Sandor Kovacs
Senior Software Engineer | 25+ Years
Fast. Lean. Secure. Intuitive. I build AI-powered systems that use minimal resources, run reliably, and stay maintainable long after delivery. With 25+ years in full-stack development and cybersecurity expertise, I deliver robust, high-performance solutions.
Technical Capabilities
Legacy Modernization
Old, fragile systems rebuilt into modern architectures. No downtime. No data loss.
Security Engineering
UCD Academy certified in Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing (High Distinction). OWASP Top 10, Burp Suite, Kali Linux, secure API design.
AI-Powered Automation
AI APIs integrated into workflows for content generation, data processing, and intelligent automation.
Full-Stack Architecture
Database to deployment. TALL Stack (Tailwind, Alpine, Laravel, Livewire), server-side rendering, API design, image pipelines.
Development Approach
Spec-Driven Development
Every feature starts as a written spec. No guessing. No scope creep. Predictable delivery.
Accessible UI/UX
WCAG compliant interfaces. Semantic HTML, keyboard navigation, screen reader support.
CI/CD & Team Workflows
Git flow, automated testing (PHPUnit, PEST), code reviews, AI-assisted development, Docker, Ansible, deployment pipelines.
Proof: You're Looking At It
This website is not a template. It's a full-stack application I built and maintain solo using spec-driven, AI-assisted development.
Automation & Scale
- Daily automated sync of 1,345+ artworks from external API
- AI-generated descriptions for every artwork - zero manual content
- 9,600+ images optimized across 4 sizes with format conversion
- Video analysis with AI metadata from keyframe extraction
- Incremental sync engine - only fetches what changed
Performance & Security
- Server-side rendering - no sensitive data exposed to browser
- Security headers: CSP, HSTS, XSS protection, frame blocking
- CAPTCHA + honeypot spam protection on forms
- Input sanitization and rate limiting on all endpoints
- WCAG accessible with semantic HTML and keyboard navigation
SEO & Content
- Dynamic sitemap, canonical URLs, structured data
- 301/308 redirects preserving SEO from legacy URLs
- AI-powered prompt engineering for unique content at scale
- Blog system with full-text search and tag filtering
Infrastructure
- Runs on a single small VPS - lean resource usage
- Process management with auto-restart and memory limits
- SSL, reverse proxy, cron-based automation
- Full deployment pipeline with zero-downtime updates