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Alexandru Bucur

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Director of Engineering at Lifted, an Upwork Company
📍 Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Alexandru Bucur is a seasoned engineering leader with over 20 years of experience in software development. As the Director of Engineering at Lifted, he is building the next generation of contingent workforce platforms. People who have worked with him often describe him as an innovative mentor, leader, and team player.

Outside of his managerial role, he identifies as a "full stack developer by day, crazy geek by night. " He maintains a personal blog where he shares technical insights and has mentioned enjoying activities like cooking and gaming.

Unique fact: He can trace his 20-year career back to his original hiring email, which he still has thanks to being an original Gmail beta user.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
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Engineering Leadership
He has extensive experience leading and growing engineering teams of up to 35 people, defining processes for hiring, performance reviews, and team structure.
Software Architecture
He is passionate about architectural patterns, expressing strong opinions on the nuances between mono-repos and microservices to avoid creating distributed monoliths.
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Career

Work history

3-2026
Director of Engineering
Lifted, an Upwork Company
3-2024 - 2-2026
VP of Engineering
Bubty
9-2022 - 2-2024
Staff Engineer
MessageBird
6-2020 - 9-2022
Lead Engineer
MessageBird
11-2014 - 6-2020
CTO
Soft Dreams
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Education
2007 - 2010
BS
Titu Maiorescu University
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