Valentin Panait

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Profile


About me

I am a versatile Senior Web Developer with focus on front-end development, complemented by a strong ability to adapt and contribute across the entire stack as needed..

I am able to bridge the gap between product and technology, leveraging my ability to translate product goals into actionable technical tasks. With a strong focus on delivering high-quality outcomes, I ensure that development efforts align with the vision for a successful and impactful product.

Valentin Panait

Details

Name: Valentin Panait
Age: 38 years old
Location: Brasov, Romania
Hobbies: Running & hiking, a bit of history and psychology

Career


Munin AI

Jun 2023-Oct 2024
1 year and 4 months
Founding Engineer - Front-end Developer

At Munin, I embraced a multifaceted role, contributing to key areas such as front-end development for the web platform, building a feature-rich mobile app, and designing and implementing multiple high-impact landing pages.

CAFU

Dec 2022-Jun 2023
6 months
Full Stack Developer

At CAFU, I developed an automated performance evaluation system for delivery drivers, utilizing Node.js and React to streamline processes and improve efficiency.

United Arab Emirates (remote)
https://www.cafu.com/

Floos (Further Ventures Startup)

Jun 2022-Dec 2022
6 months
Front-end Developer

For Floos I developed the back-office portal for the Early Wage Access product. Written in React with Redux and Typescript, the portal is the main tool used by the staff from operations to manage the companies, employees and transactions.

I also acted as a bridge between business and tech, translating their needs in app features to make their process as simple and intuitive as possible.

Besides the portal, I worked on the React Native app of Floos.

United Arab Emirates (remote)
https://www.further.ae/

netGoose

Jun 2021-May 2022
11 months
React Developer with NextJS

I have been building and enhancing the web portal of netGoose. The focus for mainly on the customer flow for buying and managing the virtual machines, networks, domain, etc that they acquired.

The portal in written in React and NextJS, using ANT Design and integrated with Strapi CMS.

As usual I aimed to maximize the output of my work, so I had an active role defining the flows and requirements, always staying in touch with the stakeholders

Germany (remote)
https://netgoose.de

BerryStack

Jan 2021-Feb 2021
1 month
React Developer with NextJS

For Berrystack I coded their company website. I used React with NextJS.

Romania (remote)
https://berrystack.io/

Playtika

Jan 2020-Apr 2021
1 year and 3 months
React and NodeJS Developer

As a senior developer I:

  • Worked on the React admin portal that handled the players of the game studio;
  • Coded various microservices in NodeJS, integrating technologies like Kafka, ELK, etc.

From my role as a scrum master I managed the usual Agile ceremonies and

  • Guided the interaction between the team and the stakeholders.

This time spent here helped sharpen my backend skills and it gave me the opportunity to have a greater influence on the organization and the team dynamics

Traveler

Jan 2018-Nov 2019
1 year and 10 months
Traveler and React Freelancer

This period made me realize that each problem that comes up also has at least one solution. It was an outside the comfort zone experience, a continuous act of learning and adapting to environments, persons, events.

Here and there I also did some small projects, mainly using React framework

Latin America

Endava

Aug 2015-Dec 2017
2 years and 4 months
Senior Frontend Developer & Career Coach

As a senior developer I:

  • Delivered high quality work for our client in the banking industry. Our technology of choice was Angular;
  • Helped and guided the other team members to improve and reach their full potential.

In my role as a career coach I:

  • Was responsible for the evaluation of the people I coached;
  • Guided them to establish and achieve their goals by having a close relationship based on honesty, openness and respect.

The biggest fulfillment of this period was to realize the impact I had on the people I worked with, their gratitude for our synergy and the given support.

IBM

Sep 2014-Jul 2015
10 months
Frontend Developer

I worked on mobile applications and widgets used on various IBM internal portals and I developed different web pages (mini-tools) requested by IBM internal clients.

Ipsos Interactive Services

Aug 2010-Aug 2014
4 years
Senior Scripting Competence Manager

In this role I:

  • Developed and maintained the scripting framework and the user interface templates that are used by all Ipsos Group online research entities;
  • Redesigned and optimized the production work flows;
  • Held more than a dozen training sessions in Romania. I also trained the first team members of the new office in Chile.

Ipsos Interactive Services

Jun 2007-Aug 2010
3 years and 2 months
Online Surveys Programmer

I created various algorithms that, for certain kinds of projects, reduced programming time to half.

I was awarded the "Best new junior scriptwriter of the year".

Abilities


Skills

  • React
  • Agile
  • HTML(5)
  • CSS(3)
  • Javascript
  • React Redux
  • TailwindCSS
  • GIT
  • GIT flow
  • Jira, Notion
  • JQuery
  • React Native
  • NodeJS
  • SASS / LESS
  • MongoDB
  • Angular 2+
  • Angular JS

Languages

  • Romanian - native
  • English - daily use
  • Spanish - bastante bien
  • French - comme ci, comme ça

Education & Certifications


Scrum.org
Sep 2020-Dec 2020
Professional Scrum Master (PSM 1)
Online
Academy of Economic Studies
Oct 2008-Jun 2010
Master’s Degree in Economic Informatics
Bucharest, Romania
Faculty of Cybernetics, Statistics and Informatics
Academy of Economic Studies
Oct 2008-Jun 2010
Bachelor’s Degree in Management
Bucharest, Romania
Faculty of Management
Academy of Economic Studies
Oct 2005-Jun 2008
Bachelor’s Degree in Economic Informatics
Bucharest, Romania
Faculty of Cybernetics, Statistics and Informatics
Mircea cel Batran National College
Oct 2001-Jun 2005
Mathematics-Computer Science
Constanta, Romania