Architecting High-Impact Web Platforms & Scalable Software Systems
Artraco is a software engineering and solutions architecture practice founded and led by Zoltán Ágoston. Backed by 20 years of enterprise delivery across Europe and the Middle East, we architect, modernize, and engineer mission-critical platforms, high-throughput backend services, and scalable cloud infrastructures.
Solutions Architecture
Direct partnership with a seasoned principal architect (20+ years).
Performance & Scale
Sub-second responsiveness, optimized database queries, and clean UX.
Production Resilience
Type-safe systems, automated CI/CD, and proven enterprise standards.
End-to-End Delivery
From business requirement breakdown to live high-availability cloud operation.
Meet the Principal Solutions Architect
I plan, design, and deliver software solutions that transform complex business requirements into transparent, robust, and maintainable systems.
Zoltán Ágoston
Principal Solutions Architect & Full-Stack Engineering Lead
Principal Solutions Architect & Full-Stack Engineering Lead
Over the past 20 years, I have engineered and guided business solutions for fast-growing businesses through multinational corporations across Europe and the Middle East (including Hungary, Germany, and Qatar).
My engineering approach centers on breaking down multifaceted business challenges into pragmatic, deliverable milestones. I advocate strongly for core principles—KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid), Clean Code, and SPOT (Single Point of Truth)—ensuring software is straightforward to maintain, cost-effective to extend, and structurally resilient.
Beyond pure code, my dual educational background in Chemical Engineering (BME) and Engineering Economics (Corvinus) allows me to bridge the critical gap between executive business strategy, industrial/operational processes, and software architecture.
20+
Years Experience
Enterprise & SME solutions6+
Years Architecture
Refineries, Telco & SaaS15+
Years SQL Mastery
MSSQL, PostgreSQL & Tuning30+
Apps Supervised
Enterprise lifecycle at MOLAcademic Foundation
The rare intersection of industrial process engineering, economics, and computer science
Master of Science in Engineering Economics
Budapest University of Economics (Corvinus)Advanced financial IT modeling, corporate budgeting, economic evaluation, and business requirement analysis.
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME)Complex industrial processing, process modeling, laboratory systems, and petrochemical/pharmaceutical operations.
Engineering Philosophy & Core Standards
Great architecture is not about unnecessary complexity; it is about delivering maximum business value with minimum technical debt.
Single Point of Truth (SPOT)
Unified data definitions and single-source domain logic prevent synchronization errors and cascading regressions.
Pragmatic Simplicity (KISS)
Clean, readable architectures that in-house teams can understand, extend, and operate without friction.
Defensive & Type-Safe Design
Strict TypeScript typing, transactional integrity (ACID), and automated validation at every boundary.
Measurable Business Alignment
Translating corporate objectives and budget constraints directly into clear technical specifications and deliverable increments.
Selected Engagements & Track Record
A 20-year portfolio delivering mission-critical solutions across telecommunications, energy, industrial automation, and modern SaaS.
Magyar Telekom
Solutions Architect (via 4D Soft)
Architectural design (low-level) for residential customer care web services adhering to strict Telco design standards and high-load availability requirements.
Authored low-level architectural blueprints for residential customer care web endpoints
Engineered resilient interfaces connecting legacy telco billing, CRM, and customer portal backends
Applied telecom design standards for security, high concurrency, and fault isolation
MOL Group
IT Architect & Development Lead
End-to-end lifecycle management of approximately 30 mission-critical applications across refinery production, laboratory workflows, material reconciliation, and renewable plant upgrades.
Supervised the architecture and operations of ~30 corporate applications in the downstream refinery division
Led and mentored a 3-member development team; introduced Azure DevOps and Git workflows
Managed IT delivery of Tiszaújváros plant production reconciliation and Százhalombatta renewable refinery upgrades
Architected real-time data collection systems for solar energy and plant production accounting
Honeywell
IT Developer & OTS Simulation Engineer
International engagements developing Capacity and Distribution Planning (CDP) systems for liquefied natural gas (LNG) maritime shipping fleets, and Operator Training Simulation (OTS) for refinery control rooms.
Relocated to Doha, Qatar to deliver and support the Capacity and Distribution Planning application for national LNG shipping
Engineered maritime fleet planning algorithms and detailed shipment tracking views in Wiesbaden, Germany
Programmed simulation models for refinery control operators to practice normal and emergency operations in Budapest
Bizalmi Kör
Lead IT Full Stack Developer
Took over fragmented existing codebases, refactored backend architecture, implemented GraphQL and TypeORM, and seamlessly migrated the infrastructure to AWS native cloud.
