Horvath
Works
Senior Software Engineer & Tech Lead
About Me
Hello! I am Jason Horvath, a passionate technology leader with a knack for building robust, scalable solutions. Currently driving innovation at Digital Outdoor Advertising, I specialize in turning complex problems into elegant web applications, backed by over two decades of experience.
Technical Expertise & History
Go
- Creator of the GOHST framework (gohst.dev) for ease of use and performance
- Architected configurable session handling for both the file system and Redis
- Created high-performance backend solutions using go to process requests
- Custom TMPL components using Tailwind CSS to keep things lightweight and fast
PHP
- Architected core platform upgrades at Digital Outdoor Advertising
- Built a custom lightweight CMS with Laravel for a non profit organization
- Magento 1 and 2 development, as well as custom plugin creation
- Engineered Data Universe applications for USA TODAY affiliate
Node.js
- Built the backend for LegiSector, a innovative legislative search platform.
- Custom caching systems to improve UX and performance
- Custom Stripe subscription integrations with custom billing rules
- Led data solution engineering at USA TODAY affiliate
MySQL
- Deployment of MySQL Google Cloud SQL instances
- Optimizing large-scale databases for Digital Outdoor Advertising
- Designed complex schemas for Musical Heritage Society
- Managed critical data infrastructure at USA TODAY affiliate
TypeScript
- Custom React frontend to accompany NodeJS backend for LegiSector
- Developed robust, type-safe applications for MedForce (IQVIA)
- Front/Backend Communication with custom Stripe subscriptions
- Maintained high code quality standards across projects
JavaScript
- Utilization of Web Components to clean up legacy systems to avoid data pollution.
- Crafting dynamic user experiences for Digital Outdoor Advertising
- Implemented complex frontend logic for USA TODAY affiliate
- Built interactive web applications from scratch, and customizing existing solutions.