Senior Software Engineer
2016 - 2018PageFair- Created and improved detection algorithms for ad-blocking browser extensions.
- Improved the client-side ad restoration rate for ad blocking extension users.
- Ensured server connectivity as a critical product feature.
- Conducted extensive research on browser extension permissions and behavior.
- Led the implementation team in product innovation projects, from research phase to designing and creating prototypes.
- Designed and implemented full-stack software architecture for production-ready premium products.
Technologies: JavaScript, React, Node.js, Django, Docker, SaltStack, AWS, TerraformLead Developer
2014 - 2016Vibetrace- Redesigned system architecture.
- Implemented a product recommendation service.
- Increased API throughput capabilities.
- Made main technical decisions.
- Designed new server security procedures and infrastructure.
- Integrated monitoring tools (Graphite, Kibana).
- Ported the whole codebase from Node.js to Python.
Technologies: Python, Redis, Mongo, Elasticsearch, Nginx, AWS
Alin Dragos Lacea
Software Developer in Dublin, Ireland
Member since April 21, 2016
Alin is an experienced full-stack JS/Python developer who focuses on flexibility and maintainability. He won't settle for just any solution, always striving for the best, and he greatly enjoys new challenges. He has a background in scalable, full-stack web apps with a range of technologies that include other languages, and he values clear communication and jobs done right.
Alin is now available for hire
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Linux, Atom, PyCharm
The most amazing...
...thing I've done is reduce costs in a transactional message system by around 50% via architecture redesign and migration from SQL funnels to FSM.
Employment
Experience
- Vibetrace (Development)
A marketing solution for world-wide online retailers. We provide personalized content delivery focused on e-shop customers, including email marketing, behavioral targeting, personalization, and product recommendations.
- AmILab (Development)
Ambient Intelligence Laboratory: A research laboratory that manipulates the room environment based on user position and activity.
- MAMMA (Development)
Computer-aided detection software for identifying possibly malignant tissue in MRI scans for cancer patients.
Skills
Languages
JavaScript, Python, HTML, C#, CSS, SQLFrameworks
Express.js, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), Unity3D, Django, Bottle, AngularJSLibraries/APIs
Node.js, React, React Redux, OpenCV, Facebook SDK, Facebook API, Google APIParadigms
DevOps, RESTOther
Scalability, Software Development, AWS Cloud Architecture, Load Balancers, Graphite, Tornado, Chrome ExtensionsTools
SaltStack, Terraform, RabbitMQ, AWS ECR, uWSGI, Kibana, Nginx, BigQuery, AWS CloudFormation, Node-RED, Ansible, Fluentd, AWS SESPlatforms
Docker, AWS EC2, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, KubernetesStorage
AWS S3, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Redis, PostgreSQL
Education
- Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence2012 - 2014Polytechnic University of Bucharest - Bucharest, Romania
- Bachelor's degree in Automatic System Engineering2008 - 2012Polytechnic University of Bucharest - Bucharest, Romania
