Traian Alexandru

About

Frontend-focused engineer (~8 years) with strong React/TypeScript and Angular experience who leads end-to-end UI architecture, performance budgets, and quality practices at scale. Known for restructuring large, tightly coupled codebases into feature-based domains to eliminate UI freezes and improve team throughput, and for tight Product/Design/QA alignment via a “3 Amigos” process that catches workflow gaps early. Currently seeking a new frontend role due to GE Vernova outsourcing; has been acquired twice by large companies.

Experience

Key Strengths

• Sets frontend standards for state management, data flow, and component ownership
• Quality at scale via critical-path testing, performance budgets, and rigorous code reviews
• Type-safe React + TypeScript architecture with business logic kept out of components
• Models complex/partial multi-step form data using TypeScript unions; separates server vs UI/workflow state
• Improves legacy codebases by reorganizing into feature-based domains and extracting reusable components
• Frontend performance tuning (reduced render times, eliminated UI freezes, reduced re-renders)
• Improves team efficiency through clearer boundaries (faster onboarding, smaller PRs, more parallel dev)
• Strong cross-functional execution using grooming + “3 Amigos” to catch workflow gaps early and reduce rework
• Delivers despite backend delays by building static UI from Figma first and using mock data in isolated branches

Reference Highlights

• Strong understanding of modern technologies, frameworks, and programming principles
• Demonstrated ownership and leadership on frontend features/architecture
• High code quality focus
• Achieved ~98% unit test coverage
• Improved software by keeping it up-to-date with emerging technologies
• Prioritized customer interests
• Helped train new employees
• Built enterprise-grade React software from scratch
• Successfully ported software from React to Angular
• Professional, open, and clear communicator
• Supportive and responsive to questions
• Adaptable in fast-paced environments
• Helped run stand-ups
• Stayed aligned with design and product owners
• Calm under pressure
• Strong planning and execution within deadlines
• Deep understanding of the software development process
• Reliable and trustworthy
• Highly recommended; would rehire