Open to full-time rolesSenior Full-Stack DeveloperZalău, Romania · Remote

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Paul
Rusu

I build web platforms end to end, from the React screen to the database row, and everything in between.

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GET /order/1042full stack
  1. InterfaceReact · Next.js · Vue · Angular · Tailwind
  2. APINode.js · Fastify · Java Spring · GraphQL · OpenAPI
  3. Jobs & cacheRedis · BullMQ · Meilisearch
  4. DataPostgreSQL · Prisma · Couchbase · DynamoDB
  5. IntegrationsStripe · ANAF e-Factura · couriers · ERP · Web3
  6. InfrastructureDocker · AWS · CI/CD · self-hosted servers
One request, six layers. I work on all of them.

Featured project

Hyper, an ERP and marketplace for Romanian businesses

Own product · 2026 – present

SaaS and white-label

One platform with three faces: an ERP back office, a multi-vendor marketplace and a public storefront. It runs as a multi-tenant SaaS, and it can also be deployed for a single client as their own branded marketplace, on their domain and in their colours, with little extra development. I designed the architecture, wrote the backend and frontend and run the infrastructure.

80+data models
138RBAC permissions
~200test files
  • Business core. Inventory across warehouses, sales and purchase orders, invoicing, payments, returns and reporting.
  • Tenant isolation. PostgreSQL row-level security, with 5 roles and permissions down to warehouse level.
  • Integrations. ANAF e-Factura, SoftOne ERP sync, FAN Courier, Cargus, Sameday and Stripe subscriptions with usage billing.
  • Contract-first API. An OpenAPI spec generated from Zod schemas drives a typed frontend client, checked in CI.
  • Self-hosted. Staging on a bare server with Docker Compose, Caddy and a fail-closed deploy script.

TypeScriptNode.jsFastifyPrismaPostgreSQLRedisBullMQMeilisearchNext.jsReact QueryZustandStripeDockerCaddyVitestPlaywright

Experience

10 years, from hotel websites to betting platforms

  1. Jun 2024 – nowRemote

    Senior Web Developer (Contract)

    We as Web for a global sports betting and gaming group

    • Built high-traffic customer pages: promotion details, My Account and homepage features.
    • Migrated services from an in-house Java framework to Spring, and frontends from the in-house framework and Angular to React.
    • Developed internal tools for promotion and user management, plus privacy consent and re-consent flows.
    • Wrote UI automation tests with Selenium and TestNG and onboarded new team members.

    Java · Spring · React · Redux · Angular · FreeMarker · Couchbase · AWS · Docker · Selenium · TestNG

  2. May 2021 – nowRemote

    Full-Stack Developer & Technical Consultant

    Independent

    • Worked on imobiliare.ro, Romania's leading real estate platform: a Next.js proof of concept to replace the legacy PHP stack, then new features and a full redesign.
    • Built crypto applications end to end, including secure smart contract flows with MetaMask.
    • Technical advisor for an early-stage crypto startup, delivering its first production version.
    • Built event-driven apps on AWS Amplify, CDK, Lambda and DynamoDB.

    TypeScript · Next.js · Node.js · PHP · AWS Serverless · Solidity · GraphQL · PostgreSQL

  3. Dec 2021 – Feb 2024Remote

    Senior Developer & Technical Lead

    StarChain Solutions

    • Led a cross-functional development team, set the technical direction and ran technical interviews.
    • Delivered a complete MVP of a web game simulating real horse races, with blockchain integration.
    • Built the pre-signup website for Motorverse.

    Vue · Next.js · TypeScript · AWS Amplify · CDK · Solidity · TailwindCSS · GraphQL

  4. Nov 2018 – May 2021Cluj-Napoca

    Web Developer

    3Pillar Global

    • Worked on large-scale search engines and video streaming platforms.
    • Refactored legacy code into modern React and TypeScript, backed by Jest tests and code reviews.

    React · TypeScript · Redux · Java Spring · Node.js · AWS · Serverless

  5. Aug 2017 – Oct 2018Cluj-Napoca

    UI Web Developer

    Pitech Plus

    • Built reusable UI components for e-commerce, remote device management and automotive finance products.

    React · Redux · Angular · TypeScript · PHP Drupal · Java Spring

  6. Jun 2016 – Jul 2017Cluj-Napoca

    Web Developer

    HSDS

    • Built and maintained websites for international hotel brands.
    • Implemented dashboards, reports and data visualizations for hotel revenue management applications.
    • Built a revenue management application from scratch with Java and AngularJS, with a responsive UI and interactive charts.

    Java · AngularJS · amCharts · jQuery · SCSS · PHP · PostgreSQL · Git

Approach

How I work

Engineering leadership

I lead engineering for my clients end to end: setting the technical direction, building and growing teams, and taking applications from first idea to production.

Modernizing systems

I design new platforms and bring existing ones up to date, step by step, without disrupting the business that depends on them.

Shipping to production

I deliver features that real users rely on every day. AI-assisted workflows help me move faster, while testing and review keep every release production-ready.

Skills

What I work with

Languages
TypeScriptJavaScriptJavaSolidityPHP
Frontend
ReactReduxNext.jsVueNuxt.jsAngularTailwindCSSshadcn/uiReact QueryZustand
Backend
Node.jsFastifyExpressNestJSJava SpringGraphQLREST and OpenAPImicroservicesBullMQ
Data & search
PostgreSQLPrismaMySQLMongoDBRedisCouchbaseMeilisearch
Cloud & infrastructure
AWS (Lambda, Amplify, CDK, DynamoDB, S3, SES, ECS)FirebaseDockerCaddyself-hosted servers
Testing & delivery
VitestJestPlaywrightSeleniumTestNGGitHub ActionsJenkinsGitLab CI
AI-assisted engineering
AI coding assistantsAgentic workflowsAI-assisted code reviewAI-assisted test automation
Blockchain
Ethereum/EVMsmart contractsMetaMask integration

Education

BSc, Automation and Computer ScienceTechnical University of Cluj-Napoca, 2013 – 2018

Languages

Romanian, nativeEnglish, fluent

Off screen

DIY and crafting, beekeeping, agriculture, cooking

Contact

Open to new full-time roles. Let's talk.

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Based in Zalău, Romania, and open to remote work.