Dóra Kékesi

Introduction

My name is Dóri, and I am a Product Owner with a strong engineering background and 7+ years of experience in delivering enterprise-scale digital products in the banking and ICT sectors. Former Lead Developer, bridging business goals with technical solutions. Experienced in leading cross-functional teams, defining product strategy, and delivering complex custom platforms.

Strengths

  • Achiever: goal-oriented, continuous improvement mindset
  • Relator: strong interpersonal and mentoring skills
  • Strategic: pattern recognition and long-term thinking
  • Analytical: data-driven decision making
  • Responsibility: strong ownership and accountability

Skills

Technical knowledge

  • PHP, XSLT, HTML, CSS
  • Docker, Kubernetes
  • Ansible, Helm
  • Linux knowledge

Product & Delivery

  • Agile / Scrum methodologies
  • Backlog management
  • Sprint planning
  • Stakeholder communication

Domain expertise

  • Bank & ICT
  • Enterprise CMS platforms
  • Digital agencies & startups
  • Documenting (HLD, LLD, etc.)

My works

Here are some sites where you may have seen my work:

  • All
  • Banks
  • Services
  • Winning games

Resume

ShiwaForce.com Inc.

July 2023 — Present

Started as Lead Web Developer, transitioned to Product Owner after 3 months

  • I returned to the company, and after the first few months, became a Product Owner, where we continued to develop custom implementations for large enterprise clients. These complex solutions support the partners to create fully personalized portals of their own.
  • Led cross-functional teams (6-8 people) delivering custom enterprise portals for banking clients, managing end-to-end product lifecycle, backlog prioritization, and stakeholder alignment across business and technical teams.

JFM

Nov 2022 — June 2023

PHP backend developer

  • This Danish media company launched a new Hungarian development team to build products for their B2B platform. However, due to a lack of clear priorities from the board, we worked mainly on internal tools, such as de-indexing published pages and monitoring software for all sites.

ShiwaForce.com Inc.

Sep 2019 — Oct 2022

Web developer, from 2021 Lead web developer

  • We delivered CMS solutions for large enterprise customers and my team was responsible for the complete renewal of the website for the Central Bank of Hungary. We also created new websites and provided long-term support for other big companies. The team worked with agile scrum methodologies.
  • I was promoted to a Lead web developer in 2021, and with that I was responsible for the whole team’s work. My job was to handle all the in- and out communication, work preparation, planning, designing structures and meet the project deadlines. We also started to work on a new people lead program, with other leaders for the company.

DONE.

Sep 2017 — Aug 2019

Web developer

  • Developed PHP-based websites and WordPress solutions for multiple clients in a team environment. Built a solid foundation in full-stack development and collaborative delivery.

Optipolar Kft.

Jun 2016 — Sep 2017

Web developer

  • Developed and maintained a custom webshop system using Prestashop, gaining hands-on experience in e-commerce platforms and client delivery.

ChemAxon

Oct 2016 — May 2017

Web developer

  • Participated in a mentor program, developing a demo web application to showcase chemical and biological software functionality.

Budapest University of Technology and Economics

2013 — 2017

Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering with ERP specialization

  • For my diploma thesis, I created a multi-user calendar web application based on PHP and displayed various statistical data using graphs.