EPAM Systems ~ 1 year and counting

Software Engineering & Consulting

EPAM Systems is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. The company helps make the complex simple with a focus on customer experience, product engineering, and digital transformation. Currently working at EPAM Systems in Bucharest, Romania as a Developer on the AHTH-CDAP project for client Ahold Delhaize since July 2024. This role represents a significant step in my software engineering career, focusing on retail and distribution solutions through mobile technology. ## Project Overview - Ahold Delhaize White Label Mobile Solution Working on an Agile-driven initiative focused on continuous delivery for the White Label Mobile solution in the BeCSE region. I partner with cross-functional teams to concurrently support, enhance, and implement feature updates across six banners, leveraging React Native as the core technology for the mobile application. ## Key Responsibilities • **Mobile Development**: Develop and maintain application features using React Native and its comprehensive library ecosystem • **Team Collaboration**: Work with a dynamic team of mobile developers, QAs, Product Managers, and Business Analysts to enhance application functionality • **Feature Ownership**: Own features end-to-end, monitor application integrity, and report on performance metrics to ensure optimal user experience • **Innovation & Research**: Conduct proof-of-concept (PoC) development to explore upgrades, new functionalities, and refactoring opportunities • **Quality Assurance**: Ensure high code quality and consistency by implementing eslint and jest testing frameworks • **Analytics Integration**: Integrate analytics and dynamic links to improve application tracking and usability • **State Management**: Extend global state management using Redux and Apollo Client for GraphQL implementations • **Collaboration Tools**: Deliver solutions to enhance employees' ability to document work experiences, daily activities, and blockers for improved team collaboration This experience at EPAM has been enriching, working with enterprise-level clients on complex retail solutions that challenge and expand my technical expertise. The company's commitment to professional growth and technical excellence makes it an ideal environment for continued learning and development in mobile engineering.

Coremaker ~ 2 years 2 months

Multi-industry (AI, FinTech, Quantum Computing, Banking)

Coremaker is a London-based software engineering studio that provides startups and SMEs with market-leading technology solutions. The company challenges conventional approaches and brings innovative ideas to life for their clients. I worked at Coremaker as a React & React Native Developer from August 2022 to September 2024 (2 years 2 months). This role was instrumental in developing my technical expertise across diverse industries, including AI-driven digital marketing, fintech, quantum computing, and banking solutions. ## Key Projects **Digital Concierge** - Developed a comprehensive solution integrating Logomaker's client services with AI-powered chat functionality, enabling users to optimize their company's market branding with enhanced efficiency through intelligent automation. **Magmo** *(Internal)* - Designed a sophisticated platform to manage financial instruments such as company shares, options, and employee incentive plans, focusing on digitizing issuance processes and streamlining company valuations with modern fintech approaches. **Web-Chapter** *(Internal)* - Contributed to creating an internal frontend library featuring standardized integrations and reusable components, significantly improving development efficiency for current and future applications across the organization. **TerraQuantum** *(External)* - Supported the development of a low-code platform with an intuitive user-friendly dashboard, resembling Google Console, designed to enhance accessibility to quantum computing technologies for non-technical users. **Brix** *(External)* - Collaborated on building a comprehensive banking solution integrated with a property management tool, enabling landlords to efficiently manage properties, tenant interactions, expense tracking, rent collection, and tax reporting through a unified platform. ## Key Responsibilities • **UI/UX Development**: Create complex, scalable and responsive user interfaces and experiences for both Web and Mobile applications • **Third-party Integrations**: Build robust integrations with various third-party libraries, including Apollo GraphQL for efficient data management and Auth0 for secure authentication • **Component Architecture**: Implement comprehensive components, flows, states, and themes using Material UI and Tailwind CSS frameworks ## Technologies & Tools **Frameworks**: React, React Native **Data Management**: Apollo GraphQL **Authentication**: Auth0 **Styling**: Material UI, Tailwind CSS **Documentation**: Storybook Working at Coremaker provided me with invaluable experience across multiple industries and complex technical challenges. The diverse project portfolio allowed me to develop expertise in modern frontend technologies while collaborating with experienced professionals who emphasized best practices and enterprise-level development standards.

Deepstash ~ 1 year 10 months

Self Development, Social Networking app

Deepstash is a self-development and social networking platform where users discover, read, and curate bite-sized insights and ideas from various online sources, including books, articles, podcasts, and videos. The platform focuses on making learning accessible and engaging for users who want to expand their knowledge daily. I worked at Deepstash as a React & React Native Developer from November 2020 to August 2022 (1 year 10 months) in my first professional role. I started as a Mobile Developer specializing in React Native, leveraging my prior personal experience in Flutter and Android development to contribute effectively from day one. ## Key Projects **Deepstash Mobile App** - Led the development and maintenance of the core mobile application, focusing on creating an intuitive and engaging user experience for content discovery and curation. **Deepstash Web App** - Contributed to the web application development, ensuring feature parity and optimal performance across platforms. **Bookstash** - Created a dedicated platform designed to promote the mobile app, which successfully achieved the #1 spot during its Product Hunt launch, demonstrating effective product marketing through technology. ## Mobile Development Responsibilities • **Feature Development**: Developed and maintained comprehensive features including notifications, profile management screens, article screens, authentication systems, search browsing, and various modals and user flows across the mobile application • **UI/UX Implementation**: Implemented high-level UI/UX designs to enhance user experience and interface appeal, ensuring consistency with design specifications • **State Management**: Utilized Redux and Context API for efficient global state management within the application, ensuring data consistency across components • **Navigation Optimization**: Evaluated and applied different navigation methods to optimize user flow and improve app usability • **Animation Development**: Designed and implemented complex, detailed animations to improve app interactivity and user engagement • **Code Quality**: Ensured clean and maintainable code infrastructure for long-term scalability and readability • **Performance Optimization**: Enhanced app performance by creating efficient algorithms for data retrieval and display, improving user experience ## Web Development Responsibilities • **React Applications**: Built web applications using React with Next.js for optimal performance and SEO capabilities • **Performance Optimization**: Applied advanced design principles and patterns to achieve higher scores on Lighthouse metrics, ensuring fast load times and excellent user experience • **State Management**: Managed global state effectively using tools like Redux and React Context across web applications • **Testing**: Maintained application integrity through comprehensive testing with Jest, ensuring reliable and bug-free releases ## Technologies & Tools **Frameworks**: React, React Native, Next.js **State Management**: Redux Toolkit, React Context **Animations**: Framer Motion, React Native Reanimated **UI Libraries**: Chakra UI **Documentation**: Storybook **Testing**: Jest This foundational experience at Deepstash was transformative, providing hands-on experience with modern development practices while contributing to a platform that genuinely impacts users' daily learning habits. The role shaped my appreciation for user-centered development approaches and established the technical foundation for my subsequent career growth.