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Principal Software Engineer | Cloud and Platform Architect
Bucharest, Romania
Only remote
Master's Degree in Advanced Software Technologies, Bucharest Polytechnic University (2010-2012)About me
Software engineering and cloud platform professional with 18+ years of experience spanning Microsoft Commerce, enterprise software delivery and cybersecurity. Former Principal Group Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft.
Management and Business ConsultingDjangoLeadershipPython (Programming Language)Management ProcessAzure Active DirectoryManagement SoftwareAzure Automation.NET CoreAzure AKS
Cloud and Platform Engineering
Expertise in Microsoft Azure, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Kubernetes, Istio service mesh, Docker, Helm, Linux, workload identity, secrets and certificate lifecycle management across enterprise-scale environments.
Software Engineering
Proficiency in C#, .NET, ASP.NET, Python, Django REST Framework, TypeScript, JavaScript, React, REST APIs, SQL and PostgreSQL, with earlier experience in Java and C++, applied across enterprise and cloud-native application development.
DevOps and Reliability
Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub, CI/CD, EV2, YAML, platform upgrades, observability, incident response, production debugging, secure deployment and service ownership.
AI and Automation
GitHub Copilot enablement and AI-assisted engineering, with structured learning in Microsoft Foundry, Azure AI Foundry, AI agents, tool calling, retrieval augmented generation (RAG), vector search and model endpoints.
Containerized Deployment and Infrastructure
End-to-end delivery of containerized applications using Docker, Nginx, Proxmox, and Linux virtual machines, including server RAID configuration and multi-site infrastructure setup.
Networking and Security
Configuration and troubleshooting of site-to-site VPN connectivity, routing, access controls, network documentation, and cybersecurity solutions including spam server farm detection technology.
Agile and Lean Delivery
Introduction and application of Agile, Scrum and Lean practices to strengthen delivery predictability, execution discipline and continuous improvement across multinational software development teams.
Engineering Leadership and Team Management
Leadership of multiple engineering teams across cloud platform delivery, global service operations, architecture alignment, security, reliability and cross-team migrations in large enterprise environments.
Expertise in Microsoft Azure, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Kubernetes, Istio service mesh, Docker, Helm, Linux, workload identity, secrets and certificate lifecycle management across enterprise-scale environments.
Software Engineering
Proficiency in C#, .NET, ASP.NET, Python, Django REST Framework, TypeScript, JavaScript, React, REST APIs, SQL and PostgreSQL, with earlier experience in Java and C++, applied across enterprise and cloud-native application development.
DevOps and Reliability
Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub, CI/CD, EV2, YAML, platform upgrades, observability, incident response, production debugging, secure deployment and service ownership.
AI and Automation
GitHub Copilot enablement and AI-assisted engineering, with structured learning in Microsoft Foundry, Azure AI Foundry, AI agents, tool calling, retrieval augmented generation (RAG), vector search and model endpoints.
Containerized Deployment and Infrastructure
End-to-end delivery of containerized applications using Docker, Nginx, Proxmox, and Linux virtual machines, including server RAID configuration and multi-site infrastructure setup.
Networking and Security
Configuration and troubleshooting of site-to-site VPN connectivity, routing, access controls, network documentation, and cybersecurity solutions including spam server farm detection technology.
Agile and Lean Delivery
Introduction and application of Agile, Scrum and Lean practices to strengthen delivery predictability, execution discipline and continuous improvement across multinational software development teams.
Engineering Leadership and Team Management
Leadership of multiple engineering teams across cloud platform delivery, global service operations, architecture alignment, security, reliability and cross-team migrations in large enterprise environments.
Experience
Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2018
Languages
EnglishFluentFrenchGoodRomanianNative speaker
Project history
End-to-end delivery spanning business applications, containerized deployment and multi-site infrastructure. Built and deployed an admissions platform using React, Vite, TypeScript, Django REST Framework and PostgreSQL. Developed a contract and personal-data management solution, configured site-to-site VPN connectivity, and set up server RAID with Proxmox for Linux virtual machines.
Progressed from Software Engineering Manager to Principal Group Software Engineering Manager. Led four engineering teams responsible for cloud platform delivery and global service operations across Microsoft Commerce services including notifications, consumer commerce, licensing and platform modernization. Expanded the Global Email Notification service, drove Commerce Mesh modernization using Istio on AKS, championed GitHub Copilot adoption and founded the DevAcademy framework.
Led multinational software development delivery across Central Europe, combining team management, technical coordination and stakeholder alignment. Introduced Agile, Scrum and Lean practices to strengthen delivery predictability, execution discipline and continuous improvement.