Szabolcs Szilágyi is an engineering leader with 11 years in software and over 9 years of management experience, currently serving as Director of Engineering at Trax Retail while maintaining hands-on development work at The Planorama Group. He has led teams through growth-stage transitions—scaling microservice landscapes, CI/CD, and operations across Node.js, MongoDB, Redis, RabbitMQ, Docker and Kubernetes—while coordinating priorities with product and cross-team leads. His background spans hands-on roles from web and PHP development to principal and lead developer responsibilities, giving him a pragmatic grasp of both legacy systems and cloud-native architectures. Known for running large microservice portfolios (around 18 services) and scheduling deployments end-to-end, he blends delivery discipline with technical stewardship. Based in Poland, he pairs a Level 3 management qualification with frontline experience in team leadership and operational audits, bringing a rare mix of technical depth and practical process rigor.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Level 3 Award in First Line Management, Level 3 Award in First Line Management at Institute of Leadership & Management, London, United Kingdom
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Szabolcs Szilágyi - Director Of Engineering at The Planorama Group