Soma Erdélyi

About me

Computer science engineer, engineering leader, tinkerer

Based in
Budapest, Hungary
Education
MSc Computer Science Engineer
Certified
AWS Certified AI Practitioner

MSc computer science engineer with more than twelve years across web and mobile development, application security, and engineering leadership. Founder of Hevalis Labs.

I’m a computer science engineer with an MSc degree and more than twelve years of professional experience, mostly in web and mobile development. I’ve built and shipped products as a developer, made them safer as an application-security engineer, and led the people behind them as an engineering manager. The common thread is a generalist’s mindset, the kind that finds a way through very different problems.

I started as a developer, but people gradually became a bigger part of my work: I became a team lead at Emarsys (part of SAP), then an engineering manager at Grover, and later, as Head of Software Development Strategy at Transcend Software, I was also responsible for the long-term software direction and AI enablement of a delivery organisation. I’m also an AWS Certified AI Practitioner.

Today I run Hevalis Labs, where I help companies as a software partner: consulting, web and mobile development, and putting AI to work in practical, safe ways. Beyond the code, I like sharing what I’ve learned. I’ve spoken at Hacktivity, Craft Conference, and OWASP meetups, written for the Emarsys Craftlab blog, and mentored developers. These days that means running hands-on AI workshops and trainings.

From LEGO robots to Raspberry Pis and microcontrollers, I like to experiment with different gadgets in my free time to build custom smart digital devices.