Ducu Sultan
Lead Software Engineer
- Bucharest, Romania
- sultanalex@gmail.com
Ducu Sultan
About Me
Hi, there! My name is Ducu Sultan and I am an enthusiast
Lead Software Engineer.
I have spent most of my career working for software consultancy companies and helping out various customers to develop
high quality products.
I have been involved in projects from various business domains, as Networking, Industrial IoT, Financial Services, or Advertising.
I have extensive experience in coordinating small to medium delivery teams, as well as in project & people management.
What I Do
Software Development
Experience
Aug 2023 - present
BucharestPrincipal Solutions Architect
AdsWizz
Jan 2021 - Jul 2023
BucharestJava Developer
AdsWizz
AdsWizz, the leading global digital audio advertising solution provider, enables the effective monetization and personalization of digital audio by providing a complete suite of advertising and analytics solutions.
Jul 2020 - Dec 2020
BucharestJava Developer
Lenovo @ Luxoft
Lenovo Device Intelligence uses AI to monitor device performance and generate helpful PC health insights. It can predict which devices are likely to fail and alerts IT administrators before the problem occurs.
Jan 2016 - Jun 2020
BucharestJava Developer
ProSoft Technology @ Luxoft
ProSoft Connect - prosoft.io is a secure, cloud-native platform for the Industrial Internet of Things, which can be used to securely and remotely access Industrial Gateways wherever you are. It relies on a modern, highly available and scalable, self-healing and easy to deploy architecture.
Nov 2011 - Dec 2015
BucharestJava Developer
UBS @ Luxoft
Stomp is an order management system, the traders being its main users.
Klondike is a trade life cycle and workflow management software for financial services,
Equities and Derivatives at UBS Investment Bank.
May 2006 - Oct 2011
BucharestJava Developer
Juniper Networks @ Luxoft
SmartPass Server-based wireless
LAN security management system for dynamic access control over all guest users and devices.
RingMaster is a comprehensive,
easy to use management suite that helps enterprises plan, configure,
deploy, and manage single or multi-site wireless LANs (WLANs) from a single management console.
As part of Juniper Networks Wireless LAN Management portfolio, RingMaster integrates with SmartPass to
provide dynamic access control for mobile users and their devices.
Programming Languages
Java
Kotlin
Python
JavaScript
HTML/CSS
Bash
Tools & Technologies
- Microservices
- SpringBoot
- SpringCore
- SpringCloud
- Hibernate
- RxJava
- Webflux
- AWS
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- Kafka
- Zookeeper
- ELK Stack
- MongoDB
- InfluxDB
- MySQL
- PostgresSQL
- OracleDB
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Datadog
- TeamCity
- Jenkins
- GitLab
- Maven
- Gradle
- Selenium
- Cucumber
- Serenity
- Jira
- Confluence
Certificates
Java Certified Professional
Leadership
Experience
Jan 2022 - August 2023
BucharestAssociate Director
AdsWizz
- Define quarterly objectives for each team member and asses them
- Plan and coordinate the quarterly projects
- Review and update the team processes
- Participate in the interviews for new candidates
- Participate in the weekly architecture forum discussions with the other architects in the company
Jul 2020 - Dec 2020
BucharestProject Manager
Lenovo @ Luxoft
- Started the team from scratch and growing the team up to 9 members
- Created the initial relations with the customer
- Reviewed and updated the team processes
- Participated in the project management interviews for new candidates
- Provided regular project updates to higher management
Jan 2016 - Jun 2020
BucharestProject Manager
ProSoft Technology @ Luxoft
- Started the project from scratch and growing the team up to 25 members
- Managed 2 teams, one Cloud team and one Embedded Software team
- Performed risk assessments and mitigation plans
- Performed annual performance appraisals
- Participated in the all stages of interviewing, from the technical stage to the offering stage
- Prevented attrition
- Defined the delivery process
- Managed the releases, maintaining a release calendar
- Achieved the project margins with the help of the budget owner
May 2013 - Dec 2015
BucharestTeam Lead
UBS @ Luxoft
- Started 2 teams from scratch
- Performed the Scrum Master role in one of the teams
- Together with the HR team, coordinated the technical recruitment process for the entire account
- Participated in the technical interviews for new candidates in the team
- Performed annual performance appraisals
Jul 2010 - Oct 2011
BucharestTeam Lead
Juniper Networks @ Luxoft
- Had regular 1-1 meetings with each member of the team to find out their needs, complains and suggestions
- Participated in the technical interviews for new candidates in the team
- Organized regular seminars and technical discussions
- Performed annual performance appraisals
- Prevented attrition
- Performed code and documentation reviews
- Have been the first point of contact for the entire team in relation with other teams
Project Management
Project Roadmap
Release Management
People Management
Conflict Management
Risk Assessment
Process Definition
Interviewing & Hiring
Project Budgeting
Soft Skills
- Analytical Thinking
- Decision Making
- Multitasking
- Stress Management
- Time Management
- Communication
- Attention to Detail
- Critical Observation
- Problem Solving
- Providing Feedback
- Coaching
- Mentoring