Normalized database schema and refactored core backend with Fastify, TypeORM, and GraphQL
Built event management with RSVP workflows, Google Calendar bi-directional sync, and ticketing
Migrated entire hosting from legacy IaaS to modern AWS native services with Docker & Jenkins CI/CD
Dramatically reduced bug counts, elevated platform stability, and accelerated feature delivery speed
Danubia & Bravo Group
Solutions Architect & Project Owner (via 4D Soft)
High-level system design and delivery management for corporate invoicing platform modernization and RFID-driven inventory tracking solutions.
Formulated project scope, task breakdown, and technical blueprints for Danubia's invoicing renewal
Designed end-to-end architecture for Bravo Group's RFID-focused warehouse and inventory management system
Facilitated alignment between executive stakeholders, operations teams, and engineering delivery
Specialized Solutions Architecture & Engineering
From high-level architectural blueprints and legacy modernization to mission-critical web platforms and high-throughput data layers.
Solutions Architecture & System Design
Translating multifaceted business requirements into clean, scalable system blueprints, domain models, and actionable delivery roadmaps.
High-level and low-level architectural design (UML, Telco standards)
Microservices, modular monoliths & event-driven system boundaries
Single Point of Truth (SPOT) domain and schema modeling
Technology stack selection, cost optimization & roadmap planning
High-Impact Web Platforms & SaaS
Bespoke SaaS applications, client portals, and responsive enterprise web platforms engineered with Next.js, React, and TypeScript.
Server-side rendering (SSR) & static pre-rendering (SSG)
Fastify, Node.js & TypeORM robust backend architectures
GraphQL and clean RESTful API endpoint implementations
Sub-second page speeds, Core Web Vitals & accessible UX
Legacy Takeovers & Code Modernization
Taking over struggling, undocumented, or stalled codebases, eliminating technical debt, and transforming them into maintainable assets.
System audits, dependency updates & architectural stabilization
Refactoring tightly coupled codebases without operational downtime
Automated test coverage & CI/CD pipeline implementation
Team onboarding, documentation & engineering best practices
Database Engineering & SQL Optimization
15 years of specialized relational database expertise ensuring bulletproof transaction integrity, high concurrency, and lightning-fast queries.
MSSQL, T-SQL and PostgreSQL schema design & migrations
Complex stored procedures, transactions & indexing strategies
Bottleneck profiling, slow query tuning & lock mitigation
Real-time data ingestion pipelines for industrial & business telemetry
Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps CI/CD
Automated deployment pipelines, container orchestration, and multi-environment setups built for zero downtime and security.
Docker containerization & Traefik dynamic reverse proxying
Azure DevOps & Jenkins automated build and release pipelines
AWS and Google Cloud native service migrations & integrations
SSL termination, secret isolation & hardened production environments
A Disciplined, Transparent Delivery Lifecycle
No black boxes. No endless delays. We combine agile velocity with rigorous enterprise engineering principles.
01
Discovery & Architecture
We dissect your business goals, user journeys, and technical requirements to define a battle-tested architecture, data models, and an agile delivery roadmap.
02
UI/UX & Prototyping
Creating modern, user-centric interfaces and component design systems in Figma before touching production code, ensuring full alignment on look and feel.
03
Iterative Sprint Builds
Developing in agile 2-week cycles with continuous integration, automated testing, and frequent staging preview deployments so you always see live progress.
04
Zero-Downtime Launch & Scale
Automated deployment to high-availability cloud infrastructure with SSL termination, automated monitoring, analytics instrumentation, and ongoing support.
Battle-Tested, Modern Tech Stack
Tools and frameworks handpicked for speed, long-term maintainability, and enterprise-level reliability.
Next.js
SSR, SSG, Edge routing, and SEO optimization
React
Component-driven interactive web UIs
TypeScript
Strict static typing and runtime reliability (10y)
Material UI & Emotion
Polished design systems & accessible components
Angular
Enterprise Angular architectures & migrations
HTML5 / CSS3
Semantic markup and responsive layouts
Why Forward-Thinking Companies Choose Us
We bring senior-level technical craftsmanship, strategic insight, and agile execution to every digital engagement.
100% Senior Engineers
You partner directly with seasoned architects and developers who have shipped large-scale applications—never outsourced junior teams.
Enterprise Quality & Security
Strict TypeScript typings, comprehensive automated tests, secure authentication standards, and clean code that your in-house team will love inheriting.
Radical Transparency
Direct communication through Slack or Teams, bi-weekly sprint demos, live preview environments, and honest technical guidance on costs and feasibility.
Velocity Without Tech Debt
We balance rapid time-to-market with rock-solid architectural foundations, ensuring your software scales effortlessly as user adoption accelerates.
Tell Us About Your Next Project
Whether you have a full functional specification ready or simply want to explore architectural options with senior engineers, we would love to hear from you.