
Cristian Tamas
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Bucharest, Romania
Toptal member since November 25, 2021
Cristian is a seasoned software developer with seven years of experience across multiple industries: waste management, sports, gaming, information services, and ethical consumerism. He has worked in both full-stack and mobile development roles, with a primary focus on web applications using React, TypeScript, Next.js, and React Native. His main focus is building high-quality, fully integrated systems and applications that function seamlessly, delivering meaningful value to the end user.
Portfolio
Experience
- Software Development - 6 years
- Full-stack - 4 years
- JavaScript - 3 years
- Front-end - 2 years
- TypeScript - 2 years
- Next.js - 2 years
- React - 1 year
- Redux - 1 year
Availability
Preferred Environment
MacOS, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Jira, GitHub, Slack
The most amazing...
...thing I've done is join a startup with the goal of making all products as sustainable as possible.
Work Experience
Software Developer
Really Good Culture
- Led the migration to a monorepo architecture and introduced TypeScript for enhanced scalability and codebase maintainability.
- Resolved issues and enhanced existing functionalities while introducing new features to elevate the application.
- Worked with the marketing, design, and growth teams to make the user experience on the platform as good as possible and redesign the whole application.
- Decoupled the authentication system into a standalone app within the monorepo, facilitating its integration across multiple applications. This initiative streamlined authentication for the website, mobile app, and other associated systems.
- Developed a mobile app for user-generated video reviews, providing input on design and UX and using beta-testing feedback to improve the final product.
- Implemented internal tools using Retool to better expand the RGC ecosystem.
Front-end Developer
IBM
- Designed and implemented reusable components integrated across multiple web apps, ensuring consistency and scalability.
- Collaborated on an API integration with Kentico CMS to dynamically populate user-specific pages.
- Collaborated on implementing a testing strategy and documenting how the Kentico API works.
Full-stack Developer
TSS Yonder
- Designed, documented, implemented, and tested a wide range of functionalities, modules, and tasks for the main application.
- Refactored legacy code, conducted code reviews, and led documentation efforts to establish coding standards.
- Engineered the complete redesign of the web application from scratch, aligning it with a design system for seamless integration with multiple products.
- Mentored and trained new team members through effective knowledge transfer processes.
Experience
CRWN Clothing
Restaurant Review
Unity Game
Education
Master's Degree in Software Engineering
University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Babes-Bolyai University - Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Certifications
Complete React Native Developer in 2023 [with Hooks]
Zero to Mastery
React Developer
Zero to Mastery
C1 Advanced
Cambridge Assessment English
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, REST APIs, Node.js, React Router, Vue, Stripe API, Stripe, React Redux
Tools
Git, Jira, GitHub, Figma, Stencil.js, Slack, Prisma, Visual Studio, Redux Toolkit, Kentico, Retool
Languages
JavaScript, CSS, HTML, HTML5, TypeScript, CSS3, SQL, Progress 4GL, C#, GraphQL, PHP
Paradigms
Responsive Web Design (RWD), Agile, Design Patterns, REST, Microservices, Mobile Development, Scrum, Database Design, UI Design, UX Design, Web UX Design
Frameworks
Next.js, React Native, Laravel, Unity, Redux, Tachyons CSS, Tailwind CSS, .NET Core
Platforms
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Firebase, Vercel, Docker, Mobile
Storage
MySQL, Databases, Microsoft SQL Server, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Redis
Industry Expertise
Project Management
Other
Critical Thinking, Software Development, Software, Software Engineering, Front-end, Project Estimation, UI Development, Mentorship & Coaching, Teamwork, Feature Prioritization, APIs, Code Review, Software as a Service (SaaS), User Interface (UI), Full-stack, Web Development, Architecture, Technical Architecture, IT Project Management, Axios, Mobile First, Computer, Styling, Flux Architecture, Design, Feature Planning, Back-end, Feature Roadmaps, Analysis, Source Code Review, Invoice Management, Contract Management, Web UI, User Experience (UX), Chakra UI, Authentication, Content Management Systems (CMS), Mobile UX
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