Summary
Robert Vadai is a Data Architect and pragmatic engineering leader with around a decade of experience designing scalable data platforms and enterprise software, currently building TalkTalk’s next-generation Azure Databricks-powered data platform. He combines hands-on data engineering and cloud expertise with a history of leading squads and founding a software consultancy, delivering BI, big data and AI programmes across telecoms, energy and entertainment. Comfortable from Java EE era systems to modern cloud-native pipelines, he champions agile and TDD practices to produce robust, production-ready solutions. Notably, he moves between strategic leadership (Head of Data Engineering at Centrica) and deep technical delivery (Big Data Architect roles), bridging stakeholder needs and implementation. Educated to MSc level in Data Analytics, he brings a practical mix of entrepreneurial grit and multidisciplinary domain experience, including logistics and multilingual exposure.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
German Language Certificate, German Language Certificate at Österreich Institut Budapest
International Transport And Logistics Manager, International Transport And Logistics Manager at Tansped Freight Forwarder and Economics School
MSc Data Analytics Computer Science, MSc Data Analytics Computer Science at Birkbeck, University of London
Chinese, German, English, Hungarian