About Me
Hi and welcome to my site!
I am a professional Software Engineer with more than 9 years of experience.
I have a Master degree in Computer Engineering and have worked with
various programming languages, tools and frameworks.
I currently live and work in Switzerland.
Professional Skills
Work Experience
Added advanced Data Source management functionality into Google's Next version of Merchant Center.
The functions are used by large merchants who spend >20 billion USD on Google Shopping advertisement.
Worked with Data pipelines gathering merchant usage metrics by aggregating offers data (>200 TB daily) into a readily available dated table format.
Created a dashboard for analyzing and debugging client runs.
Integrated an A/B testing tool into our systems for experimenting with 2 or more workflows for each website domain.
We extended it with Open Source solutions, while running on Google Kubernetes Engine as a Borg replacement.
Implemented an automated mechanism for setting up the production of a new server, including the release processe, configuration, monitoring and access management.
Teaching Assistant at Technical University of
Cluj-Napoca
Java developer at Tora Trading Systems,
Cluj-Napoca
I added a flexible limit setting for risk management in free-text format, based on an explit set of keywords (for example: "exposure < 0.05 and bid > 500").
Worked on a very low latency Market Data distribution service that was connecting to the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The server needed to handle a very high throughput in one instance (>14000 QPS) at <7μs latency, in just one server instance. I added lock-free concurrent queues and managed to bring the latency down to <3μs (capable of handling >333000 QPS).
Software developer intern at Accesa.eu,
Cluj-Napoca
Education
Master's Degree, Computer Networks and Distributed Systems
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering Honours and awards
- 2nd place, Catalysts Coding Contest Cluj, 2018
- Participation, KPI-Open Kyiv, 2017
- Silver Medal, South-Eastern Mathematical Olympiad for University Students, 2014
- Silver Medal, Ariel International Mathematics Contest, 2014
- 2nd place, "Traian Lalescu" national Mathematics contest, 2013
- Silver Medal, South-Eastern Mathematical Olympiad for University Students, 2013
- Silver Medal, Ariel International Mathematics Contest, 2013
- 1st place, Olympiad of Mathematics, County phase, 2012
- Bronze medal, Olympiad of Mathematics, National phase, 2011
- 1st place, Olympiad of Mathematics, County phase, 2011
- 2nd place, Olympiad of Physics, County phase, 2011
- Multiple 1st place prizes at regional (Transylvania) Mathematics contests
Hobbies
In my free time, I sometimes do programming for learning, fun or as a mental challenge. I read books and listen to audio books & podcasts to maximize my learning time. I also don't shy away from other mental challenges such as chess.
I like to keep myself healthy and in shape. I engage in physical activities like weight training, running, and hiking. I also read about nutrition and implement it by eating healthy.
If I want to just relax, I listen to music or watch a football match (ideally high level, i.e. UCL
/
World Cup) on TV.
More recently, I've been getting into digital photography as a creative hobby.
This also makes me go to the Swiss Alps more often.