Liviu M.

About Me

Liviu is a Senior Full-stack Developer working on designing and developing proprietary tools, services, operating systems, embedded devices, web solutions, and Blockchain applications. He is hands-on in security software development, Python scripting, and embedded front-end solutions, delivering virtualization solutions and minting NFTs. Liviu provides software solutions based on requirements and design specifications to ensure performance, usability, and scalability.

AI, ML & LLM

Frontend

Backend

DevOps

Other

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior Full-stack Developer
2022 - Present (3 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.

Freelance
Freelance
Software Developer
2022 - Present (3 years)
Remote
  • Designed and built a full-fledged NFT solution integrated with Smart Contracts, whitelisting, and a user-facing website.

  • Developed and implemented an innovative airdrop feature for NFT holders and worked on integrating Unreal Engine with the open-source NearLinker.

  • Provided solutions for an NFT-gated platform with Smart Contracts for authentication on the solution.

  • Developed a React website and integrated it with NEAR Blockchain API to create a mint campaign for the online game Exxaverse, generating a ~$90,000 revenue for the client.

  • Implemented Python and Node scripts to communicate with Blockchain to facilitate airdropping NFTs and whitelisting.

  • Created architecture and development on NearLinker, an open-source project that aims to allow easier Unreal Engine integration with NEAR Blockchain.

  • Conducted research on the Solana Blockchain for future NFT campaigns, enabling multi-chain integration.

  • Assisted other developers with back-end integration and provided fast onboarding through comprehensive project documentation.

Next.jsSmart ContractsPythonSolanaCloudFrontJavaScriptAWSReact.jsBlockchainNode.jsRustNode.jsNFTNEAR Protocol Unreal Engine Open-source Software (OSS) Amazon GameLift
Sector Labs
Sector Labs
Full-stack Developer
2021 - 2022 (1 year)
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Worked on new solutions to redesign the ad cards page for OLX, releasing improvements across OLX platforms in Asia and Africa.

  • Fixed bugs and implemented new features for back-end and front-end solutions.

  • Designed, developed, and implemented the 'Average Rent' feature for apartments on the Bayut portal.

  • Redesigned listings for classifieds portals across web and mobile platforms, enhancing user experience for millions of users.

  • Implemented solutions for native and wallpaper Google ads, increasing revenue and engagement by 50%.

  • Improved and developed new features for both back-end and front-end environments, contributing to overall system robustness.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Software Developer
2020 - 2021 (1 year)
Bucharest, Romania
  • Participated in delivering solutions for the Firecracker open-source virtualization platform design to manage multi-tenant containers and function-based services.

  • Built and deployed new infrastructure using different AWS Console services for optimum solutions.

  • Designed, documented, and deployed a high-scale testing framework that runs custom test scenarios.

  • Developed and implemented a DevOps solution for managing fleets of EC2s, decreasing time needed to update the machines by 90%.

Garmin Cluj
Garmin Cluj
Software Developer
2019 - 2020 (1 year)
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Designed and implemented new features and UX components to enhance marine-embedded MFDs, following a rigorous engineering approach.

  • Wrote design documents/plans to capture different features, analyzing competing solutions and creating new diagrams.

  • Used Yocto to fix issues and ensure project delivery.

  • Developed UX interfaces for embedded devices in the marine segment.

  • Worked with Embedded Linux distributions.

  • Implemented automated graphics generating solution, reducing the size of UX materials used on a specific part of the project by 90%.

Embedded CCYoctoVersionOneDocumentationUser Experience (UX) Communication Protocols LinuxEmbedded Systems Embedded Linux
Bitdefender
Bitdefender
Junior Security Researcher
2017 - 2019 (2 years)
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Proposed Hypervisor-level security solutions to protect against threats, manipulating and hooking kernel functions to enhance Windows.

  • Researched and reverse-engineered Windows Internals to deliver new features and fix bugs using memory introspection.

  • Worked on solutions to add product support for new Windows versions.

  • Developed automated scripts, reducing speed for deploying Windows updates by 70%.

  • Added product support for new Windows versions at the time and documented the process, properly ensuring new teammates onboard faster on the process.

Showcase

Full-stack Developer - Testing Framework for Firecracker
Full-stack Developer - Testing Framework for Firecracker
  • Designed and implemented a new solution for launching microVMs for the Firecracker platform.

  • Executed stress tests on host instances and collected usage data.

  • Wrote design documents, implemented a framework, and managed test results.

Full-stack Developer - Wallpaper and Native Ads for OLX Website
Full-stack Developer - Wallpaper and Native Ads for OLX Website
  • Developed and implemented native Google Ads and wallpaper ads for OLX using React Native.

  • Managed communication with Google Ad Manager through GTM, utilizing native ads for real listings and background wallpaper ads.

  • Implemented a system for real listings and wallpaper ads, operating in the background of search and listing detail pages.

Full-stack Developer - Ad Cards Redesign for OLX Pakistan
Full-stack Developer - Ad Cards Redesign for OLX Pakistan
  • Designed and implemented new frontend designs for Ad cards on the OLX Pakistan platform.

  • Focused on minute design details to ensure optimal resolution.

  • Prepared new designs for future OLX releases.

Education

BSc & MSc Software Engineering
BSc & MSc Software Engineering
Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca - Romania
2016 - 2021 (5 years)