Ferenc Forgács
Full-Stack Developer, Maker, Freelancer at Edutus Egyetem
Budapest, Central Hungary
Summary
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Top SchoolFerenc Forgács is a Full-Stack Developer, maker, and freelancer based in Budapest with over a decade of hands-on experience crafting user-centric web and mobile products. He combines startup grit and agency discipline—shipping end-to-end solutions from React/Next.js frontends and React Native apps to Node.js backends, Dockerized deployments, and WordPress plugins. As a former Head of Development and Senior Engineer at Hotjar and PingPong, he’s delivered scalable UIs, real-time video/chat integrations, and cross-team integrations for both enterprise brands and product teams. He also teaches web design and development, mentoring students to build modern responsive sites, and runs micro-startups and freelance projects where he handles product, design, and technical delivery. Known as a “digital tinkerer,” he pairs practical product validation with deep frontend craft, often bridging design and engineering to move ideas into production.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
BSc, Computer Software Engineering, BSc, Computer Software Engineering at University of Debrecen
Github Skills (11)
wordpress10
wordpress-plugin10
gutenberg8
designer6
titlebar5
linux3
desktop3
application3
menubar3
macos2
windows2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
feriforgacs/producthunt-maker-goals-menubar
Jul 2019 - Jul 2020
With the help of ✅ Maker Goals Menubar, you can easily manage your goals on Product Hunt 😻 from the menubar of your Mac, from your Windows or Linux desktop.
Contributions:10 commits, 1 PR, 1 push in 11 months
makergoalshunttitlebartoolbar
feriforgacs/koa-react-starter-pack
Oct 2019 - May 2021
Starter pack for apps with Koa backend and React frontend
Contributions:14 PRs, 16 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 8 months
koajsreactreact-frontendstarter-packkoa-router
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