Summary
Rares Lungescu is a Senior Engineer based in Bucharest with 7 years of hands-on experience building full-stack web and mobile products, and five years focused on React-based applications. He has a proven record of turning neglected codebases into robust, production-ready systems and speeding up SaaS UX—doubling Guardian’s load performance through targeted optimizations. Comfortable shipping across the stack, Rares has led architectural decisions using React, Redux, Nest.js and AWS, and has built mobile experiences with React Native while mentoring junior engineers. He also brings practical DevOps experience (Ansible, Terraform) from earlier roles and a knack for automation that streamlined deployments. A creative problem-solver, he won an AI hackathon by automating customer support workflows and integrating analytics into product features. Trained at the University of Liverpool, he blends academic rigor with a freelancer’s adaptability to deliver pragmatic, user-focused solutions.
7 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, 2:1, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, 2:1 at University of Liverpool