I am a full stack developer with over 15 years of experience, specializing in client-side development. I focus on migrating legacy applications to modern and decoupled technology stacks with minimal to no downtime. Throughout my career, I have contributed to a wide range of projects from frontend refactoring, backend API development, and team leadership to mentoring and onboarding new developers. I enjoy solving complex technical challenges and have a passion for evolving legacy systems into scalable, maintainable solutions. My experience spans multiple industries and technologies, always emphasizing quality, collaboration, and efficiency in software delivery.

Valeriu Ciprian Cucu

I am a full stack developer with over 15 years of experience, specializing in client-side development. I focus on migrating legacy applications to modern and decoupled technology stacks with minimal to no downtime. Throughout my career, I have contributed to a wide range of projects from frontend refactoring, backend API development, and team leadership to mentoring and onboarding new developers. I enjoy solving complex technical challenges and have a passion for evolving legacy systems into scalable, maintainable solutions. My experience spans multiple industries and technologies, always emphasizing quality, collaboration, and efficiency in software delivery.

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I am a full stack developer with over 15 years of experience, specializing in client-side development. I focus on migrating legacy applications to modern and decoupled technology stacks with minimal to no downtime. Throughout my career, I have contributed to a wide range of projects from frontend refactoring, backend API development, and team leadership to mentoring and onboarding new developers.

I enjoy solving complex technical challenges and have a passion for evolving legacy systems into scalable, maintainable solutions. My experience spans multiple industries and technologies, always emphasizing quality, collaboration, and efficiency in software delivery.

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Work Experience

Self employed software consultant/engineer
June 1, 2020 - Present
Since June 2020, I have been working as a software consultant and engineer focusing on refactoring frontends such as converting Backbone.js modules to Next.js, migrating REST endpoints to GraphQL, rewriting frontends for newly acquired companies using Next.js, and onboarding and mentoring developers. Projects include working with Marley Spoon, Arista, Bitpanda, Viasat, and others, where I contributed to both frontend and backend features involving technologies like Vue.js, Go, Python, Ruby on Rails, Angular, and AWS services.
Team Manager and Developer at Aera Technology
May 31, 2020 - August 21, 2025
From April 2019 to May 2020, I was responsible for interviewing and hiring all the developers on my team and led the design and implementation of the first version of the "Data Workbench" module for Aera's core product.
Developer at Intralinks
April 30, 2019 - August 21, 2025
Between June 2017 and April 2019, I helped interview and hire about 20 employees, migrated parts of a legacy Virtual Data Room application from Flash to Backbone.js, and implemented new features while refactoring the application to improve decoupling and business logic separation.
Team Lead and Developer at Misys
June 30, 2017 - August 21, 2025
Led a small team of 3 developers from July 2016 to June 2017 to implement a proof of concept for a new internal application. Introduced and promoted TypeScript adoption and developed a context-aware help function during the company's internal hackathon.
Developer at 1&1 Internet Services
July 31, 2016 - August 21, 2025
Worked from September 2015 to July 2016 on a component library with Angular intended for use across various internal applications.
Developer at Kalon
September 30, 2015 - August 21, 2025
From July 2014 to September 2015, maintained Symfony & JavaScript back-office applications for McDonald's marketing, helped build a new application for managing limited-time offers using Backbone.js and Express, developed the first version of the McDonald's Birthday Planner app, and was an early adopter of Vue.js. Delivered presentations on frontend best practices and technologies.
Developer at OSF Global Services
July 31, 2014 - August 21, 2025
Between April 2011 and July 2014, worked on redesigning the NMS application away from Java Applets, implemented a real-time admin dashboard using WebSockets, built APIs with Perl and Mojolicious, created data visualization components with Highcharts.js and D3, and participated in interviewing candidates.
Developer at 1&1 Internet Services
April 30, 2011 - August 21, 2025
Maintained and fixed bugs in the company's in-house PHP framework (XP Framework) from August 2010 to April 2011.
Developer at Ipsos Interactive Services
August 31, 2010 - August 21, 2025
Built and managed data collection for online surveys using the ConfirmIT platform and mentored several new colleagues from June 2007 to August 2010.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science at Faculty of Mathematics & Computer Science, University of Bucharest
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2009

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Software & Internet, Telecommunications, Financial Services, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services

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