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title: "Software Architecture Experience"
seo_title: "Software Architecture Experience — Dan Podina"
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lastmod: 2026-09-10
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# Software Architecture Experience

> Over two decades of software engineering — from trading systems to critical digital infrastructure.




## Career timeline

- **Solution Architect**, Vertiv (2026–now) — Critical digital infrastructure
Solution architecture for critical digital infrastructure — designing cloud services and integrations around power, cooling, and monitoring platforms.

- **Sr. Technical Architect**, Ikon Soft (2024–2026) — Quest Diagnostics clinical trials platform
Architected and led development of a cloud-native clinical trials data platform for Quest Diagnostics. Designed event-driven microservices on AWS and GCP, real-time data pipelines, and HIPAA-compliant infrastructure.

- **Sr. Technical Architect**, Ikon Soft (2018–2024) — BGASOFT low-code RAD framework
Designed and built BGASOFT — a low-code rapid application development framework in Go. Multi-tenant SaaS architecture, code generation engine, visual workflow builder, and plugin system.

- **Lead PHP/Full-stack Developer**, Ikon Soft (2016–2017) — BGASOFT LIMS for medical labs
Led full-stack development of the BGASOFT Laboratory Information Management System for medical laboratories. Built sample tracking, result reporting, QC workflows, and instrument integration.

- **Sr. PHP Software Engineer**, COERA (2015–2016) — OAuth IAM, DDD, microservices
Built identity and access management services using OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect. Applied Domain-Driven Design to decompose a monolith into bounded-context microservices.

- **Team Leader, Sr. PHP/.NET Developer**, Beyluxe (2013–2014) — Messaging app
Led a cross-functional team building a real-time messaging platform. PHP backend services, .NET desktop client, WebSocket communication layer.

- **Sr. PHP Developer**, Recognos (2012–2013) — E-commerce
Developed e-commerce platform features including product catalog management, payment gateway integrations, order fulfillment workflows, and inventory synchronization.

- **Sr. PHP Developer**, DanCris (2011–2012) — CRM Systems
Built custom CRM solutions for business clients. Contact management, sales pipeline tracking, reporting dashboards, and email campaign integration.

- **DevOps and Ops Developer**, NOVA INVEST (2005–2010) — Trading systems infrastructure, financial services
Maintained and operated trading systems infrastructure for a financial services firm. Server administration, deployment automation, monitoring, backup and disaster recovery.

- **BSc Cybernetics & Business Informatics**, Babeș-Bolyai University — Education
Bachelor of Science in Cybernetics and Business Informatics. Systems theory, mathematical modeling, databases, software engineering, and economic informatics.


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