Projects
Here you can find some projects I have worked on and companies I have worked at . You can download my résumé or see my code on Github.
Technologies I have used
Python (Django, Flask), PHP (Zend), Ruby (Ruby on Rails), MySQL & PostgreSQL, HTML/CSS/Javascript, ReactJS, Apache, Ansible, Heroku, Azure, Git.
Tools I have used
Figma, Miro, Trello, GoogleForms, Github/Gitlab, Jira, Basecamp.
Methodologies I have used
Agile (Kanban and Scrum), ShapeUp, TDD, CI/CD.
Companies I worked for (in reverse chronological order)
MakeYourMaps & Sync (CareerFoundry Product Management Course) | 2023 | Github
MakeYourMaps
GoogleMaps-like product.
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Wrote Product Requirements Document. Wireframing. OKRs and KPIs.
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User and Market Research and Prioritisation. Persona and Persona Spectrums creation.
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Roadmapping. Solution Ideation and Success Measurements. User Stories.
Sync
Video Conferencing product.
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Vision and Mission. Problem Statement. User Flow.
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Assumptions and Valuable Research Planning.
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Reasearch Data organisation and analysis. Running Brainstorming sessions.
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Team Alignment and Conflict Resolution.
Babbel
Babbel Travel | 2019 - 2021
Learning Languages with locals.
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Used Python (Django Framework) in the backend for the REST API and ReactJS with NextJS for the frontend, contributing with new features and mantainance, code reviews, etc.
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Collaborated in a cross-functional team directly with Marketing and Customer Support teams to deliver features for the Language Travel platform.
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Participated in Agile ceremonies and Brainstorming & Ideation sessions.
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Presented product updates at company-wide updates meetings.
Babbel Guide | 2021
Babbel’s Guide for learning Languages
- Worked within a team on the Discovery and Ideation of a Guide Platform for language learners.
Babbel Live | 2021 - 2022
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Used NodeJS and Typescript on the Backend of the Live platform, which had an Event Driven Architecture and used DynamoDB.
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Contributed with new features and mantainance, code reviews, etc.
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Participated in Agile ceremonies and Brainstorming & Ideation sessions.
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Attended User Interviews during the Discovery process.
DCMN
DCMN TV and Mobile Analytics Tool | 2016 - 2017
Offline (TV) and Online (Mobile) analytics service.
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Used PHP (Zend Framework) for the Offline Analytics RESTFUL API, contributing with new features and mantainance, code reviews, etc.
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Used ReactJS and Less on the frontend side of the TV Analytics tool.
DCMN DSP | 2017 - 2018
The Demand-Side Platform consisted of many Go microservices and a Rails backend + frontend. Management of add with rogrammatic advertising, real-time bidding, rich media ads, etc.
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Took over the Ruby on Rails API of the newly acquired Realzeit DSP platform, where I worked closely with our CTO and Project Manager.
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Contributed with new features and mantainance, code reviews, etc.
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Participated in Agile ceremonies and Brainstorming & Ideation sessions.
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Delivered interactive ads compatibility feature for our DSP platform.
Kimera
Python Jobs Ireland | 2015 - 2016 | Github
An Open Source jobs board for Python, the programmming language, exclusive to Ireland. It was built using Django and it is deployed to Heroku through Travis CI.
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Collaborated in a team of three, another developer and a designer, writing backend code, unit testing and writing documentation.
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It was a success among the Python community in Dublin and during the Pycon Ireland 2015 Sprints we had a few external pull requests.
ClassIS | LearningData
Classis | 2013 - 2016 | Github
A School Management Information System, a multi tenant web application, written in a custom PHP framework. Running on Apache, MySQL for database and Git for version control.
It is a complete student tracking, reporting, and information management. A different instance was deployed for each school, on their own servers, which we maintained and supported.
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Delivered multiple features and improvements for backend, frontend and infrastructure. Used PHP, jQuery, and CSS.
