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      <title>Kosa Matyas - Software Engineer Portfolio</title>
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      <description>Welcome to my personal website. I&apos;m a software engineer based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, specializing in backend development and systems engineering.</description>
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      <description>Time Coding: 1 hr 1 min (Avg: 30 mins). Main Project: turbo-dither. Top Languages: TypeScript, Docker, Nix.</description>
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      <title>Experience: Software Engineer 1 @ Garmin</title>
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      <description>2026. march. - present. - Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Working in the CDS team making costumer data accurate, secure and privacy complient across the cloud. Also working on the SSO widget that all internal and external garmin web-based platforms use. Technologies used: Java, Spring Boot, Maven, Jenkins, RabbitMQ, ElasticSearch, Cloudflare, Kubernetes, Splunk, ArgoCD, Vue.js</description>
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      <title>Experience: Software Engineer Intern @ Garmin</title>
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      <description>2025. jul. - 2026. feb. - Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Same stuff, only different title :)</description>
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      <title>Experience: Software Engineer Intern @ Codespring</title>
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      <description>2024. oct. - 2025. jan. - Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Developed a Python-based robotic arm to automate hardware testing, ensuring accurate and repeatable test runs Designed and implemented a React dashboard to visualize test results in real-time, improving test monitoring and analysis Built a PostgreSQL backend to store test and calibration data, enabling efficient querying and reporting of test results</description>
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      <title>Experience: Software Engineer - Contract @ Hostix</title>
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      <description>2024. jul. - 2024. oct. - remote. Developed a secure 3D scan-sharing service using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) and handled scans up to 30MB. Built 3D jaw scan rendering with React and Babylon.js, enabling interactive patient data analysis Implemented JWT-based authentication for secure access and browser caching, reducing scan load times by 40%. Deployed backend on Azure and frontend on Vercel for improved scalability and performance.</description>
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      <title>Education: Babeş-Bolyai University</title>
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      <description>2022 - 2025 - Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. Courses: Data Structures and Algorithms, Graph Theory, Object-Oriented Programming, Databases, Logical and Functional Programming, Operating Systems, Computer Networks, Software Engineering, Parallel and Distributed Programming, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Web Programming, Microcontrollers, Software Security, Computer Graphics, Verification and Validation</description>
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      <title>Education: Silvania National College</title>
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      <description>2018 - 2022 - Zalău, Romania. High School Diploma. Courses: Computer Science and Mathematics</description>
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      <title>Project: HyprKCS</title>
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      <description>lightweight, open-source graphical keybind manager specifically designed for Hyprland, a popular dynamic tiling Wayland compositor on Linux. Built with Rust and GTK4 (following Adwaita design for a native look), it provides an intuitive interface to view, edit, search, and organize keybindings by automatically parsing the hyprland.conf file (and sourced configs). It also serves as a cheatsheet, helps with migrations, and includes features like input device configuration. Tech: Rust, GTK4, Hyprland, Linux, Adwaita, Nix.</description>
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      <title>Project: Procedural Terrain Generation</title>
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      <description>A 3D procedural terrain generator in Java using LWJGL and OpenGL, featuring real-time ImGUI controls, Perlin noise, biomes, texture atlasing, and optimized chunk-based rendering with camera controls. Optimized for performance with frustum culling and LOD techniques. Tech: Java, LWJGL, OpenGL, ImGUI, Gradle.</description>
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      <title>Project: Turbo Dither</title>
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      <description>Turbo Dither is a free, browser-based online tool for applying image dithering effects. It supports various dithering algorithms, including Floyd-Steinberg, Atkinson, Jarvis-Judice-Ninke, Stucki, Burkes, Sierra, and more. Users can upload images, choose dithering methods, adjust parameters like color depth and palette size, and download the dithered results. Tech: NextJS, CSS, Bun, TypeScript, Java, Spring Boot, Maven, Docker, PostgreSQL, Nix.</description>
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      <title>Project: SQUEL</title>
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      <description>A mini database management system offering core features for the administration of databases and tables. It supports SQL-like commands for creating, deleting, and modifying databases and tables, as well as inserting, updating, deleting, and querying records. The system utilizes a client-server architecture to handle multiple user connections concurrently. Tech: Java, Swing, MongoDB, Socket Programming.</description>
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      <title>Project: Nix fixes this</title>
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      <description>A curated collection of tweets showcasing real-world problems solved by NixOS and funny memes about Nix fixing irrelevant issues. Just a fun project I did cuz of boredom. :3 Wanted to try bun and some image loading optimizations and some easter eggs too! Tech: React, CSS, Bun.</description>
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      <title>Project: Urban Haven</title>
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      <description>A property listing website that allows users to browse real estate listings, upload new properties, and perform CRUD operations on their listings. Added browser caching for improved performance and authentication/authorization. Tech: TypeScript, PostgreSQL, NextJS, Java Spring, Tailwind, Gradle.</description>
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      <title>Project: Carbazaar</title>
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      <description>A web application that allows users to manage advertisements. It includes functionalities for creating, viewing, and deleting advertisements. Additionally, users can like advertisements, add them to their cart, and view details about each advertisement. Tech: JavaScript, EJS, Tailwind, NodeJs, MySQL.</description>
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      <title>Project: Typing Speed Game</title>
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      <description>A simple web application designed to help users improve their typing speed and accuracy. With random quotes for typing practice and real-time feedback on words per minute (WPM). Tech: JavaScript, HTML, CSS, REST API.</description>
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      <title>Project: Multiplayer Chess</title>
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      <description>This is a simple chess game with graphical user interface. The game includes a chessboard with pieces, and users can interact with the board to move pieces. All chessmoves are implemented and functional (castling, promotion, en Passat etc..) with game history logging in Algebraic notation.  Tech: Java, Swing.</description>
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      <title>Project: Cyber Slot</title>
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      <description>A cyberpunk themed slot machine game with a unique design and sound effects. The game includes a betting system, a spinning wheel, and a win/lose system. Optimized for performance with smooth animations and sound effects. Tech: Java, Swing.</description>
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      <title>Project: 3D Pathfinding</title>
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      <description>This problem entails finding the shortest path on a 3D terrain grid from a start to a goal point, navigating around obstacles using the A* search algorithm, and visualizing the optimal path in both heatmap and 3D plot formats. Tech: Python, NumPy.</description>
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      <description>languages: java, typescript, python, rust | frameworks/libraries: spring, react, nextjs, tailwind, pytorch, tensorflow, vue, gtk | databases: postgresql, mongodb, mysql, redis | deployment: vercel, pcf, kubernetes | tools: git, docker, jenkins, nix, cloudflare, elasticsearch, splunk, kibana, rabbitmq, kafka, argocd</description>
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