Summary
Dan Tofan is a Principal Software Developer with 14 years of experience building and operating production-grade backend systems, currently based in Iași, Romania. With a PhD in Software Engineering and Architecture, he combines hands-on development (Python, C#, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL) with leadership—having managed distributed teams and mentored engineers across Europe and China. He scaled data pipelines processing over 100 million publications using Luigi and Kubernetes, and has a track record of automating cloud operations and integrating diverse data sources. Comfortable moving between architecture, implementation and team coordination, Dan brings academic rigor to practical, production-focused solutions and a knack for reviving and hardening legacy systems.
14 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Software Engineering and Architecture, Ph.D., Software Engineering and Architecture at University of Groningen
MSc, Distributed Systems, MSc, Distributed Systems at Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași
English, Romanian, Dutch, German, French