I am a principal-level software engineer focusing on cloud-native platforms and production-grade cloud systems. I have designed and delivered large-scale cloud services used by thousands of developers, driving automation, reliability, and operational excellence. I care deeply about user and developer experience and about continual improvement through mentoring, honest feedback, and pragmatic changes to raise the engineering bar while shipping fast. I value clear ownership, careful change management, and observable, recoverable systems. I strive for long-term maintainability and scalable architectures, and I enjoy building strong team cultures that foster continuous learning and practical, data-driven improvements.

Ovidiu Pricop

I am a principal-level software engineer focusing on cloud-native platforms and production-grade cloud systems. I have designed and delivered large-scale cloud services used by thousands of developers, driving automation, reliability, and operational excellence. I care deeply about user and developer experience and about continual improvement through mentoring, honest feedback, and pragmatic changes to raise the engineering bar while shipping fast. I value clear ownership, careful change management, and observable, recoverable systems. I strive for long-term maintainability and scalable architectures, and I enjoy building strong team cultures that foster continuous learning and practical, data-driven improvements.

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I am a principal-level software engineer focusing on cloud-native platforms and production-grade cloud systems. I have designed and delivered large-scale cloud services used by thousands of developers, driving automation, reliability, and operational excellence. I care deeply about user and developer experience and about continual improvement through mentoring, honest feedback, and pragmatic changes to raise the engineering bar while shipping fast.

I value clear ownership, careful change management, and observable, recoverable systems. I strive for long-term maintainability and scalable architectures, and I enjoy building strong team cultures that foster continuous learning and practical, data-driven improvements.

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Work Experience

Principal Engineer at ANWB
December 1, 2023 - August 1, 2025
Designed and delivered foundational enterprise payments capabilities for next‑generation ANWB cloud services, collaborating across disciplines from architectural design to production support. Led the transition to automated CI/CD, replacing brittle manual release processes with repeatable pipelines and a cadence of small, controlled changes. Championed engineering excellence with improved quality, code review discipline, and consistent practices, enabling faster delivery without sacrificing stability. Strengthened production operations with clearer on‑call and incident practices and improved visibility to detect and resolve issues earlier. Planned for cloud‑native architecture and scalable, sustainable growth.
Principal Software Engineer at ANWB
December 1, 2023 - August 2, 2025
Designed and delivered next-generation cloud services, leading cross-functional engineering design and delivery; hardened production systems, established CI/CD pipelines replacing brittle manual release patterns; fostered engineering excellence, improved observability, and reliable product operations; contributed to the strategic vision for cloud-native platforms at The Hague-based organization.
Senior Software Development Engineer at Amazon Development Center Netherlands
February 2, 2017 - November 1, 2023
Led development of large-scale cloud automation and production-grade systems; drove automated delivery, engineering excellence, and reliable product operations; built production-grade systems including always-on home IoT monitoring with cloud alerting; managed teams of 5-8 engineers; implemented infrastructure-as-code to enable scalable, repeatable deployment.
Software Developer Intern at Amazon Development Center Romania
February 1, 2016 - February 1, 2017
Developed internal tools and distributed systems using AWS. Worked on Java API development, Node.js, and React with Redux; used Twitter Bootstrap. Built distributed job scheduling software and contributed to large‑scale migrations and public tooling; leveraged AWS services such as DynamoDB, Lambda, S3, and API Gateway.
Software Developer Intern at Amazon Development Center Romania
July 1, 2015 - October 1, 2015
Developed Amazon internal tools using AWS. Technologies included Java API development, Node.js, React with Redux, Twitter Bootstrap; AWS services: DynamoDB, Lambda, S3, API Gateway.

Education

Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iași
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2017
Bachelor's Degree, Mathematics and Computer Science at Colegiul National Iași
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2014
Bachelor's Degree at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University Iași
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2017
Bachelor's Degree at Colegiul National Iași, Mathematics and Computer Science
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2014

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other