Daniel P.

About Me

Daniel is a Senior Cloud & DevOps Engineer who uses Java in combination with AWS native services to design, develop, document, implement, and test innovative software systems. He works with object-oriented Java programming and DevOps techniques to expand the capacity and performance of systems. Daniel understands Agile principles and methodologies and the pressures of regular, short-release cycles.

AI, ML & LLM

Frontend

Backend

Database

DevOps

Workflow

Other

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior Cloud & DevOps Engineer
2023 - Present (2 years)
Remote
  • Creating and developing innovative software solutions for clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Helping build and improve infrastructure, application, and performance development and ensuring tight security including data encryption, security groups, and environmental scanning.

  • Ensuring high-quality deliverables and implementing DevOps and security best practices in fast-paced environments.

Pragma
Pragma
Senior Software Engineer | Cloud Engineer
2023 - 2024 (1 year)
Remote
  • Implemented advanced systems to provide real-time insights and analytics, significantly enhancing system performance and reliability, attracting new clients, and expanding the customer base.

  • Improved app scalability through strategic infrastructure enhancements, ensuring robust performance during peak user loads without any compromise.

  • Streamlined the deployment process for new clients and facilitated smooth and efficient onboarding to increase client satisfaction and retention.

  • Enhanced the functionality of the game services engine, resulting in an improved user experience and better operational efficiency.

KotlinKtor PythonAWS Lambda AWS CloudWatchAWS S3AWS IAM AWS RDSAWS EC2DockerSnowflakeTerraformPulumiGrafanaPrometheusPagerDuty CI/CD MySQLBashGitAWS ECR AWS SQSAWS ALB JavaScriptBuildkiteAnsiblePackerGoLand AWS Key Management Service (KMS)
LAB577
LAB577
Senior Full-stack Developer
2022 - 2023 (1 year)
Remote
  • Improved application load times by refining database queries and implementing a caching mechanism, significantly enhancing user experience.

  • Reduced cloud costs by reassessing and optimizing the resources utilized by the application in production, leading to more efficient operations.

  • Enhanced the application security by integrating the latest security standards, thereby strengthening overall security facets.

  • Redesigned a secure system for handling cryptography and signing keys, significantly improving accessibility for administrative clients.

Liora
Liora
Founder
2022 - Present (3 years)
Iaşi, Romania
  • Specializing in IT services and providing solutions for clients across diverse industries.

  • Helping businesses enhance tech infrastructure with expertise in software development, cloud architecture, and DevOps.

  • Offering tailored, scalable services designed to meet the unique needs of each client, delivering flexibility and value.

Raiffeisen Bank International AG
Raiffeisen Bank International AG
Senior Full-stack Developer
2021 - 2022 (1 year)
Remote
  • Built and deployed a modern anti-fraud system with business-focused functionalities to detect and report fraud actions.

  • Designed and implemented a browser-based IDE platform to increase the security of releasing software products for the bank.

  • Developed and deployed a testing framework extension to improve test coverage on the internal bank data streaming system.

GoDaddy
GoDaddy
Senior Software & Cloud Engineer
2019 - 2021 (2 years)
Remote
  • Migrated GoDaddy's on-prem microservice architecture for its financial data infrastructure to AWS and established GitOps to minimize infrastructure incidents.

  • Designed and implemented a new mechanism to enhance the transfer of financial records to the finance team.

  • Built a microservices-based mailing, advertising, and feedback report system that increased profits and new clients for GoDaddy.

Ness Digital Engineering
Ness Digital Engineering
Senior Full-stack Java Engineer
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
Remote
  • Designed a new microservice-based system to replace its legacy BPM system, increasing revenue by $1M.

  • Released a high-performing and available application, fixed legacy bugs/defects, and increased client satisfaction.

  • Analyzed client requirements to determine current needs and deliver the right functionalities and modules on the project.

UniCredit
UniCredit
Java Developer
2017 - 2018 (1 year)
Milano, Italy
  • Built and implemented the BankAdvisor platform to help UniCredit employees give the best advice to clients.

  • Designed and implemented different features, functionalities, and solutions to optimize the use of the platform within the bank.

  • Provided expertise to build the platform and other enhancements for UniCredit from idea through to release.

Endava
Endava
Java Developer
2015 - 2017 (2 years)
Iaşi, Romania
  • Designed and implemented a new responsive application for users to analyze their company's financial activities.

  • Developed solutions to fix cross-platform incompatibilities and delivered new features to optimize the application.

  • Worked on a new media-sharing microservice-based system that allowed a telecommunication company's clients to share media content.

Levi9 Technology Services
Levi9 Technology Services
Java Developer
2014 - 2015 (1 year)
Iaşi, Romania
  • Designed and implemented an internal management app to enhance employee/team communication on the project.

  • Developed different features, functionalities, and modules on the app to increase employee work efficiency.

  • Shepherded clean and concise code through to production to deliver a quality product for the client.

Showcase

Senior Full-stack Developer - RTFtoAWS
Senior Full-stack Developer - RTFtoAWS
  • Developed a new microservice architecture, RTFtoAWS, to migrate GoDaddy's on-premise infrastructure to AWS.

  • Implemented infrastructure and CI/CD best practices to reduce recurrent infrastructure incidents by 60%.

  • Utilized GitOps principles to automate processes and improve system stability.

Senior Full-stack Developer - R3 Corda Bride
Senior Full-stack Developer - R3 Corda Bride
  • Implemented a bridge for trade finance on a Blockchain DLT fintech.

  • Enhanced the ISO 20022 messaging platform with improved security and cryptography.

  • Adhered to the latest standards and ensured compliance with regulations.

DevOps Engineer - CodeReady
DevOps Engineer - CodeReady
  • CodeReady is a secure browser-based IDE implemented for Raiffeisen Bank.

  • It significantly increased security for new software product delivery by 95%.

  • It maximized employee productivity on projects by 10%.

Education

Master's Degree, Distributed Systems and Web Technologies
Master's Degree, Distributed Systems and Web Technologies
Faculty of Automatics and Computer Science of Iasi - Romania
2015 - 2017 (2 years)
Bachelor's Degree, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Bachelor's Degree, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Gheorghe Asachi​ Technical University of Iași - Romania
2011 - 2014 (3 years)