Andreea Olea
Boston,MA
Summary
Versatile tech leader focused on driving innovation, optimizing developer experience, enhancing code quality, and fostering a culture of trust, belonging, collaboration, mentorship and excellence across teams.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
PRINCIPAL AI ARCHITECT (Office of the CTO)
Plum Voice (later Sharpen)
BOSTON, MA
07.2021 - Current
- Delivered a usable conversational gen-AI prototype (text and voice) in 1 month
- Architected a scalable, multi-service AI product on all-modern tech stack
- Revamped engineering strategy and stack using Python/Langchain, Node.js, Vue.js, Docker, and AWS cloud infrastructure services
- Scoped and led security patching initiative across entire legacy code base (470+ repos)
- Played pivotal role in due diligence and post-merger stability efforts (team and platform)
SENIOR ENGINEERING LEAD
Plum Voice
BOSTON, MA
07.2022 - 03.2023
- Shipped hundreds of features in PHP/JS on a VXML voice automation platform
- Mentored 5-7 devs on code quality, compliance, tech debt reduction, and best practices (RESTful APIs, TDD, SOLID, event-driven microservices, CI/CD)
- Lobbied for a Staff+ career track for senior ICs; facilitated growth opportunities across teams
- Deepened soft skills via self-study in leadership, management and organizational psychology
APPLICATION DEVELOPER, TEAM LEAD
Plum Voice
BOSTON, MA
07.2021 - 06.2022
- Top-ranked in quality and quantity of code in PHP (Kohana, Laravel) and JS (Angular)
- Coached and elevated peers via 1:1s, code reviews and group seminars
SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
Surfmerchants (later Liveshopper)
BOSTON, MA
06.2015 - 06.2021
- Coded large-scale business-intelligence apps; secured new leads via efficient prototyping
- Owned visual analytics platform, white-label theme admin and widget builder
- Collaborated on months-long system-wide code upgrade from PHP 5.3 to PHP 7
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
Surfmerchants
BOSTON, MA
05.2010 - 06.2015
- Built client-centric customizations and RESTful APIs in PHP
- Addressed geo-localization, data privacy, internationalization and translatability
- Developed a core suite of SSO tools for third-party authentication and integration.
R&D ASSISTANT
UMD CATT Lab
College Park, MD
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Led development of analytics and transportation data management apps in PHP
- Award for excellence in visualization research from the NAS Transportation Research Board
Education
Grad Fellowship: Computer Science -
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
BA: Computer Science, Mathematics -
COLBY COLLEGE
Skills
- Python - Langchain, FastAPI, Flask
- PHP - Laravel, Kohana, CodeIgniter
- JavaScript - Nodejs, Vuejs, AngularJS
- IaC - AWS CDK, GoCD
- MySQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Logstash/Elastic
- HTML, XML, VXML, CSS/SASS
Fun Facts
Formerly a world-class wingsuit skydiver - proven excellence and leadership ability under extremely high pressure
Timeline
SENIOR ENGINEERING LEAD
Plum Voice
07.2022 - 03.2023
PRINCIPAL AI ARCHITECT (Office of the CTO)
Plum Voice (later Sharpen)
07.2021 - Current
APPLICATION DEVELOPER, TEAM LEAD
Plum Voice
07.2021 - 06.2022
SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
Surfmerchants (later Liveshopper)
06.2015 - 06.2021
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
Surfmerchants
05.2010 - 06.2015
R&D ASSISTANT
UMD CATT Lab
01.2008 - 01.2010
Grad Fellowship: Computer Science -
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
BA: Computer Science, Mathematics -
COLBY COLLEGE
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