Hi, I’m Gabriel Grigoras, a Senior Python Backend Engineer and Software Architect with 12 years of experience building backend services and data-heavy distributed systems. I focus on Python/Go -based backends, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Kubernetes, AWS, REST/gRPC APIs, and observability to deliver fault-tolerant, low-latency production systems. I design ingestion and processing pipelines for ML training, inference, analytics, and blockchain analytics workloads, optimize SQL planning and indexing, and architect scalable pipelines on Kubernetes and AWS, with strong emphasis on monitoring, reliability, and production debugging.

Gabriel Grigoras

Hi, I’m Gabriel Grigoras, a Senior Python Backend Engineer and Software Architect with 12 years of experience building backend services and data-heavy distributed systems. I focus on Python/Go -based backends, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Kubernetes, AWS, REST/gRPC APIs, and observability to deliver fault-tolerant, low-latency production systems. I design ingestion and processing pipelines for ML training, inference, analytics, and blockchain analytics workloads, optimize SQL planning and indexing, and architect scalable pipelines on Kubernetes and AWS, with strong emphasis on monitoring, reliability, and production debugging.

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Hi, I’m Gabriel Grigoras, a Senior Python Backend Engineer and Software Architect with 12 years of experience building backend services and data-heavy distributed systems. I focus on Python/Go -based backends, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Kubernetes, AWS, REST/gRPC APIs, and observability to deliver fault-tolerant, low-latency production systems.

I design ingestion and processing pipelines for ML training, inference, analytics, and blockchain analytics workloads, optimize SQL planning and indexing, and architect scalable pipelines on Kubernetes and AWS, with strong emphasis on monitoring, reliability, and production debugging.

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Language

Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
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English
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French
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Work Experience

Software Architect at Long Vacation SRL
October 1, 2024 - April 30, 2026
Built and optimized Python backend services for high-throughput distributed data platforms, with PostgreSQL as primary datastore and Kafka-based pipelines; designed architectures using Python/Go/C++ with PostgreSQL, REST/RPC APIs, and observability to support AI-facing and crypto-native workloads.
Technical Delivery Lead at BP
January 1, 2022 - October 31, 2024
Built high-performance Python backend and data-intensive distributed systems with PostgreSQL, Kafka, Kubernetes, and AWS; implemented scalable asynchronous processing with back-pressure and monitoring using Prometheus/Grafana.
Senior Software Development Engineer at Microsoft
January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2022
Built highly available backend infrastructure using Go and PostgreSQL; enhanced emulator and developer tooling; validated performance with load and stress testing; monitored system health using Prometheus and Grafana.
Senior Software Engineer at Veoneer
July 1, 2019 - October 31, 2020
Designed C++ and C# WPF applications for large-scale safety simulation data processing with low latency and fault-tolerant behavior; built real-time simulation systems and validation models; established CI/CD pipelines and monitoring for reliable delivery.
Computer Programmer / C++ and C# Developer at ENEA
April 1, 2018 - July 31, 2019
Developed C/C++ and C# services for time synchronization, NTP configuration, monitoring, and process security workflows.
C/C++/C# Developer at Bitdefender
January 1, 2016 - April 30, 2018
Developed security tooling, Patch Management Solution, and API testing framework with architecture, prototyping, testing, documentation, and Bamboo CI integration.
Full Stack C# ASP.NET Developer at MIND Software SRL
February 1, 2014 - January 31, 2016
Maintained full-stack C# ASP.NET web application features and resolved UI/backend issues using SQL, JavaScript, Bootstrap, jQuery, and KO.js.

Education

Master's Degree at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Iasi, Romania
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2018
Bachelor's Equivalent (Licence) at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Faculty of Computer Science Iasi, Romania
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2014
Bacalaureat at National College Ferdinand I Bacau, Romania
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2011

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Software & Internet, Professional Services, Computers & Electronics