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AI Automation Engineer · Budapest

JOZSEF RIDEG

Data Engineering & AI Automation

From CFD simulation at Audi to big data engineering at IBM — now building AI-powered workflows that turn complexity into clarity.

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Open to remote opportunities
14+
Years Engineering
4
Languages
3
Industry Sectors
∞
Things to Automate
About Me
Jozsef Rideg

Jozsef Rideg

I started my career as a CFD simulation engineer at Audi — seven years of thermodynamic modelling and automating simulation pipelines in Győr and Ingolstadt. That obsession with automating repetitive work led me into data engineering, then into AI.

Today I build data pipelines at IBM and spend the rest of my time exploring AI automation: agent workflows, LLM tooling, and practical systems that actually hold up under real use. Based in Budapest.

Outside the terminal: compound lifts, classical piano, Stanisław Lem, cosmology, and Scandinavian design. In no particular order.

Budapest CFD → Data → AI Open to Remote
Selected Work

Projects &
experiments

Shipped ✅
rideg.eu

Personal brand site built from scratch in a focused sprint. Design system, copy, and layout — all developed with Claude Code.

Stack Claude Code, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Sprint 2 - Planning
Health Dashboard

Personal health intelligence system connecting Garmin data, blood pressure logs, and weight tracking into a unified AI-analysed dashboard.

Stack Python, Garmin API, Supabase, Claude API
Live - Daily Use ✅
AI Development Workflow

Docker-based Claude Code sandbox with a curated set of MCP servers extending its reasoning and tool access. A reproducible AI-assisted development environment running entirely on local hardware.

Stack Docker, Claude Code, MCP Toolchain
What I Do

Reliable workflows for
data, automation, and AI

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AI Automation

Design and implement intelligent workflows using LLMs, agents, and automation platforms. Turn repetitive processes into autonomous systems.

Claude APIn8nMCPAgents
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Data Engineering & ETL

Robust data pipelines that extract, transform, and load reliably. From Parquet files to cloud data lakes — clean, logged, maintainable.

PythonPySparkSQLAWS S3
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Applied AI Research

I explore agent workflows, AI tooling, and practical automation patterns. Documenting what works, what breaks, and what earns trust in real use.

AI AgentsWorkflowsToolingNotes
Experience
14 years of
building things
that work

Started as a CFD simulation engineer at Audi in 2012, moved into data engineering and AI. Each career shift deliberate — driven by curiosity and a drive for deeper technical leverage.

Currently at IBM building big data pipelines, while simultaneously exploring AI automation and agent development.

10/2021 – Present
Data Engineer
IBM ISSC Hungary · Budapest

Building and maintaining large-scale data pipelines in a global enterprise environment. Python, PySpark, SQL, Airflow, Jenkins. Focus on automation, robust logging, and cloud storage integration.

08/2020 – 09/2021
Big Data Characterisation Engineer
Robert Bosch Ltd · Budapest

Data analysis of manufacturing processes and sensor measurements for automotive safety systems. Python-based data collection, ML/AI analysis, and technical impact assessment.

02/2020 – 06/2020
Junior Software Developer
Lexunit · Budapest

First professional coding role. Python fundamentals, APIs, version control, and software development foundations. The start of a deliberate career transition into engineering.

05/2012 – 01/2020
CFD Simulation Engineer
Audi Hungaria Ltd · Győr

7.5 years in thermodynamic simulations for whole-car development. 8 months at Audi HQ in Ingolstadt. Designed and automated simulation pipelines — the beginning of a lifelong automation obsession.

Education

Academic
foundation

2010 – 2012
Mechanical Engineering Modelling M.Sc.
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Faculty of Fluid- and Solid Mechanics
2007 – 2010
Mechanical Engineering B.Sc.
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Tech Stack

Tools I trust

Established
Currently learning
AI & Automation
Claude API
n8n
MCP Tools
AI Agents
OpenRouter
Data Engineering
Python
PySpark
SQL
Apache Airflow
ETL / Parquet
Cloud & DevOps
AWS S3
Supabase
Docker
Jenkins
Git
Environment
Linux / WSL
VS Code
Claude Code
Windsurf IDE
Jira
Hungarian
Native
English
Professional · Daily
German
Full Professional
Italian
Conversational · B2
Beyond the terminal
compound lifts classical piano Stanisław Lem fluid dynamics cosmology Scandinavian design Italian at heart
Get In Touch
Let's build
something
smart.

Open to data engineering, AI automation, and consulting opportunities. Based in Budapest. Best for recruiter outreach, technical collaboration, and builder conversations.

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