Dávid Lavati is a data-oriented Software Engineer with 10 years of experience based in Budapest, Hungary, focused on backend systems and reliability. He works at Cloudera and contributes to high-impact open-source projects like Apache Hive, where his bug fixes and feature improvements have strengthened query processing, metastore stability, and statistics management for ACID workloads. Comfortable navigating core system upgrades (including Log4j) and database internals, he brings practical expertise in maintaining and improving large-scale data platforms. Trained in software information technology at Eötvös Loránd University and a local IT secondary school, he blends formal study with a decade of hands-on engineering that emphasizes performance, maintainability, and real-world robustness.
10 years of coding experience
John von Neumann Secondary School for Information Technology
No degree acquired, Software Information Technologist, No degree acquired, Software Information Technologist at Eötvös Loránd University
Contributions:18 commits, 47 PRs, 36 comments in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Dávid primarily contributed to the Apache Hive project by fixing bugs and implementing improvements related to query processing and the metastore. Their work included addressing issues such as incorrect column modifications in the MSSQL upgrade script, improving the handling of null values in projection expressions, and refining statistics management during ACID table loads. Additionally, they upgraded Log4j, and introduced a database object reference class, indicating involvement in core code and system upgrades. The user's contributions demonstrate a focus on the stability, performance, and maintainability of the database system.
Contributions:90 pushes, 29 branches in 1 year 9 months
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