Summary
Catalin Ciobanu is an Engineering Manager with 11 years of experience building high-performing teams and engineering practices across fintech and publishing domains, currently leading engineering at Wiley from Iași, Romania. He combines hands-on Java and full-stack roots with a people-first management approach honed at Mambu and Yonder, where he established career frameworks, coaching programs, and recruitment strategies to ensure sustained team capacity and skills diversity. Catalin excels at translating product roadmaps and architectural requirements into autonomous, compliant teams that can design, build, test, and operate services end-to-end. Known for personalized career development plans and just-in-time feedback, he prioritizes measurable growth and retention alongside delivery. A pragmatic technical leader, he also brings early experience as a tech lead on GIS and ESB projects, giving him practical empathy for engineers shipping complex integrations.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at Facultatea de Informatica, UAIC, Iasi