Mares Popa
Senior Frontend Engineer — React, TypeScript, CI/CD, Cloud Migration
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Over a decade of experience shipping code that delivers real impact. I specialize in modernizing legacy frontend architecture while keeping business operations running, with a focus on infrastructure that accelerates team velocity, AI-assisted developer workflows, and practical delivery over theoretical perfection.
Experience
Senior Software Engineer · Riverbed Technology2023 — Present
- Managed frontend platform migration from Azure to AWS with minimal disruption
- Integrated Cursor and Copilot into the team's development workflow
- Collaborated with UX and Product on React/TypeScript features
- Optimized CI/CD pipelines, halving build wait times
Fullstack Course Lecturer · GoIT România2023 — 2024
- Taught HTML/CSS, JavaScript, React.js, and Node.js modules
- Delivered twice-weekly lessons and curriculum feedback
Frontend Engineer · Cognizant2022 — 2023
- Rewrote a hotel booking app from AngularJS to Next.js (150-person team, SAFe)
- Applied atomic design principles with Chakra UI components from Figma
- Improved unit test coverage with RTL and Jest
Frontend Engineer · 3Pillar Global Romania2018 — 2022
- Led the AngularJS-to-React frontend transition for a cybersecurity startup
- Built interactive Highcharts.js dashboards and advanced search features
- Advanced from UI Engineer to Senior UI Engineer
Software Engineer · Frequentis2015 — 2018
- Led AngularJS frontend development from concept to completion
- Developed C# backend features and SQL stored procedures
- Progressed from Intern to Software Engineer
Projects
Education
B.Eng. Automated Control Engineering, Politehnica Cluj-Napoca2012 — 2016
Languages
Romanian (native) · English (full professional)