Growing up in Brasov (Romania), a city with a large German-speaking community, gave me the
opportunity to learn German at an early age. During my final Bachelor’s year, I became
passionate about artificial intelligence and machine learning and decided to move to
Germany to
pursue a Master’s study in this field. During my master’s in Data Knowledge and Engineering at
the OVGU University in Magdeburg I have gained theoretical knowledge about advanced machine
learning concepts and state-of-the-art deep learning models. In September this year, I will have
finished my Master’s thesis about convolutional neural networks for defect detection in
X-ray
images of automotive parts.
Even though I haven’t graduated yet, I have a 3-year experience as a software developer.
Before
moving to Germany, I was an iOS Developer, part of an international, cross-functional
team at
IBM.
By contributing to an agile development process with a high emphasis on product quality in a
corporate environment, I’ve learned that writing code is just one of the responsibilities of a
software developer.
After moving to Magdeburg, I took on a job as a web developer for Bridgefield and worked
on the
implementation and deployment of web applications using Angular and .NET Core.
Ironically, at
Bridgefield, which is a startup company, I learned how important code quality is by taking part
to a
rigorous development process with multiple code reviews, high-unit test coverage and a
well-defined
continuous integration pipeline.
My Master’s study in Data Knowledge and Engineering and my hands-on-experience with deep
learning
models gained during my Master’s thesis only reignited my passion for AI and machine learning.
Currently, I am planning to move from Magdeburg and am looking for remote/on-site job
opportunities
as a
machine learning engineer (preferably product).
