R&D

Worked on applied AI project activities, model refinement, and consortium-facing technical support.

Bloomberg Data Pipeline

Built scraping, normalization, entity matching, deduplication, reconciliation, and reporting workflows for external professional data.

Browser Automation

Used Selenium for browser automation and data collection from dynamic external sources.

Backend & Data Platforms

Implemented APIs, database features, exports, ingestion pipelines, and automated processing workflows.

Education

BSc, Computer Engineering

Sep 2018 – Jan 2023

Budapest University of Technology and Economics • Budapest, Hungary

  • Thesis: Fusion of Industrial Data on FIWARE Platform
  • Activities: Former leader of the Lanosch video game club; member of Szent Schönherz Senior Lovagrend (SSSL)

Additional Information

  • Recently got into retro handheld consoles and built scraping-based tools to automate the online hunt for interesting hardware, games, and deals.
  • Interested in backend systems, automation, web scraping, and practical data engineering.