Iulia Zidaru
Self Employed
Bucharest Metropolitan Area Romania
Summary
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Top SchoolIulia Zidaru is a Quantum Full Stack Developer and IBM Quantum Ambassador with 11 years of software engineering experience, bridging classical architectures and cutting‑edge quantum tooling. Based in Bucharest, she combines hands‑on backend and QA work—contributing fixes and visualization improvements to the flagship open‑source Qiskit project—with systems thinking honed as a former software architect and technical co‑founder. Her background spans Java enterprise architectures, product and technical leadership, and now quantum SDK development, reflecting a rare blend of production-grade engineering and research‑adjacent innovation. Iulia also coaches professionals on career and systemic growth, a pursuit that complements her collaborative, curious approach encapsulated by “#stillsomuchtolearn.”
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
"Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urban PlanningBachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics and Computer Science at University of BucharestCareer Coaching Certification, Career Coaching Certification at Career ShiftSystemic Coaching and Constellations (I, II), Systemic Coaching and Constellations (I, II) at Coaching ConstellationsBeing Coach(ed), ICF level 1 + level 2 training, Being Coach(ed), ICF level 1 + level 2 training at One2Coach
English, Romanian, French
Stackoverflow
151reputation
22kreached
2answers
4questions
Github Skills (17)
circuit10
unit-testing10
visualization10
python10
quantum-computing10
qiskit10
visualizations10
test-automation10
git7
php6
spring-boot6
angularjs6
angular-ui-router6
htaccess6
wordpress6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
Qiskit/qiskit
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
Qiskit is an open-source SDK for working with quantum computers at the level of extended quantum circuits, operators, and primitives.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer & QA Engineer
Backend Developer & QA EngineerContributions:6 reviews, 5 commits, 5 PRs in 5 months
Contributions summary:Iulia contributed to the Qiskit project by addressing bugs and implementing enhancements to the visualization and Qobj modules. Their work included improving error messages, adding tests for filename validation, and deprecating features. Furthermore, they were involved in fixing a critical error in `plot_histogram` related to the `number_to_keep` parameter, demonstrating their focus on improving data visualization capabilities and overall quality.
pythonquantum-circuitsquantum-computingcircuitsquantum-circuit
iuliazidaru/keycloak-spring-boot-rest-angular-demo
May 2015 - Jun 2017
Contributions:4 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 1 month
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