10/12/2026 updated
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Engineering Leadership | Product and Platform Architecture
Malaga, Spain
Spain
Bachelors degreeAbout me
Technology enthusiast with experience across cloud, infrastructure, software development, architecture and leadership. Testing how AI solutions and integrations can help a business. Looking for challenging projects which need a mix of technology and business understanding.
LangChainAmazon Web ServicesSystems EngineeringClient Server ModelsUbuntu (Operating System)Cloud ComputingCloud EngineeringVirtual Private ServersDebian LinuxLinuxDevOpsElasticsearchLinux AdministrationMariaDBMessage Broker
Cloud and Infrastructure Architecture
Expertise in designing and operating cloud platforms. Experienced with AWS, OpenStack, Ceph, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, Ansible and GitLab CI/CD, as well as AWS EC2, VPC and Route 53, covering datacentre deployment, compute, storage, networking and resilience.
Software Engineering and Integrations
Proficiency in building frontend, backend and distributed services with TypeScript, Node.js, Next.js, MongoDB, Typesense and NATS JetStream, including REST APIs, MCP servers and OAuth/OIDC-secured integrations for business applications and AI agents.
Engineering Leadership and Team Management
Proven track record of recruiting, onboarding, training and leading distributed engineering teams, managing vendor and contractor relationships, and driving delivery through Agile sprints while combining people leadership with hands-on technical direction.
Security and Operations
Knowledge of Azure AD and SSO, PKI, VPN, backup solutions, and observability stacks including Prometheus, Grafana, Loki and Tempo, as well as Bash and Python automation for operational tasks.
Product Ownership and Architecture
Ability to translate business requirements into system architecture and working software, owning product direction, versioned business documents, validation rules and negotiation lifecycles through deployment and operations.
DNS and Network Engineering
Experience with geographically distributed DNS-as-a-Service platforms, PowerDNS, geo-redundant architectures across multiple OpenStack clouds, and mobile packet-core infrastructure including Linux, F5, Cisco and Juniper systems.
CI/CD and Automation
Hands-on experience with GitLab CI/CD, MAAS, Terraform, Ansible and HEAT for automated infrastructure provisioning and application delivery, establishing monitoring and operational visibility.
Unix/Linux Systems Engineering
Background as a technical focal point in large Unix/Linux support environments, handling complex incidents, root-cause investigations, production changes and operational task automation.
Experience
Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2018
Languages
EnglishFluentRomanianNative speakerSpanishBasic knowledge
Project history
Own product requirements, architecture and development of Listano, a B2B platform connecting companies through discovery, multilingual catalogs, RFQs, quotations and negotiation workflows. Build frontend, backend and distributed services with TypeScript, Next.js, Node.js, MongoDB, Typesense and NATS JetStream. Design versioned business documents, validation rules and negotiation lifecycles; build REST APIs and MCP servers for business applications and AI agents, with OAuth/OIDC and company-specific permissions. Own delivery and production capabilities using GitLab CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform and the Grafana observability stack.
Combined company operations and people management with architecture and client delivery; led remote DNSaaS support and private-cloud teams concurrently. Recruited, onboarded, trained and led five DevOps engineers; managed assignments, technical development and delivery in monthly Agile sprints. Led OpenStack and Ceph private-cloud design and implementation across hardware, datacentre deployment, compute, storage, networking and resilience. Automated provisioning with GitLab CI/CD, MAAS, Terraform and Ansible; managed vendors and contractors and helped recruit a separate software team with developers, QA and a project manager.
Led three engineers from stakeholder requirements and proof of concept through production delivery of a geographically distributed DNS-as-a-Service platform for a major European telecom provider. Translated product and technical requirements into a geo-redundant architecture across multiple OpenStack clouds and European datacentres. Designed replication, availability, failure isolation and network integration using PowerDNS, Node.js REST APIs, MariaDB Galera, messaging and Kubernetes. Automated infrastructure and application delivery with HEAT, Terraform, Ansible and GitLab CI/CD; established monitoring and operational visibility.