Adrian M.

Adrian M.

Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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About Me

Adrian is a Senior Engineering Manager and Software Engineer with a strong record of cost-effective engineering project completion. He started his development career 20 years ago and gradually made the transition to team lead/engineering manager. Adrian is passionate about complex back-end systems, microservices, databases, cloud (AWS, Google Cloud), code quality, CI/CD, and DevOps. He works in a fully remote capacity and enjoys interacting with people from various backgrounds and cultures.

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Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior Engineering Manager & Software Engineer
2020 - Present (5 years)
Remote
  • Creating and developing innovative software solutions for clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Participating in scrums consisting of cross-functional teams, both software and hardware.

  • Ensuring that features are being delivered efficiently and on time.

Picsart
Picsart
Director of Engineering
2021 - Present (4 years)
Remote

Spearheading new engineering initiatives.

Engineering Management
Optiva Inc.
Optiva Inc.
Senior Engineering Manager
2020 - 2021 (1 year)
Remote
  • Led remote R&D teams (Dev/QA/DevOps).

  • Worked on transforming Optiva's flagship product for the public and private cloud.

R&D Engineering Management DevOpsCloud
Crossover
Crossover
Engineering Manager
2015 - 2020 (5 years)
Remote
  • Led 3 remote teams and developed new features for Crossover and its clients, responsible for the full engineering lifecycle.

  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines for all products.

  • Migrated all legacy systems to Amazon AWS and standalone apps to Docker/Elastic Beanstalk.

  • Performed architecture and code reviews and improvements for company products.

  • Helped with hiring and mentoring new developers.

  • Managed 2 cross-functional teams rearchitecting and porting Redknee/Optiva's legacy charging system to public and private cloud.

  • Responsible end to end for the R&D of IgniteTech's software products.

Wise24
Wise24
Engineering Manager/Team Lead
2013 - 2015 (2 years)
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Designed an implemented new features for company products.

  • Improved development best practices including CI/CD, automation, and code reviews.

  • Interviewed prospective hires and mentored junior developers.

ISDC
ISDC
Project Manager
2013 - 2013
Romania
  • Worked on various projects from inception to delivery following ISDC project management methodology based on Prince2.

  • Acted as Scrum Master for several projects and contributed to ISDC continuous improvement program by revising and suggesting improvements to project management best practices.

  • Coached and mentored junior team members and improved development best practices for existing projects.

Ullink (now Broadridge)
Ullink (now Broadridge)
Senior Software Engineer
2012 - 2013 (1 year)
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Implemented new features for Ullink’s trading software platform.

  • Worked on maintenance, bug fixing, and code refactoring for versions already deployed in production at various clients around the world.

  • Designed and implemented strategies for continuous deployments, ensuring high availability on production and pre-production systems.

Here
Here
Head of R&D
2011 - 2012 (1 year)
Remote
  • Led 3 teams of 30+ software engineers on several R&D projects including design, architecture, and implementation.

  • Executed performance evaluations, salary reviews, and development plans for the company.

  • Acted as Scrum Master for the Maps Merchant Portal and implemented best practices for day-to-day development activities (continuous integration, unit testing, code reviews, etc.).

Nokia
Nokia
Engineering Manager
2006 - 2012 (6 years)
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Acted as project manager and overall lead on several big projects, involved in the architectural process and product technical steering.

  • Supervised compliance with software engineering best practices (CI, code reviews, automated testing).

  • Involved in performance evaluations, salary reviews, personal development plans, and hardware recommendation & acquisition.

Siemens
Siemens
Consultant
2002 - 2006 (4 years)
Remote
  • Led a small team that worked on telecom infrastructure solutions.

  • Worked on the development of significant projects including CMS, customer care application, web tracking and analytics, Apache plugins, and mobile applications (J2ME).

  • Documented business requirements, gatherings, and issues for the software products.

Azoth
Azoth
Software Developer
2001 - 2002 (1 year)
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Worked on Java web/network applications (Java, Apache, Tomcat, Resin, JBoss, MySQL).

  • Developed software projects for external clients (such as Citipages UK).

  • Created and developed distributed applications based on C++ and Java under Unix and Windows.

Showcase

Team Lead/Engineering Manager - Synoptos Analytics
Team Lead/Engineering Manager - Synoptos Analytics
  • Synoptos is a media intelligence solution providing news and social insights.

  • It helps clients understand key stakeholders, improve decision-making, and launch products in new markets.

  • The solution utilizes advanced influencer mapping and monitoring technologies.

Team Lead/Engineering Manager - Crossover Worksmart
Team Lead/Engineering Manager - Crossover Worksmart
  • Crossover utilizes a Crossover Worksmart project to manage remote team members.

  • The project has been modernized with a rewritten back-end using Spring Boot, improved deployment with Docker and Elastic Beanstack, and implemented automated quality checks via SonarQube.

  • The project is currently used by Crossover's global contractor workforce to track time and receive payments.

Team Lead/Engineering Manager - RideAustin
Team Lead/Engineering Manager - RideAustin
  • RideAustin is a nonprofit rideshare company serving the Austin community.

  • Founded in 2016, it has grown into a key community asset in central Texas.

  • Led by a distributed team of 30 developers and testers, the company built and launched a ridesharing service for 4 years.

Education

Engineering Degree, Computer Science
Engineering Degree, Computer Science
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca - Romania
1998 - 2003 (5 years)