Hi, I’m Daniel, and I do stuff!
Introverted software engineer with love for tea, cider, and LEGO. I’m also a big fan of Star Wars and Batman.
When I'm not coding, I'm either playing videogames or messing around with my family.
I’ve started programming in QBASIC in the 90s, moving to Turbo Pascal shortly after we’ve got internet connection
at home. In early 2000s I’ve started playing around with PHP, which has been my main occupation to this day. Recently
I’ve moved to Go and Rust due to changes in my career path.
I have experience with several programming languages, with PHP
and Python being my go-to languages for most of my career. I’m also familiar with
TypeScript, several JavaScript frameworks like React, Vue.js,
and Svelte, different RDBMS, including MySQL
and PostgreSQL, and few other technologies like Docker or NoSQL.
I’m currently working as a software engineer at Microsoft but if you’re interested in
going over my career, you can find a full list of my work experience below.
Software Engineer
/ Microsoft
April 2024 - present
Implementing new features and keeping an eye out for bugs in the HoppyGo backend app.
Worked with: PHP, Symfony, Docker, Amazon AWS
Implementing new features and keeping an eye out for bugs in the HoppyGo backend app.
Worked with: PHP, Symfony, Docker, Amazon AWS
Programmer
/ Freelancer
July 2008 - March 2023
Over the years I've tried a lot. Worked on e-shops, websites, science projects, gaming tools... That's why I'm now aiming for projects that feel interesting and fun or offer the chance to grow and get experience.
Worked with: PHP, Python, JavaScript, React, Vue, SASS, CSS, HTML, Gatsby, Twig, Symfony, MySQL, Docker, Elasticsearch
Owner
/ danaketh, s.r.o.
2017 - present
I've started my own company to offload some of my personal projects elsewhere and keep them under a single roof but still separate from my freelance work. Here I do things like building computer networks, computers, server management and also work on long-term projects which are also my hobby (mostly a sort of wikipedia about sharks).
Worked with: PHP, Python, JavaScript, React, Vue, SASS, CSS, HTML, Twig, Symfony, MySQL
Senior Software Developer (contractor)
/ QED Group
March 2020 - present
I'm helping the company to rethink and rebuild their internal tools so they can process their data faster and easier.
Worked with: PHP, Symfony, Vue, SASS, MySQL, Docker
Startup based in San Francisco, USA. I've built and maintained the company website. Built on top of WordPress, I've made a custom theme, plugins and blocks for Gutenberg. I've also modified the WordPress to use Symfony and Twig to render the public part of the website instead of leaving that to WP itself.
Worked with: PHP, JavaScript, React, Vue, SASS, CSS, HTML, Twig, Symfony, MySQL
Startup based in San Francisco, USA. As part of the marketing team I've made sure the company website is running smoothly and allows my colleagues to communicate all the important information quick and easy.
Worked with: PHP, JavaScript, React, Vue, SASS, CSS, HTML, Twig, Symfony, MySQL
Worked with: PHP, JavaScript, MySQL
Worked with: PHP, LESS, CSS, HTML, Symfony, MySQL
Worked with: PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Python, XML, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server
Worked with: PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Twig, Symfony, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Python
Worked with: PHP, JavaScript, LESS, CSS, HTML, Twig, MySQL
Worked with: PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, MySQL
Worked with: PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, MySQL
Worked with: PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server
Network Engineer
/ Náchod.NET s.r.o.
2005 - 2006