Experience

Mediatel Data
• Romania
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Software Engineer - contract

  • Oct 2022 - Oct 2023


PayPal

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Staff Software Engineer

  • Apr 2008 - Apr 2022

  + Developed the PayPal database proxy service: - Led the development of the Golang based version replacing the previous C++ based version. Eventually open-sourced as Hera https://github.com/paypal/hera . See https://www.infoq.com/presentations/paypal-scale-db/ for an overview - Wrote the JDBC client, worked on various enhancements of the original C++ based proxy + Developed the database backed, zero message loss messaging service used at PayPal + Various enhancements to… Show more + Developed the PayPal database proxy service: - Led the development of the Golang based version replacing the previous C++ based version. Eventually open-sourced as Hera https://github.com/paypal/hera . See https://www.infoq.com/presentations/paypal-scale-db/ for an overview - Wrote the JDBC client, worked on various enhancements of the original C++ based proxy + Developed the database backed, zero message loss messaging service used at PayPal + Various enhancements to the common/infrastructure code used by most micro-services at PayPal, C++, Java, Golang or NodeJS + Developed various mid-tier PayPal services in C++ and Java Show less + Developed the PayPal database proxy service: - Led the development of the Golang based version replacing the previous C++ based version. Eventually open-sourced as Hera https://github.com/paypal/hera . See https://www.infoq.com/presentations/paypal-scale-db/ for an overview - Wrote the JDBC client, worked on various enhancements of the original C++ based proxy + Developed the database backed, zero message loss messaging service used at PayPal + Various enhancements to… Show more + Developed the PayPal database proxy service: - Led the development of the Golang based version replacing the previous C++ based version. Eventually open-sourced as Hera https://github.com/paypal/hera . See https://www.infoq.com/presentations/paypal-scale-db/ for an overview - Wrote the JDBC client, worked on various enhancements of the original C++ based proxy + Developed the database backed, zero message loss messaging service used at PayPal + Various enhancements to the common/infrastructure code used by most micro-services at PayPal, C++, Java, Golang or NodeJS + Developed various mid-tier PayPal services in C++ and Java Show less



Yahoo

• Information Technology and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Technical Yahoo

  • Jun 2007 - Mar 2008

  Member of the Yahoo's Tiger team, a team of very senior engineers working as internal consultants: - worked on a distributed hash table developed in C++. - worked on a dedicated very high volume database that stores hyper-links. Member of the Yahoo's Tiger team, a team of very senior engineers working as internal consultants: - worked on a distributed hash table developed in C++. - worked on a dedicated very high volume database that stores hyper-links.



Strongmail

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Software Engineer

  • Aug 2006 - May 2007

  Worked on the Mail Transfer Agent application in C++. Worked on the Mail Transfer Agent application in C++.



Teltronics, Inc

• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Software Engineer / Team Lead

  • Nov 2000 - Aug 2006

  Developed software in C/C++ for a PowerPC based appliance used for remote monitoring. Developed software in C/C++ for a PowerPC based appliance used for remote monitoring.



2D3D

• Animation and Post-production

• Software Engineer

  • May 2000 - Nov 2000

  Web development using ColdFusion Web development using ColdFusion



Softwin SRL

• Software Engineer / Team Lead

  • Apr 1997 - Apr 2000

  Developed various applications in C++ for Windows using Microsoft Visual Studio or Borland C++ Developed various applications in C++ for Windows using Microsoft Visual Studio or Borland C++