Hi, I'm Vasile Bratu (amendamax) 👋

I am a Senior Python Software Engineer and Data Automation Architect based in Italy. I specialize in building stealth web scraping engines, bypassing enterprise Web Application Firewalls (WAFs), and creating premium, business-ready data pipelines.

🌐 Portfolio & Live Demos: vasiledev.com
✉️ Contact: amendamax@vasiledev.com

• 💼 Upwork: Freelancer Profile
• 🚀 Fiverr: Fiverr Profile
• 🔗 LinkedIn: Vasile Bratu

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⚙️ Core Technical Expertise

• Stealth Web Crawling: Deep experience bypassing Cloudflare, Akamai, and Datadome using socket-level TLS fingerprinting (curl_cffi) and headless browser orchestration (Playwright Stealth).
• Data Engineering & Automation: Syncing automated crawlers with Google Sheets API (gspread), Airtable, HubSpot, and custom SQL databases.
• Executive Reporting (openpyxl): Programmatic generation of styled Excel reports featuring horizontal tracking layout guidelines (35pt headers, Segoe UI, alternating rows, dynamic formulas).

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📂 Featured Open-Source Pipelines

• amazing-borg: The core repository containing WAF-resistant scrapers, B2B lead generation scripts, and our HSL Excel exporter.
• Case Studies:
  • 🛒 E-Commerce Price Intelligence (Amazon Laptop Scraper)
  • 📚 Bookstore Analytics Engine (Dynamic openpyxl Charting)
  • 📊 B2B Lead Generation & Cloud Sync (Yellowpages)

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🛠️ Languages & Tools

Python Scrapy Playwright curl_cffi asyncio openpyxl Git SQL Docker Linux VPS

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“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Keep it DRY, keep it KISS.”