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Hi, I’m Armand Niculescu, a Full-Stack Engineer with 10+ years of experience delivering software products and leading their delivery. I specialize in TypeScript, React, Node.js, Express, NestJS, PHP and MySQL, and I combine strong architectural sense with product thinking, UI/UX awareness, and performance optimization to ship reliable, scalable systems. Most notably, I created SparkChess, a multi-platform chess product that generated $1.5M+ in revenue. I’ve led end-to-end development, including 3D rendering, AI engine and mobile apps, and I’ve re-architected backend services, implemented authentication/authorization, websockets, and subscription payments. I enjoy balancing technical depth with the big picture and business goals, and I love mentoring teams to ship high-quality software.…Hi, I’m Armand Niculescu, a Full-Stack Engineer with 10+ years of experience delivering software products and leading their delivery. I specialize in TypeScript, React, Node.js, Express, NestJS, PHP and MySQL, and I combine strong architectural sense with product thinking, UI/UX awareness, and performance optimization to ship reliable, scalable systems. Most notably, I created SparkChess, a multi-platform chess product that generated $1.5M+ in revenue. I’ve led end-to-end development, including 3D rendering, AI engine and mobile apps, and I’ve re-architected backend services, implemented authentication/authorization, websockets, and subscription payments. I enjoy balancing technical depth with the big picture and business goals, and I love mentoring teams to ship high-quality software.

Armand Niculescu

Full Stack Developer, Web Developer, Front-End Developer, +2

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Hi, I’m Armand Niculescu, a Full-Stack Engineer with 10+ years of experience delivering software products and leading their delivery. I specialize in TypeScript, React, Node.js, Express, NestJS, PHP and MySQL, and I combine strong architectural sense with product thinking, UI/UX awareness, and performance optimization to ship reliable, scalable systems. Most notably, I created SparkChess, a multi-platform chess product that generated $1.5M+ in revenue. I’ve led end-to-end development, including 3D rendering, AI engine and mobile apps, and I’ve re-architected backend services, implemented authentication/authorization, websockets, and subscription payments. I enjoy balancing technical depth with the big picture and business goals, and I love mentoring teams to ship high-quality software.…Hi, I’m Armand Niculescu, a Full-Stack Engineer with 10+ years of experience delivering software products and leading their delivery. I specialize in TypeScript, React, Node.js, Express, NestJS, PHP and MySQL, and I combine strong architectural sense with product thinking, UI/UX awareness, and performance optimization to ship reliable, scalable systems. Most notably, I created SparkChess, a multi-platform chess product that generated $1.5M+ in revenue. I’ve led end-to-end development, including 3D rendering, AI engine and mobile apps, and I’ve re-architected backend services, implemented authentication/authorization, websockets, and subscription payments. I enjoy balancing technical depth with the big picture and business goals, and I love mentoring teams to ship high-quality software.

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Hi, I’m Armand Niculescu, a Full-Stack Engineer with 10+ years of experience delivering software products and leading their delivery. I specialize in TypeScript, React, Node.js, Express, NestJS, PHP and MySQL, and I combine strong architectural sense with product thinking, UI/UX awareness, and performance optimization to ship reliable, scalable systems.

Most notably, I created SparkChess, a multi-platform chess product that generated $1.5M+ in revenue. I’ve led end-to-end development, including 3D rendering, AI engine and mobile apps, and I’ve re-architected backend services, implemented authentication/authorization, websockets, and subscription payments. I enjoy balancing technical depth with the big picture and business goals, and I love mentoring teams to ship high-quality software.

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Work Experience

Lead Full Stack Engineer at Media Division SRL

January 1, 2011 - Present

Leading full‑stack development for SparkChess and related products, spanning SaaS, desktop and mobile apps. Responsible for architecture, API design (REST and WebSocket), 3D rendering integration, AI engine collaboration, and implementing a complete subscription payments system (Braintree). Drove roadmap, OKRs, and coordination with marketing to align technical delivery with business goals.

Senior Frontend Engineer / Technical Lead at Media Division SRL

January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2011

Led frontend architecture and delivery for multiple projects. Managed a team of frontend developers, steered frontend modernization (significant frontend rewrites for maintainability and speed), and implemented OAuth and MCP server for AI agent integrations. Improved user journey completion and performance, and contributed to backend security with RBAC and email delivery workflow improvements.

Web Developer at Media Division SRL

January 1, 1997 - January 1, 2002

Early career role focusing on building web applications and web interfaces, contributing to both frontend and backend tasks and laying foundations for subsequent projects.