I am driven by the thought that life is relatively short and simple, so I am trying to do my best in everything. I am passionate about my work, and I usually find inspiration in the people that I work with.
Technical Lead • June 2021 - present
I am privileged to be promoted to a Tech Lead role.
My main focus is to help the backend team to deliver as much quality as possible.
I'm constantly searching for ways to improve the environment, workflow,
procedures, and collaboration methods in order to have a healthy work context.
Senior Web Developer • November 2019 - May 2021
[e-spres-oh] is a web & product development company. They specialize in small-to-enterprise web and mobile applications.
It was my privilege to return to [e-spres-oh]. I worked in a small-to-mid team,
both frontend and backend. On the frontend, I worked with Angular
(JavaScript and TypeScript) and on the backend with Laravel (PHP).
Founder & Chief Technical Officer • October 2020 - present
Notify offers affordable and scalable SMS notifications for e-commerce businesses.
Working at Notify is a dream come true for me. I always wanted to work on my SaaS
and I'm glad that I have great partners in this journey.
I am responsible for the technical side and the product. I'm maintaining and
developing the mobile app, WordPress plugin, web app, and API. It's a great challenge!
Founder & Administrator • October 2018 - present
Sanna is a natural health store that promotes a healthy way of living, treating, and eating.
I'm responsible for the overall customer experience, store presence, and financial aspects.
Product Owner • January 2019 - October 2019
The TPARK Platform which I'm responsible for consists of 4 products from the parking
business domain: TPARK, 2Park, Parking Manijak, and the Control Enforcement.
These products have a total of more than 350.000 monthly average users and more
than 12 million all-time transactions.
During these months I had the privilege to experience the business side of a software
company. I had almost no code interaction and my main focus was to bring value to the business.
I worked with a team of six people and we used the SCRUM methodology. As for day-to-day
activity, I was constantly communicating with the stakeholders and the development team,
in order to successfully deliver valuable features to the product ecosystem.
Chief Technical Officer • May 2018 - April 2019
TPARK is the market leader in the parking management solution, providing an
innovative system for mobile parking payment. The system is deployed in over
50 cities across Romania and over 60 cities across Hungary. It has over 650,000 users,
over 800,000 registered cars, and over 8 million transactions processed (exclusively for parking).
Undoubtedly, working at TPARK as a CTO was a big challenge for me. I've come across many
difficulties and I constantly learned in the field of development, management, and business.
My main responsibilities were:
Web Developer • November 2016 - April 2018
[e-spres-oh] is a web & product development company. They specialize in small-to-enterprise web and mobile applications.
The [e-spres-oh] team is great. I was very happy to be part of the team and to work on their biggest project.
I had the opportunity to work with technologies and libraries as HTML, CSS,
JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, Laravel, MySQL, React Native, and Electron. I worked both frontend and backend.
On the main project that I worked on, I mostly used Test Driven Development and
I did my best to improve the codebase. I also worked on two internal projects.
On the first project, I had the opportunity to lead the team on a proof of concept
mobile application. For the second project, I had the opportunity to be on the product
team for a small web application.
Web Developer • July 2015 - October 2016
123FormBuilder is a product company that delivers software as a service to clients
all around the world. It's in the top 5 in the world and it has thousands of active users.
For me, 123FormBuilder was a big challenge. It was for the first time to work
in a company, on-site, day by day. I learned a lot about technologies, teamwork, workflows, and procedures.
My main responsibilities were to develop new features, fix bugs, and improve the
code quality. I worked both frontend and backend, but I also did some DevOps and
QA automation tasks. I did my best to improve the workflows, the code quality and to help the business thrive.
As for technologies and libraries, I worked with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP,
and jQuery. When possible, I used techniques like Test-Driven Development and
Behaviour-Driven Development. I also worked on setting up continuous integration
with Jenkins and I helped the company to migrate from SVN to GIT.
Founder & Chief Technical Officer • July 2014 - June 2015
Microdevt Web Solutions was my personal web development, web hosting, and
web training agency. We were a team of three people and we had more than 15 clients.
Having my own business was a great experience for me. My crew and I worked hard for
satisfying our client's needs by giving them quality work and support in the small details.
I learned the basics of having a business, how to talk with clients, how to manage a team,
what is important and what js is not important than managing a team, and how to prioritize tasks.
Also, during this time I mentored over 30 people at the Institutul Multimedia Romano-Elvetian.
I teach the basics of web development in one-season courses, which would conclude with
an exam taken with me and teachers from HEG Institute.
Web Developer • September 2012 - June 2014
Upwork (formerly Elance) is a global freelancing platform where businesses and independent professionals connect and collaborate remotely.
I had over 20 clients from all over the world, I worked on both frontend and backend technologies.
Being a freelancer was a big plus to my experience and it was awesome to learn so many things.
Junior Web Developer • May 2012 - August 2012
Soft Build is a web development agency that specializes in websites, e-commerce websites, and other web services.
At Soft Build I had my first interaction with a software company. In these few months,
I learned a lot about making websites and working in a team, even though I
worked remotely. I was very excited to have my first job!
I worked on the frontend and backend, and I also did some SEO. As for
technologies and libraries, I used HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, CodeIgniter, jQuery.
Junior Web Developer • January 2010 - April 2012
During this time, I started working as a web developer. I learned by myself how websites work and are developed. After that, I watched tons of tutorials and worked on real projects as a volunteer in order to gain some experience and build a portfolio.
Computer Science • October 2013 - July 2016
Mathematics and Informatics • September 2009 - July 2013