Zoltan Papp
Software Developer at Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions HU
Budapest, Central Hungary
Summary
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Top SchoolZoltan Papp is a seasoned software developer based in Budapest with over 11 years of experience building and maintaining backend systems for large enterprises. He currently works on order management solutions at Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions HU and has prior Java/Spring experience from Morgan Stanley. An avid development addict and active open-source contributor, he has contributed significant backend and DevOps improvements to Netbird, enhancing WireGuard-based overlay networking and daemon behavior. His background in electrical engineering gives him a pragmatic systems mindset, reflected in careful error handling, resource management, and networking-focused refactors. Zoltan blends long-term enterprise reliability with hands-on modern tooling and a knack for simplifying complex connection logic for mobile and distributed clients.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Berzsenyi Dániel GimnáziumMSc Electrical Engineering, MSc Electrical Engineering at Budapest University of Technology and Economics
German, English
Github Skills (13)
go10
devops10
back-end-development10
networking10
wireguard10
mesh-network9
system-design9
vpn9
golang9
error-handling9
network-configuration9
linux8
mobile-development8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
netbirdio/netbird
Jan 2023 - Jan 2023
Connect your devices into a secure WireGuard®-based overlay network with SSO, MFA and granular access controls.
Role in this project:
Back-end & DevOps Engineer
Back-end & DevOps EngineerContributions:1 release, 495 reviews, 1 commit in 1 day
Contributions summary:Zoltan primarily contributed to the core functionality of the Netbird client, focusing on the "up" command and its daemonization behavior. Their work included refactoring and organizing the code for the "up" command and implementing features like foreground mode. They also worked on error handling and resource management within the engine, and improved system operation with a focus on the network and WireGuard-related logic. The user also contributed to refactoring the connection setup for mobile clients.
golangmeshsecurevpnzero-trust-network-access
netbirdio/wireguard-go
Apr 2023 - Jan 2025
Mirror only. Official repository is at https://git.zx2c4.com/wireguard-go
Contributions:2 reviews, 10 PRs, 5 pushes in 1 year 9 months
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