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Added Capistrano to automate the deployments to each of or all instances, this addition made updating all the decentralised instances a much faster process.
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Implemented various third party integrations for file sharing, such as Dropbox and Google Drive, and information synchronisation with Active Directory and MSSQL databases.
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Created customised XML and XSLT templates for school reports.
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Successfully implemented SEPA payments integration.
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Regularly collaborated with users (teachers) and provided them with Technical Support.
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Successfuly migrated our servers to Azure and managed them. Added monitorisation and automatisation which improved our efficiency and downtimes significantly.
Classis Ansible | 2016 | Github
Ansible recipe written for automatisation of Classis.
- Implemented to improve the efficiency and speed of the development process.
Classis API | 2016
A REST API written using Flask Python framework and its web client written in Javascript/jQuery.
- Designed and built a REST API for the Teacher Portal using the Flask framework (Python) for integration with other systems, which decreased the time for manual export by 50%.
Classic | 2014-2015
- Mantained and added a few new features to a School Parent Portal written in PHP using the ELGG framework.
Schoolbag | 2014 - 2016
An e-diary application for teachers, students and parents built using Phalcon PHP.
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Delivered an Office 365 integration, synchronisation with the directory and authentication, as well as adding Schoolbag to Azure Marketplace.
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Implemented various other API integrations (REST and SOAP) from data providers such as: Classis, Advanced Learning, VSWare, LDAP and Active Directory.
Random
python_collection | 2018 | Github
A collection of python scripts exercises.
devicedetection | 2019 | api Github frontend Github
REST API using Lumen PHP microframework for Device Type and OS detection and ReactJS for client.
whatsapp_parser | 2018 | Github
Parser for Whatsapp exports. Jupyter Notebook and matplotlib graphs for whatsapp stats: Github.
pokestats | 2018 | Github
Command line tool for PokeAPI stats.
magicsquare | 2018 | Github
Script that builds Magic Squares with dimension n*n, where n is an odd positive integer.
restaurants_api | 2018 | Github
REST API for restaurants using Django REST Framework.
trees | 2018 | Github
A simple Python script for POST requests only using the standard library.
python_cv | 2018 | Github
A Python script to generate a CV and cover letter.
htmltopdf | 2016 | Github
A small API to convert a URL to a PDF file and download it. Written using Flask Python framework and deployed to Heroku through Travis CI.
dotfiles | 2016 - Present | Github
My customised dotfiles (tmux, vimrc, zshrc).
School Internships Management System | 2012
A management system for the students’ internships. It was built in PHP with IIS web server and MySQL for the database.
- Designed the frontend, the architecture and wrote the backend code in a team of four.
Websites
Personal Website | 2016 - Present | Github
Personal website, mariusavram.com. Built in Jekyll and deployed to Github Pages.
El Mundo en mi Cocina | 2016 - 2019 | Github
Mum’s recipes website, elmundoenmicocina.es, for desserts around the world. Built in Jekyll and deployed to Github Pages.
- Designed Logo, took photographs of the desserts, and ate a lot of them.
Follow her instagram to see her latest recipes.
Magneto Producciones | 2012
Corporate website for Magneto Producciones. Participated in a team of three writing frontend code.
Volunteering and additional experience
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Taught children programming (HTML, CSS, Javascript, Python, Scratch) during a year at a local Coder Dojo in a Youth Club (Coder Dojo SWICN).
CoderDojo is an open source, volunteer led movement orientated around running free not-for-profit coding clubs and regular sessions for young people aged 7-17. CoderDojo puts an emphasis on self motivated learning through project work, peer to peer mentoring and the creation of socially innovative projects.
Tasks included teaching children, aged 7 to 15, programming in HTML, CSS, Javascript, and Scratch, organising exercises and lessons, as well as interacting one on one and giving feedback.
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Volunteered at Collision Conf 15 in Las Vegas and Web Summit 15 in Dublin.
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Participated in various hackathons and Startup Weekends between 2013 and 2016.
You can send me an email.
You can download my résumé.