11+ Years Experience

Lead Java Engineer &
Solutions Architect

Versatile software engineer with experience across finance, cloud communications, big data, social media, medicine, insurance, and retail. Dedicated team player building high-velocity web applications and distributed software. Founder @ Mood Platform.

Core Profile

Location Cluj-Napoca / Satu Mare, RO
Primary Stack Java, Scala, JS
Cloud AWS, IBM Cloud
Phone +40746333494

Impact At Scale

Career Highlights

Public Healthcare Infrastructure

Lead Java Engineer for Germany's ePA platform, delivering secure cloud architecture for over 60 million citizens.

Global E-Commerce Logistics

Led cloud deployment for Ocado Smart Platform's fulfillment engines, powering Kroger, Aeon, and Auchan.

Banking & Fintech Solutions

Solutions Architect for Santander Corporate & Investment Bank's inter-account transfer systems.

Fintech Startup Unicorn

Owned core post-purchase payment processing services for Klarna online financial services.

Enterprise Communications (8x8)

Developed real-time GraphQL and WebSocket analytics tools to monitor communications globally.

National Security Risk Systems

Engineered epidemiological risk-mitigation engines at Softvision for US national security initiatives.

Chronological Journey

Professional Experience

Lead Java Engineer & Solutions Architect

Mood Platform • Founder

Aug 2015 - Present

Takes control of digital footprint with AI-Driven Feed Tuning. Architecting high-velocity distributed backends and event-driven SaaS platforms.

Technical Lead

Endava | BMW Group

Oct 2025 - Jun 2026
  • BMW: Led a team of engineers to facilitate market entry across the EMEA region for the Leasing Cars Platform.
  • Endava: Refined system architecture for Mastercard, WorldPay, and Paysafe.

Lead Java Software Engineer

IBM • ePA (Electronic Patient Records)

Jul 2023 - Oct 2024
  • Tech Lead for Java, Cloud, and Data storage solutions for Germany's public health system.
  • Implemented frameworks for Integration Testing using Docker, Kubernetes, JUnit, Mockito, RestAssured, Pact.

Lead Java Software Engineer

HTEC Group • Ocado Smart Platform

Aug 2022 - Jun 2023
  • Migrated distributed system to new deployment orchestration model, moving from AWS EKS to AWS ECS.
  • Integrated product with proprietary events data lake.

Lead Java Software Engineer

Yopeso • Klarna

Apr 2022 - Aug 2022
  • Took ownership of services responsible for coordinating the payment of post-purchase receipts.
  • Technical Lead on Java and Distributed System Design.

Solutions Architect / Lead Java Engineer

EPAM Systems • Santander & LSEG

Dec 2020 - Feb 2022
  • Backend System for Transfering Money between banking accounts for Santander.
  • Trading and Investing proprietary system built for London Stock Exchange utilizing AWS SQS, Lambdas, and DynamoDB.

Full Stack Developer

8x8

May 2019 - Dec 2020
  • Analytics tool to monitor communication (Calls, Meetings) used globally.
  • Implemented Realtime Data components on frontend and backend using WebSockets and GraphQL.

Java Software Engineer

Softvision • Metabiota

May 2018 - Mar 2019
  • Risk mitigation system handling Medical Data for National Security (USA).
  • Epidemiologic Data ingested into Big Data Warehouse using Java 8, Scala, Play Framework.

Early Career (Full Stack & Java Engineer)

SocialBee.io | NGi Systems | Fortech | Cloudflight

Nov 2013 - May 2018
  • SocialBee.io: Integrated posting using Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn APIs.
  • NGi Systems: Developed a Restaurant Management And Ordering System.
  • Fortech: Built Stats Tracking Software for Medical Purposes and tested banking workflows.
  • Cloudflight: Software Developer Intern for Porsche Auto Parts Market.

Technical Proficiency

Architecture Stack

Backend

Java (8 - 21) Scala Spring Boot Play Framework Quarkus

DevOps

AWS ECS/EKS AWS Lambda IBM Cloud Docker Kubernetes

Data

PostgreSQL DynamoDB BigQuery RabbitMQ MySQL

Frontend

JavaScript React JS AngularJS GraphQL WebSockets

Education

Universitatea Tehnică din Cluj-Napoca

Software Engineering, Computer Science (2012-2016)

"Mihai Eminescu" National College, Satu Mare

Highschool diploma, Mathematics and Informatics (2008-2012)

Certifications

Software Architecture: From Developer to Architect

Insurance Insights and Solutions (Silver)