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Costea Alexandru

Cell: +40754073890
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Hey, I'm Alex, I'm a backend oriented web developer with tech lead experience looking to improve my skillset with challenging projects where my code design and architecture abilities are put to the test. I'm at a point in my career where I see my job as a craft and am looking into sharpening the tools in my bag to a level where the finite product is something I can be proud of and reflects the care and dedication I put into creating it. I enjoy helping and mentoring the members of my team and enjoy working in a team that sees software development as a challenge and a fun one at that.

Education

Polytechnic University of Timisoara

Major: Automation and Computers Science (2002-2006 not graduated)

Skills

PHP (PHPUnit, Phalcon, Symfony, Laravel, Codeception, PHPQA), Java, MySql, Javascript, HTML. Solid knowledge of SOLID OOP and Design Patterns. Experienced with Git (Gitlab), Composer, Linux, Virtualbox, Jenkins, Docker, Apache, Nginx, Redis, Memcached, JMeter, RabbitMQ, ElasticSearch and Swagger.

Knowledgeable about SCRUM and Kanban processes and variations having had these setup in a working system which includes Jira and Confluence.

Experience

Magbross Ltd.300698 Timisoara, Romania - 2005-2009

  • developing Flash/PHP/MySQL/Javascript frameworks/apps for web and internal applications
  • support for the internal network and server setup

Hypermedia Ltd.28 October Street, Nicosia, Cyprus - 2009-2013

  • developing Flash online and offline media applications
  • developing PHP/MySql/Javascript applications and add-ons for web content using external libraries such as Zend or Wordpress platform
  • developing Java applications for in-house use

Plan.net Piata Consiliul Europei, Timisoara, Romania - 2013 -

  • creating PHP applications for high traffic sites or REST APIs as well as developing responsive dynamic sites for Web/Mobile platforms
  • creating secure SSL based Java desktop tools for local and remote deployment
  • since 2018 I am a technical lead for the backend team which entails catering more for our codebase with the introduction of code quality tools, code reviews, automated testing and a focus on better code design and app architecture
Hobbies
Tennis, Biking, Astronomy