Ciocoiu Andrei (U.S & Romanian Citizen)
AI-FocusedSoftwareEngineer&Founder
andrei@ciocoiu.dev
BuildingthefuturewithAI-poweredsolutionsandscalablesoftwarearchitecture☕️
ProfessionalWorkExperience
NearPluto
Founder & Software Engineer
Full-timeJun 2024 – Present
Next.jsReactMongoDBAuth.js+6 more
Nerdvana Romania
Software Engineer
Full-timeOct 2024 – Aug 2025
JavaScriptPHPMySQLCRON Jobs+1 more
dAppStation.eu
Blockchain Software Engineer
RemoteOct 2022 – Dec 2023
ReactSolidityRustEthers.js+4 more
About[Hi,I'mAndrei]
I'manAI-focusedSoftwareEngineerandFounderwithdualU.S.andRomaniancitizenship,drivenbyaninsatiablecuriosityforinnovationandapassionfortransformingideasintoreality.MyjourneyspansfromwinningtheNASASpaceAppsHackathontwicetofoundingNearPluto,anAI-focusedB2BsoftwaredevelopmentagencywhereI'vedeliveredcutting-edgeAI-poweredsolutionsincludingSTEMlearningplatformsandconversationaldatingapps.Ithriveonchallengesthatrequirecreativeproblem-solvingandconstantlyseekopportunitiestoleverageAIandmoderntechnologyinnovelways,whetherit'sbuildingintelligentapplications,scalingB2Bplatforms,oroptimizingcomplexsystemsformaximumperformance.
Programming Languages & AI
Python, C++
JavaScript/TypeScript
AI/ML, LLMs, Fine-tuning
Frontend & UI
React/Next.js
Tailwind/CSS
Material UI/ShadCN UI
Backend & AI Systems
Node.js/Express.js
Next.js Server Actions
PHP, AI APIs, LLM Integration
Databases
MongoDB
PostgreSQL
MySQL/MariaDB
DevOps & Infrastructure
Linux (advanced)
VPS Management/Hardening
NGINX, Docker, Git/GitHub
Authentication & Security
Auth.js/NextAuth.js
Clerk, OAuth, Cookies
Encryption/Cryptography
Education
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTCN)
B.Eng. in Computer Engineering
October 2025
- Admitted to the faculty "Automatică și Calculatoare" to study "Calculatoare și Tehnologia Informației"
- Scored a perfect 10.00/10.00 in the National Romanian Baccalaureate Exam in Computer Science
- Scored in the top 40 of all candidates in the Faculty's Admission Exam in Mathematics
- 2x National Winner of the International Hackathon, "NASA Space Apps"
University of Bucharest (UB)
B.Sc. in Computer Science
October 2024 (Transferred)
- Admitted to the faculty "Matematica și Informatica" to study "Informatica"
- Transferred to UTCN to pursue a degree in Computer Engineering for better alignment with career goals