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Alexandru Basarab

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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.

About

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

Founding Engineer · CustomerOS (Remote)May 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

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.

Senior Java Engineer / Development Team Lead · Voxbone (now Bandwidth), BelgiumDec 2014 – May 2022 · 7 yrs 6 mos

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.

Scrum Master · AM Docs (Cyprus)Jan 2012 – Dec 2014 · 3 yrs

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.

Senior Software Developer · AM Docs (Cyprus)Dec 2007 – Dec 2011 · 4 yrs 1 mo
Software Developer · Systems (Romania)Aug 2006 – Nov 2007 · 1 yr 4 mos
Software Developer · Echo Technologies (Moldova)Nov 2005 – Jul 2006 · 9 mos
Software Developer · National Bureau of Statistics (Moldova)Sep 2003 – Oct 2005 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Education

Bachelor's degree · Technical University of Moldova2001 – 2005
Master's degree · Technical University of Moldova2005 – 2006

Certifications and awards

Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)2030 – 2026

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