2021 - 2026
Senior Software Engineer
Team Lead
Stealth startup
Cluj-Napoca, remote
In 2021, I took on a Team Lead role on a project for one of the world's largest foodtech companies, working on a platform handling millions of requests per day. A single failed request could mean a customer not receiving their food, making reliability critical. We implemented redundancy to minimize disruption and maintain service continuity during failures. I collaborated with teams worldwide and worked directly with stakeholders, developers and external partners to deliver dozens of food partner integrations, each with its own business requirements, technical challenges and delivery expectations.
PHP
Laravel
MongoDB
MySQL
Docker
2015 - 2021
Fullstack Developer
Freelancer
Cluj-Napoca
Founded my first company in 2012 and began working independently in 2015, developing custom web products for clients. Managed client relationships, requirements gathering, project estimates and negotiations, translating business needs into clear technical recommendations. Built and delivered a wide range of products, primarily from the ground up, including e-commerce platforms, blogs and booking applications.
Everything and the kitchen sink
2011 - 2015
Fullstack Developer
Expert
Mediatic
Cluj-Napoca
The first place where a project lasted longer than a few days, and some ran for months. Custom PHP to begin with, then WordPress, Laravel and Symfony, plus mobile apps for Android, iOS and Windows Phone. I arrived as a front-end developer and ended up tech lead.
PHP
Laravel
Symfony
WordPress
JavaScript
Android
iOS
Windows Phone
2010 - 2011
Web Developer
WCP
Cluj-Napoca
Similar to previous work place, I was made responsible of taking PSD file and transform them into working websites. The level of websites I had to make here were a bit more complex and I started to work with JavaScript for sliders, animations and overall UI goodies. I was still cranking up about 1 website per day. This is the place I first experienced with jQuery and started to like it.
HTML
CSS
PHP
JavaScript
jQuery
Photoshop
2008 - 2010
Front-End Developer
Transycons
Cluj-Napoca
For a bit over two years, I was responsible of taking a PSD (Photoshop) file and transforming it into a working website using HTML, CSS, PHP and sometimes some JavaScript with MooTools. I handled about 1-2 projects per day, they were mostly simple pages with a landing page, about, services and contact.
HTML
CSS
PHP
JavaScript
MooTools
Photoshop
2004 - 2008
Content Manager
Part-Time
Cluj-Napoca
I started out as a website maintainer, working on a PHP-Nuke platform handling mobile content: wallpapers, sounds, apps and games. I eventually migrated it to Mambo and then to Joomla. I had no real back-end knowledge at the time, so most of the work was done with add-ons and extensions, and by asking around on tech forums. I also worked on the front-end, customizing the look and feel of the website.
PHP
PHP-Nuke
Mambo
Joomla
