Building scalable web applications for over 18 years

George Dumitrescu

Senior Developer | Software Architect

I am a Senior Developer and Software Architect with nearly two decades of experience delivering production-grade web applications. From co-founding a SaaS startup to leading engineering teams at companies across Romania, Germany, Ireland, and the United States, I bring deep expertise in PHP, Laravel, Java, and modern JavaScript frameworks. I thrive on turning complex business requirements into clean, maintainable software that ships on time.

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About

18+

Years of Experience

11+

Companies

Countries

21+

Technologies

Bucharest, Romania [enabled with JS]

Skills & Technologies

Backend

PHP 98%

Laravel 95%

Java 75%

Spring Boot 70%

NodeJS 70%

Symfony 80%

Frontend

JavaScript 90%

Vue.js 85%

React 70%

TailwindCSS 90%

AlpineJS 80%

Database

MySQL 95%

PostgreSQL 85%

MongoDB 75%

Redis 80%

DevOps

Docker 85%

Nginx 80%

Git 95%

Cloud

AWS 75%

Methodology

Agile / Scrum 90%

SAFe 75%

Experience

Senior Full-stack Engineer / Tech Lead

Square1 · Ireland

Jan 2022 – Present

Designed, developed, and implemented complex functionalities across all stages of the development lifecycle. Built robust, scalable APIs and optimized database interactions for high-traffic applications. Delivered multiple major projects for external clients including a recruiting platform, subscription audio/video on demand platform, AirBnB-style parking platform, and multiple eCommerce platforms integrating Stripe.

PHP NodeJS Laravel VueJS MySQL PostgreSQL Docker TailwindCSS AlpineJS NestJS Elixir

Freelancer

Upper · Germany

Jul 2021 – Present

Independently delivered four major projects including an Online Newspaper Paywall Solution, Lenovo Warranty Management CRM, and AlphaDocs Patient Management CRM. Successfully implemented complex business logic and payment integrations.

PHP Symfony Laravel React MySQL Docker JavaScript

Co-Founder, Managing Partner

Wibiway · Bucharest, Romania

May 2018 – Jun 2021

Co-founded and built a SaaS Business Management application helping managers steer their companies in terms of profitability. Features included project tracking, cost and revenue monitoring, profitability KPIs, employee and operations management, and real-time P&L and Cash Flow.

PHP Laravel VueJS Vuex MySQL Redis Nginx

Senior Developer

Orange Services · Bucharest, Romania

Apr 2018 – Jun 2021

Developed enterprise search solutions and innovation sharing portals for a private telecom company. Coordinated a development team as Scrum Master using SCRUM and SAFe methodologies.

Java PHP MySQL Docker Spring Boot Symfony DevOps

Chief Technology Officer

Majoritas · Bucharest, Romania

Jan 2017 – Mar 2018

Led a team of developers, data analysts, sys admins, and testers. Managed full-cycle development from pre-bid through to delivery. Designed the organizational structure and development workflows. Achieved zero turnover for a team of over 10.

PHP MySQL MongoDB Laravel Nginx API

Lead Software Architect

Trencadis · Bucharest, Romania

Jun 2015 – Oct 2016

Architected and led development of mobile apps for banking, video streaming, and restaurant ordering. Built a resource management portal and conducted Laravel workshops for team onboarding.

PHP MySQL Laravel AngularJS Vagrant API

Software Architect & Lead Full-Stack Engineer

Blend Systems, Inc. · San Francisco, USA

Oct 2013 – Jun 2015

Built a social mobile app similar to Instagram/Facebook with a scalable in-house API on AWS. Achieved zero API downtime and helped the team acquire Seed and Series A funding.

PHP Yii MongoDB AWS Redis Memcached S3 CloudFront Nginx

Head of PHP Development

Catalyst Worldwide · Bucharest, Romania

Nov 2012 – Jun 2014

Led PHP development for a digital outsourcing firm. Built marketing campaign ERPs, competition portals, and club reservation apps. Maintained zero turnover for a team of 10.

PHP Symfony Yii PostgreSQL MySQL AWS Nginx Memcached

Senior Full Stack Developer

Geometry Global · Bucharest, Romania

Feb 2011 – Nov 2012

Developed marketing campaign websites with live user interactions, gamification, and prize-winning features. Built a custom CMS and multiple Facebook apps.

PHP JavaScript jQuery MySQL Yii Facebook API

Full Stack Developer

Leo Burnett · Bucharest, Romania

Aug 2010 – Feb 2011

Built promotional websites and Facebook apps for advertising campaigns with social network integrations.

PHP JavaScript jQuery MySQL Drupal Google Maps API

Lead Full Stack Developer

Activision Marketing · Bucharest, Romania

Apr 2007 – Nov 2009

Developed marketing campaign websites with live user interactions, gamification, and live auctions. Built backend APIs for Flash frontends and multiple promotional websites.

PHP JavaScript jQuery MySQL Linux Apache

Projects

Featured

Lerd

A local development environment manager for Laravel, built to streamline the setup and management of Laravel projects. Provides an intuitive CLI for managing PHP versions, databases, services, and more.

PHP Laravel Docker CLI

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Wibiway

SaaS Business Management application for tracking projects, contracts, costs, revenues, profitability KPIs, and real-time P&L with Cash Flow monitoring.

PHP Laravel VueJS Vuex Redis MySQL

deb-thumbnailer

Open source tool that makes .deb package files look prettier by displaying the application icon as a thumbnail in file managers.

Python

Indicator Workspaces

A replacement for the panel applet workspace switcher in Ubuntu, providing a cleaner indicator-based approach.

Python

Get in Touch

Interested in working together or have a question? Feel free to reach out through any of the channels below.

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