Bogdan G.-Solution Architecture & Engineering Leadership
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Engineering Manager (Chapter Lead)
ING Hubs
Solution Architecture & Target Design: Took over a critically delayed Kubernetes Resource Model migration, reassessed the existing landscape and produced the as-is and to-be architectures with supporting data models and design artefacts.
Architecture Governance: Presented and defended the proposed target architecture through the bank's Architecture Review Board, and led it into production with zero downtime and no disruption to regulated customer flows.
Business & Architecture Alignment: Translate business and regulatory requirements into solution designs, assess cross-system dependencies and technical trade-offs, and align proposed changes with business, engineering and architecture stakeholders.
Open Banking Platform Ownership: Own technical direction and production evolution of ING's developer portal and external Open Banking API ecosystem across two engineering squads (12 engineers), supporting regulated PSD2 and external API integrations across multiple ING markets.
Cross-System Design & Roadmap: Assess impact and dependencies across connected systems ahead of change, define non-functional requirements, and contribute to technical estimation and roadmap planning for the platform.
Engineering Management: Develop autonomous engineering teams through people management, career development and coaching.
Engineering Team Lead
ING
Operated as Lead Engineer representing ING Romania.
Solution & Integration Design:
Designed solution and integration approaches for core banking platforms, produced architecture proposals and supporting artefacts, and presented solutions through Architecture Review Boards in collaboration with the platform architect.
PSD2 & Open Banking:
Delivered the bank's PSD2 implementation within mandatory European regulatory deadlines, covering account information, payment initiation and funds confirmation flows on the account-servicing side. Also designed the bank's third-party provider integration, enabling it to consume account and payment services exposed by other banks. Led a squad of 4 engineers.
Retail Payments:
Led a 5-engineer team delivering instant payments, Transfond/Visa integrations and SWIFT regulatory changes through monthly release trains, maintaining zero-downtime service for 1.4M retail banking customers.
Ways of Working & Tech Stack: Java 8/17, Python, Spring Framework (Boot, Data, WS-REST), Apache Kafka, Elasticsearch, Apache Camel, Hibernate, JPA, SQL Server, Drools, Ansible (IaC), Azure DevOps.
Engineering Team Lead
Deutsche Bank
DEXTR (Legal Domain):
Architected an OCR and indexing application for the global Legal Documents Management System. Authored blueprints and SDDs for highly available distributed systems, driving workflow automation for contracts dating back to the 19th century. This critical delivery facilitated a strategic, major cost-saving Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
Name List Screening (NLS):
Engineered and delivered a high-stakes compliance data aggregation system to recover a delayed project timeline, meeting strict regulatory deadlines and mitigating substantial compliance exposure. The mission-critical platform subsequently supported investigations related to the 2017 London terrorist attacks, resulting in a formal letter of appreciation from the UK Government.
Global Findings Management:
Directed a 4-person team to execute 'IP Repatriation' objectives via external vendor knowledge transfer and standardised the SDLC across the Non-Financial Risk domain.
Tech Stack: Java, Spring Boot, Activiti BPMN, Oracle DB, MarkLogic NoSQL.
Software Engineer
UBS (Consultant via Luxoft)
Geronimo – Investment Banking Risk:
Developed and maintained an internal risk management platform supporting financial instruments across FX, fixed income, equities and derivatives, used across critical financial operations within UBS Investment Bank.
Tech Stack: Java, Spring, Oracle/Sybase databases, Jenkins, Maven, Git.
Software Developer
Siveco Romania S.A.
- Government e-Agriculture Projects: Engineered large-scale enterprise tracking and automated data processing systems for national government agencies (e.g., National Agency for Environment Protection, Agriculture Rural Payments Agency).
Tech Stack: Java, Spring, Hibernate, and Oracle Database.
Software Developer & Technical Trainer
University Politehnica of Bucharest
- E-Learning & Mentorship: Developed interactive e-learning modules and delivered technical training programs. Mentored high school teachers and supervised other technical trainers across multiple universities.
Industry experience
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Experienced in Banking and Finance, Education, Agriculture, Information Technology, and Government and Administration.
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Experienced in Information Technology and Product Development.
Summary
15+ years of software engineering experience, including 10+ years in banking and financial services, combining solution architecture, technical leadership and engineering management. Experienced in designing and evolving distributed, event-driven and API-centric systems in regulated banking environments, and in carrying them from requirements through architecture governance into production. Works across business, engineering and architecture stakeholders to align solution designs with regulatory and delivery constraints. Technical background in Java, Spring and integration architecture.
Skills
- Architecture: Solution Architecture, Target Architecture, Distributed Systems, Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, Api & Integration Architecture, Architecture Governance / Arb, Nfrs, Modernisation & Migration Strategy
- Engineering: Java 8/17/21, Spring Boot, Kafka, Rest, Apache Camel, Oracle, Sql Server, Marklogic, Elasticsearch, Drools, Ci/Cd, Ansible, Azure Devops, Ai-Assisted Engineering
- Banking: Open Banking, Psd2, Payments, Swift, Regulatory & Compliance Platforms, Investment Banking Risk (Fx, Fixed Income, Equities, Derivatives)
- Leadership: Technical Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Cross-Team Delivery, Technical Estimation, Engineering Management, Agile
- Certifications: Oracle Certified Professional, Java Se · Certified Scrummaster (Scrum Alliance)
- Languages: Romanian (Native) · English (Professional Working Proficiency)
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Education
University Politehnica of Bucharest
MSc · Computer Science · Bucharest, Romania
University Politehnica of Bucharest
BSc · Computer Science · Bucharest, Romania
Certifications & licenses
Scrum Alliance
Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE
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Bogdan is based in Bucharest, Romania and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Bogdan speaks the following languages: Romanian (Native), English (Advanced).
Bogdan has at least 17 years of experience. During this time, Bogdan has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 9 months. Note that Bogdan may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Bogdan would be well-suited for roles such as: Engineering Manager (Chapter Lead), Engineering Team Lead, Software Engineer.
Bogdan's most recent position is Engineering Manager (Chapter Lead) at ING Hubs.
In recent years, Bogdan has worked for ING Hubs and ING.
Bogdan is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Education, and Agriculture. Bogdan also has some experience in Information Technology and Government and Administration.
Bogdan is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology and Product Development.
Bogdan has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance.
Bogdan has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology and Product Development.
Bogdan holds a Master in Computer Science from University Politehnica of Bucharest and a Bachelor in Computer Science from University Politehnica of Bucharest.
Bogdan has 2 certificates. These include: Certified ScrumMaster, Oracle Certified Professional and Java SE.
Bogdan is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.
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