Claudiu-Catalin Pumnea

Senior Software Engineer · Bucharest, Romania
pumneaclaudiucatalin@gmail.com | +40 725 414 434 | LinkedIn | GitHub

SUMMARY

Senior Software Engineer with 5 years of experience across the full stack: NestJS/Node.js backends, Angular frontends, PostgreSQL, and Azure infrastructure. Problem solver first — most at home tracking down slow queries, failing deployments, and production bugs, and fixing them at whatever layer they live. Working on both product features and DevOps — CI/CD pipelines, automated rollback, Infrastructure as Code — and active as a technical interviewer and tech lead.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Senior Software Engineer
March 2025 – Present
BearingPoint
Bucharest, Romania
  • Leading the redesign of the team's CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, introducing robust deployment strategies and automated rollback mechanisms that cut deployment time by around 60%.
  • Improving platform observability by integrating OpenTelemetry with Dash0 for tracing and metrics and PostHog for product analytics, making production issues faster to detect and diagnose.
  • Defining coding guidelines and architectural standards that keep the codebase consistent and maintainable as the platform grows.
  • Serving as development manager for three engineers, supporting their professional growth and performance.
  • Participating in technical interviews to help build and strengthen the engineering team.
Advanced Software Engineer
March 2024 – February 2025
BearingPoint
Bucharest, Romania
  • Took on a tech-lead role, driving architectural decisions and design reviews aligned with project objectives and client requirements.
  • Established a robust code review process and served as one of its main reviewers, keeping quality standards consistent across the team.
  • Led reliability and scalability initiatives, applying best practices and design patterns to improve the performance of core services.
  • Mentored junior colleagues and trainees as the team grew.
Software Engineer
March 2023 – February 2024
BearingPoint
Bucharest, Romania
  • Implemented Infrastructure as Code with Bicep, making infrastructure deployments efficient and repeatable across environments.
  • Restructured the database with schema redesign, indexing, and a caching layer, optimizing storage and retrieval for the platform's heaviest workloads.
  • Ensured the stability and reliability of the platform's Azure cloud services, maximizing uptime and performance.
  • Executed data migrations to updated systems, delivering smooth transitions without disrupting clients.
  • Refactored key areas of the codebase, improving quality, maintainability, and overall performance.
Software Developer
June 2022 – February 2023
BearingPoint
Bucharest, Romania
  • Identified and resolved bugs across the platform, improving performance through systematic debugging and code optimization.
  • Integrated third-party products into the platform, ensuring compatibility and smooth interoperability.
  • Built features on Azure Functions and other Azure cloud services, using serverless solutions for scalability and reliability.
Programmer Analyst Trainee
June 2021 – May 2022
BearingPoint
Bucharest, Romania
  • Collaborated with a team of developers on a NestJS and Angular application, contributing to coding, debugging, and testing.
  • Learned the team's stack and delivery practices while working alongside experienced engineers.

EDUCATION

University Politehnica of Bucharest
Bucharest, Romania
Master of Science in Security of Complex Networks – Faculty of Automatic Control and Computers
October 2022 – 2024
University Politehnica of Bucharest
Bucharest, Romania
Bachelor of Computer Science – Faculty of Automatic Control and Computers (Grade: 9.1/10)
October 2018 – June 2022

LANGUAGES AND TECHNOLOGIES

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Best Engineering Marathon (BESTEM) – Adobe Romania Challenge: 1st Place (July 2020)

LANGUAGES

Romanian (native), English (fluent)