I’m Stefan Nica, a senior software developer with 11+ years of experience building and leading web applications end-to-end. I specialize in TypeScript across the full stack—React and Angular on the frontend, Node.js on the backend—and I also bring backend experience with Java. I enjoy architecting greenfield products, improving delivery quality and timelines, and making pragmatic technical decisions across tooling, architecture, and engineering practices. In recent work, I’ve been actively driving the adoption of AI-augmented and agentic development workflows within teams, including participating in an internal taskforce focused on best practices for agentic development. I also contribute heavily to frontend development leadership, performance and UX improvements for large-scale platforms, mentoring, and technical interviewing, and I’m currently expanding my interests further into Go and Rust.…

Stefan Nica

I’m Stefan Nica, a senior software developer with 11+ years of experience building and leading web applications end-to-end. I specialize in TypeScript across the full stack—React and Angular on the frontend, Node.js on the backend—and I also bring backend experience with Java. I enjoy architecting greenfield products, improving delivery quality and timelines, and making pragmatic technical decisions across tooling, architecture, and engineering practices. In recent work, I’ve been actively driving the adoption of AI-augmented and agentic development workflows within teams, including participating in an internal taskforce focused on best practices for agentic development. I also contribute heavily to frontend development leadership, performance and UX improvements for large-scale platforms, mentoring, and technical interviewing, and I’m currently expanding my interests further into Go and Rust.…

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I’m Stefan Nica, a senior software developer with 11+ years of experience building and leading web applications end-to-end. I specialize in TypeScript across the full stack—React and Angular on the frontend, Node.js on the backend—and I also bring backend experience with Java. I enjoy architecting greenfield products, improving delivery quality and timelines, and making pragmatic technical decisions across tooling, architecture, and engineering practices.

In recent work, I’ve been actively driving the adoption of AI-augmented and agentic development workflows within teams, including participating in an internal taskforce focused on best practices for agentic development. I also contribute heavily to frontend development leadership, performance and UX improvements for large-scale platforms, mentoring, and technical interviewing, and I’m currently expanding my interests further into Go and Rust.

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Language

English
Fluent
German
Intermediate
Hungarian
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Work Experience

Senior Software Developer (Freelance) at Various (key clients: BMW, Dacia, Schneider Electric, Deutsche Telekom, L&G UK)
October 1, 2019 - Present
Led frontend development and contributed to backend services across multiple applications. Architected and delivered several greenfield applications end-to-end, owning work from system design through production. Drove technical decisions on architecture, tooling, and development practices using TypeScript, Node.js, and Java, while improving delivery timelines and application stability. Participated in an agentic development taskforce to adopt AI-augmented workflows and establish best practices across teams. Also improved user experience and platform performance while supporting multiple applications in an ecosystem, and handled client requests by estimating effort and proposing technical solutions to reduce time-to-development for new features.
Software Developer at Kronsoft Development
November 1, 2016 - October 1, 2019
Developed modular single-page web applications using Angular with responsive design principles. Delivered technical presentations to large groups and engaged audiences through interactive sessions.
Junior Software Developer at Mindware Solutions
October 1, 2015 - November 1, 2016
Built a smart home system using Raspberry Pi, custom hardware, and AngularJS as part of a bachelor’s thesis project. Developed user interfaces for TVs and embedded devices using C and Chora.

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science at Transylvania University of Brasov
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2015

Qualifications

AWS Cloud Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - September 29, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Telecommunications, Professional Services, Computers & Electronics