Backend Engineering
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- Microservices
- REST APIs
- Node.js
Senior Java Engineer · Tech Lead · Timișoara, RO
I build backendsthat hold up.
I've spent 9+ years writing Java for banks, telecoms and education platforms. These days I lead a team of Java engineers at Cegeka.
9+
years as an engineer
6
companies
15%
fewer defects after weekly code reviews
20%
faster test runs
2
clouds: AWS and Azure
01 / Experience
Where I'veworked.
Feb 2024 - now
Cegeka
Remote
Family-owned IT services company from Belgium.
Tech Lead
- I lead a team of Java engineers. I set the technical direction, review code and make sure we ship.
- I run technical interviews and onboard new people.
- I work with the architecture team on system designs.
Senior Java EngineerBefore becoming tech lead
- Built and maintained Java backend services, reviewed code and handled production support.
Jul 2023 - Feb 2024
SoftServe
Remote
IT consulting company with clients around the world.
Fullstack Developer (Java, React)
- Inditex, internal platform for inventory and procurement. Built Java backend features, moved authentication to Okta and wrote React components with tests.
- A US hospitality group. Worked on a platform that brings the client's hotels and venues together. I set up and ran the AWS infrastructure, and we used load, chaos and end-to-end tests to make releases safer.
Dec 2021 - Jul 2023
Waterford.org
Remote
US non-profit that makes early learning software for kids and schools.
Java & Node.js Developer
- Built backend services and the AWS infrastructure behind them with Terraform (EC2, Lambda, DynamoDB, Postgres, networking). The apps are used by students across the US and reach schools through government programs.
- Ran weekly code reviews. Defects went down 15%.
- Made the test suite 20% faster by running calls to external services in parallel.
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Endava
Remote
IT services company working with banks and large enterprises.
Java Developer
- Worked on backend systems for a US bank moving into Europe. We adapted two core banking platforms to EU regulations and implemented the SEPA and PAIN standards for transfers.
- Built Azure components: Functions, Blob Storage, managed databases and ADF pipelines.
Mar 2019 - Oct 2020
Nokia
Timișoara
Telecom equipment and networks.
Java Engineer
- Wrote the core logic of the Configuration Transport Layer used for 5G data transfers.
- Set up Jenkins and GitHub Actions pipelines so those releases shipped faster.
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Power Solution SRL
Timișoara
Web & Java Developer
- Built more than 20 websites and apps for local utilities, manufacturers and hospitality businesses.
02 / Expertise
What Iwork with.
Cloud & Infrastructure
- AWSEC2, Lambda, DynamoDB, RDS
- Microsoft AzureFunctions, Blob Storage, ADF
- Terraform
Reliability & Testing
- Integration, load, chaos and end-to-end testing
- Production support
- CI/CDJenkins & GitHub Actions
Technical Leadership
- Team leadership
- Code reviews
- Technical interviews
- Onboarding
- Architectural design
Domains
- Fintech & bankingSEPA / PAIN, EU regulatory migration
- Telecom5G
- EdTech
- RetailInditex
- Hospitality
Toolchain
03 / About
Most of my work is the kind people only notice when it breaks: bank transfers, 5G data, the services behind an app. I like making that stuff dependable. More than nine years at banks, telecoms and education companies taught me that reliability is something you design for. They also taught me that good teams come from honest code reviews, fair interviews and taking the time to onboard people properly.
Education
2021 - 2023
MSc Software Engineering
West University of Timișoara
2018 - 2021
BSc Computer Science
West University of Timișoara
Teaching
Nov 2020 - Jul 2022
Teaching Assistant
West University of Timișoara
Java, C++, Web Design
Languages
English
Romanian