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Alex Neamtu

Senior Software Engineer

Bucharest, Romania

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About

Senior Software Engineer based in Bucharest with 20+ years of experience. Full-stack and backend specialist — from media delivery solutions and direct mail automation to video analysis systems and cloud-native serverless architectures on AWS. TypeScript and Node.js at the core, with experience across the stack from React frontends to Go microservices and Docker-based infrastructure.

Skills

Languages

TypeScript JavaScript PHP Go Python Shell/Bash

Frontend

React AngularJS Vite shadcn/ui HTML CSS

Backend

Node.js Koa Fastify GraphQL REST APIs Magento 2

Databases

MongoDB PostgreSQL MySQL DynamoDB Elasticsearch Redis

Cloud & DevOps

AWS GCP Docker Kubernetes Cloudflare Workers Turborepo

Testing

Jest

Experience

Senior Software Engineer

Archbee

2025 – Present

Infrastructure modernization and developer experience for a documentation platform.
  • Migrated monorepo tooling from npm to pnpm and Turborepo.
  • Security hardening, Node.js upgrades, and bundle size optimization.
  • CI/CD and Docker build improvements.
Node.jsTypeScriptReactTurborepopnpmDockerAWS

Senior Software Engineer

Sand Technologies

2021 – Present

Cloud-native serverless APIs and workflows on AWS for AI and media products.
  • Designed and implemented highly scalable, event-driven APIs and workflows leveraging AWS services.
  • Diginym — AI content agency creating broadcast-quality video content using proprietary workflows.
  • CLIPr — Video analysis and management platform using AI and machine learning.
  • CardSeer — Trading card marketplace and discovery platform.
  • The Room — Talent matching platform for the African Leadership Group.
  • Forward Deployed Engineer — Delivered a Health Intelligence Center MVP for the Botswana Ministry of Health.
Node.jsPythonTypeScriptGraphQLPostgreSQLDynamoDBElasticsearchAWS CDKLambdaStep FunctionsSQSSNS

Freelance Software Developer

Self-Employed

2012 – Present

Independent projects in civic tech, investigative journalism, and document search.
  • htoprc.dev - visual htop configuration editor
  • Risc Seismic Bucuresti — Fast, free tool to check buildings with seismic risk in Bucharest.
  • Liquid Investigations — Secure collaboration server for investigative journalism projects.
  • Hoover — Toolset for searching in large collections of documents.
Node.jsPythonDjangoPHPGraphQLElasticsearchMongoDBPostgreSQLAWSGCP

Senior Full Stack Developer

Scenset

2021 – 2025

Frontend and backend for a personalized travel platform.
  • Built internal and client-facing applications for personalized trip recommendations.
  • Full-stack development with React frontend and Node.js backend services.
  • Infrastructure on GCP using Pulumi for infrastructure-as-code.
ReactNode.jsCloud FirestoreAlgoliaPostgreSQLGCPPulumiCloud Run

Senior Backend Developer

optilyz

2020 – 2021

Internal and external APIs for Europe's leading direct mail automation software.
  • Designed and developed APIs for optilyz's cross-channel marketing platform.
  • Built tools to automate and personalize direct mail campaigns at scale.
Node.jsJavaScriptReactREST APIsMongoDBAWS

Senior Software Engineer

Eau de Web

2019 – 2020

WFP food delivery, satellite farm analytics, UN procurement scraper. Taught Django at university.
  • School Meals — Managed attendance, food delivery and consumption for World Food Programme projects.
  • Ogor — Analyzed satellite imagery of farms, turning imagery into prescription maps for fertilizer and crop protection.
  • Scratch — Scraper for United Nations and TED procurement notices.
  • Held the Django Web Application course for senior year at the University of Bucharest.
PythonVue.jsDjangoDjango REST FrameworkPostgreSQLElasticsearchLeaflet.jsPostGIS

Senior Backend Developer

OWNZONES Entertainment

2017 – 2019

Media delivery platform helping content owners leverage their libraries.
  • Designed and built the Discover Project — a media delivery solution for content owners.
  • Backend architecture with Node.js, TypeScript, and GraphQL on AWS with Kubernetes.
Node.jsTypeScriptGraphQLPostgreSQLElasticsearchRedisAWSKubernetes

Earlier Roles

Endava, Coinzone, Pionix, Axway, Stefanini, Ascensys

2004 – 2017

Lead Designer, Tech Lead, and Software Developer across paywall systems, crypto payments, automation, and e-commerce.
  • Endava (2015–2017) — Lead Designer and Tech Lead for paywall systems of multiple US publications.
  • Coinzone (2014–2015) — Bitcoin payment gateway and wallet development.
  • Pionix (2013–2014) — Mobile detection and mobile payment solutions.
  • Axway (2011–2012) — Automation testing framework for B2B enterprise solutions.
  • Stefanini/Techteam (2007–2011) — Ticketing system development and maintenance.
  • Ascensys (2004–2007) — Presentation and e-commerce website development.
Node.jsGoAngularPHPPerlJavaMySQLOracle

Education

2002 – 2007

Computer Systems Architecture specialization

Cisco CCNA 1

Certification