Alexandru Basarab
I am Alexandru Basarab, a software engineer with 20+ years in the field and 4+ years of leading agile teams. I focus on backend and distributed systems, aiming for reliability, scalability, and timely delivery.
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I am Alexandru Basarab, a software engineer with 20+ years in the field and 4+ years of leading agile teams. I focus on backend and distributed systems, aiming for reliability, scalability, and timely delivery. I enjoy solving complex problems and guiding teams toward production-grade solutions.
I build robust systems using Java, Go, and Elixir, with deep experience in AWS, PostgreSQL, Neo4j, and microservices. I value quality, performance, and collaboration, and I’m passionate about mentoring, continuous improvement, and translating business needs into solid technical designs.
- 23 years' experience
- Joined January 2026
Languages
- EnglishAdvanced
- Romanian, Moldavian, MoldovanFluent
- RussianFluent
Industry experience
- Software & Internet
- Telecommunications
- Professional Services
Work experience· 7 roles
Designed and delivered microservices and event-driven systems focused on reliability, scalability, and rapid iteration. Built and maintained data pipelines and graph models in Neo4j to power customer context and insights. Led end-to-end feature development across Go/Elixir services, PostgreSQL, and AWS; established CI/CD, observability, and production readiness. Reduced operational overhead through automation and performance tuning; improved service resilience and deployment speed. Collaborated cross-functionally to translate business requirements into technical solutions and release plans.
Architected new products, highly scalable and microservice-based. Led a development team, coordinated daily activities, and steered feature delivery. Drove production support, feature releases, and cross-functional collaboration; defined architecture solutions for new requirements and produced high-level and technical design documents.
Led a multi-cultural, agile team of 7, applying agile methodology to deliver customer-oriented features. Defined scope, wrote high-level and technical design docs, provided project estimates, performed code reviews, and ensured architectural alignment for new requirements and projects.
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