Zoltán Szeredi is a Senior Software Engineer with 12 years of experience building back-end systems, currently contributing at Hotjar from Timișoara, Romania. He has a strong Python/Django and Flask background, with earlier C++/Unix roots in the printing industry and long-term experience deploying and monitoring services on AWS. Zoltán has repeatedly worked on CMS and API platforms at scale, mentoring peers and teaching practical Python courses. He is an active open-source contributor to Tortoise-ORM, adding SQL functions, annotation support, and improving query generation and documentation. Comfortable across the stack of development, deployment and observability, he blends pragmatic engineering with attention to developer experience. His mix of legacy systems knowledge and modern async Python work gives him a useful perspective for evolving production architectures.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computers, Automation, BS, Computers, Automation at Universitatea „Politehnica” din Timișoara
Familiar asyncio ORM for python, built with relations in mind
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:6 commits, 6 PRs, 1 push in 11 days
Contributions summary:Zoltán contributed significantly to the Tortoise-ORM project by implementing new database functions like `Trim`, `Length`, and `Coalesce`, enhancing the ORM's capabilities. They added support for annotations in `values()` and `values_list()` queries, providing more flexibility for data retrieval. Furthermore, the user addressed SQL code generation issues and added documentation and examples, refining the user experience and clarifying the functionality of the project.
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Zoltán Szeredi - Senior Software Engineer at Hotjar