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Engineering ManagerIU Group, München, GermanyJanuary, 2024 - Present
  • Conducting code reviews, small development tasks, and pair programming to support the team with minor fixes or configurations.
  • Facilitating collaboration and communication with product and business teams to ensure alignment on priorities and goals.
  • Coordinating cross-cluster alignments and engaging in strategic planning with the Product Owner team, working within an OKR-driven framework.
  • Restructuring team processes and organization by implementing a tailored sprint process that combines XP and Scrum methodologies.
  • Conducting regular 1-on-1 meetings focused on team and individual development, career growth, and performance.
  • Leading interviewing and hiring processes to expand the team, currently comprising 6 engineers.
  • Engaging in close collaboration with the Head of Engineering and Enterprise Architects on technical and strategic initiatives.
  • Overseeing DORA metrics to track and optimize team performance and engineering efficiency.
  • Partially handling project management tasks to ensure smooth project execution.
Technologies used:  Typescript   NestJS   Mongoose   Docker   MySQL   MongoDB   OpenAPI   Vue.js v3   SingleSPA   Node.js   Fastify   JavaScript   CI/CD   GitLab CI/CD   DORA Metrics   CypressJS   Jest   SCSS   HTML5   XP+Scrum   Agile   Jira   GitLab 
Senior Software Engineerremberg GmbH, München, GermanyJanuary, 2022 - December, 2023
  • Engaging in technical discussions and contributing to architectural decision-making;
  • Refactoring and improving code quality by rewriting backend features to NestJS and conducting code reviews;
  • Assuming the role of lead developer on two key projects, involving the migration of email functionality from Mailgun to AWS SES and the addition of new capabilities to the file management feature, including the implementation of a folder structure. Making pivotal architectural decisions and choosing the most suitable technologies to address project requirements and support software scalability;
  • Participating in the hiring process by conducting screening and technical interviews. Assisting in onboarding new team members to the projects and acquainting them with the current software and system architectures.;
  • Engaging in technical discussions and contributing to architectural decision-making.
Technologies used:  Typescript   NestJS   ExpressJs   Mongoose   Docker   NxJs   MongoDB   OpenAPI   Angular >=v14   NgRX   Angular Material UI   Jest   CypressJS   SCSS   Agile Development, Jira, Gitlab, Docker 
Software Engineer - Lead Backend EngineerThinxNet GmbH, München, GermanyJune, 2019 - December, 2021
  • Advancing the API-Gateway and transitioning old monolith features to new Microservices;
  • Daily codebase maintenance and refactoring, modernizing older web applications (frontend and backend) with updated technologies;
  • Implementing MVPs and proof of concepts;
  • Building a backend team of 5 from scratch, actively involved in the hiring process to ensure alignment with the company's vision;
  • Onboarding team members and familiarizing them with current software and system architectures;
  • Collaborating with Product Owners and the Head of Software to plan sprint backlogs to meet company goals;
  • Collaborating with Product Owners and the Head of Software to plan sprint backlogs to meet company goals;
  • Mentoring junior developers, guiding the team through technical challenges, and overseeing system enhancements;
Technologies used:  Javascript/Typescript/Node/Express/NestJS/Mongoose/TypeORM   MongoDB/PostgreSQL/Redis/RabbitMQ/Kafka/API-Gateway   Mocha/Chai/Sinon/Jest   bash/lwc   HTML/SCSS/Vuejs   Agile Development, Jira, Gitlab, Docker 
Fullstack Web DeveloperTravador GmbH, München, GermanyNovember, 2016 - May, 2019
  • Developing and implementing new features and UI components in collaboration with the design department;
  • Daily maintenance and code refactoring for the existing codebase;
  • Leading the planning process for enhancing the booking platform, website, and full-stack Microservices development;
Technologies used:  HTML5/CSS3(Twig, SCSS, EJS)   Javascript/ES6/Vuejs/jQuery/AngularJS/Nodejs/Webpack   CakePHP/CackeLaravel/Lumen/MySQL/   AWS(Lambda, S3, Cloudfront)   Agile, Jira, Git 
Web DeveloperSMAL GmbH(former Ziba Design), München, GermanyFebruary, 2015 - October, 2016
  • Developed responsive prototypes and web applications;
  • Actively participated in client planning sessions and technical discussions;
  • Conducted thorough code reviews to maintain high-quality standards;
Technologies used:  HTML5/CSS3(LESS/SASS)   Javascript/jQuery/AngularJS   PHP(cakephp)/MySQL/Drupal(frontend part) 
Web DeveloperMultiple Employers, Germany and RomaniaApril, 2012 - February, 2015
  • Implementation of product white labels. I had learned PHP / MySQL, part of the internship. Company: Seopa Ltd Timisoara, Romania;
  • Implementation of online questionnaires in ConfirmIT. Implementation of a knowledge base on the intranet, with code snippets. Implementation of responsive landing pages and layouts for questionnaires. Translation of the Actionscript tool in HTML / CSS / JavaScript / jQuery.For 3 weeks I taught my colleagues who work in Actionscript a basic course in HTML / CSS and Javascript / jQuery. Company: Toluna Group Timisoara, Romania
  • Implementation of new features for an existing hybrid mobile application. Deployment and simple maintenance processes of Ubuntu Server. Implementation of responsive websites. Company: BLIPhead Gmbh München, Germany
Technologies used:  PHP   MySQL   Javascript   jQuery   hammerjs   GreenSock js   html   css3   bootstrap   sass/compass   gulp   ionic   git, jira 

Education

Computer Science StudiesWest University, Timisoara, Romania2009-2012BA: Development of an Web App