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

As a part of the Identity team I've been working on providing support to our customers with their Kusto clusters. I've started and participated on a project to improve access governance on Kusto clusters, which included changes like requiring periodical access renewal, or better organization and control over granted permissions. Currently I'm involved in a project which provides a high-level tooling for managing Kusto clusters.

Worked with: .NET Azure Blazor Kusto

Senior Backend Developer / HoppyGo s.r.o.

October 2020 - November 2023

Car-sharing platform in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. I was responsible for the development of the backend system, including the implementation of new features, optimization of existing code, and ensuring the overall performance and scalability of the platform. I worked closely with the frontend team to ensure seamless integration between the backend and frontend systems.

Worked with: AWS Docker PHP PostgreSQL Redis Symfony

Software Firefighter / Freelancer

July 2008 - March 2024

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: Docker ElasticSearch Gatsby Go Hugo JavaScript PHP PostgreSQL Python React Rust SASS Symfony

Owner / danaketh, s.r.o.

October 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: Docker Go JavaScript PHP PostgreSQL Python React SASS Symfony

Senior Software Developer / QED GROUP a.s.

March 2020 - March 2024

I'm developing next version of an in-house survey system, mainly intended for personality tests. I've designed the architecture of the system and implemented the backend in Symfony. The frontend is built with React and SASS. The system is deployed in K8S (Nomad) and uses PostgreSQL as the database.

Worked with: PHP PostgreSQL React SASS Symfony

Senior Web Developer / Instart acquired by Akamai

February 2019 - February 2020

Startup based in San Francisco, USA. As part of the marketing team I was responsible for development of the company website and integration of several marketing tools. Combining both front-end and back-end knowledge I was able to build a customized version of WordPress with several hardening measures, mitigating many of the common security issues.

Worked with: MySQL PHP React SASS WordPress WP Engine

Web Developer / Sapho acquired by Citrix

October 2015 - February 2019

Startup based in San Francisco, USA. As part of the marketing team I was responsible for development of the company website and integration of several marketing tools. Combining both front-end and back-end knowledge I was able to build a customized version of WordPress with several hardening measures, mitigating many of the common security issues.

Worked with: HubSpot MySQL PHP React SASS WordPress WP Engine

Senior Software Developer / CEEOR s.r.o.

June 2015 - September 2015

Development of an in-house survey system, migrating the company code from SVN to Git.

Worked with: JavaScript MySQL PHP

Software Developer / RED.SYSTEMS software Ltd.

October 2014 - May 2015

Creating REST API for a babysitting application.

Worked with: MySQL PHP Symfony

Software Developer / Actum s.r.o.

July 2014 - September 2014

Development of new features for company clients, creating Magento extensions.

Worked with: Magento MySQL PHP

Software Developer, Database Administrator / Czech Science Foundation

September 2011 - June 2014

Processing grant data into formats accepted by other government agencies, developing tools for easier access to IS VaVaI data, providing the offices with IT support.

Worked with: JavaScript Linux Microsoft SQL Server PHP Python XML

Software Developer / Kontakty.cz Group a.s.

February 2011 - August 2011

Programming features for the Stavby.cz and Autoservis.cz portals.

Worked with: MySQL Nette PHP Twig

Software Developer / MepaTEK Software, spol. s r.o.

November 2010 - January 2011

Development of the in-house CMS, managing client websites.

Worked with: JavaScript MySQL PHP

Software Developer / OneCzech s.r.o.

September 2009 - December 2009

Programming a gaming web portal for the mobile services provider.

Worked with: CouchDB JavaScript PHP

Chief Technology Officer / ShopArt s.r.o.

July 2008 - December 2011

Development of an in-house CMS for easy creation and maintenance of client's websites. Managing Linux servers.

Worked with: JavaScript Linux MySQL PHP PostgreSQL Python Symfony

Web Developer, Server Administrator / ProGamers s.r.o.

April 2007 - July 2008

Maintaining Linux servers and developing PG24.TV website, which provided gaming streams. Functionality included archive browser, live streaming indicator, live chat, and much more.

Worked with: JavaScript Linux Microsoft SQL Server MySQL PHP

Network Engineer / Náchod.NET s.r.o.

May 2005 - September 2006

Connecting clients, monitoring the network, building new access points, providing customer care.

Worked with: Cacti Linux WhatsUp

IT Support, Web Developer / Hobra - Školník s.r.o.

October 2004 - June 2005

Providing IT support to the employees, taking care of the company IT equipment, developing company's web projects.

Worked with: PHP Windows