Alexandru Chirițescu

Hello, I'm

Alexandru Chirițescu

Platform Engineering & Cloud Infrastructure | Engineering Leadership

Stockholm, Sweden

Platform engineer and engineering leader with deep hands-on experience in Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure and CI/CD platforms. Background includes leading platform teams at Klarna and Platform24, keeping a 20+ cluster global Kubernetes platform running at Volvo Cars as a consultant, and building internal developer platforms with Crossplane, ArgoCD and GCP. Equally effective as an IC designing infrastructure at scale or as an EM coaching teams and aligning delivery with business outcomes.

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Career Journey

18+ years of building software, leading teams, and enabling developers

Cloud Architect

Kivra
September 2025 - Present Stockholm, Sweden

Shaping and evolving Kivra's internal cloud hosting platform, the foundation powering some of the Kivra products. Contributing to Sweden's leading digital mailbox service.

DevOps Engineer

Kivra
August 2024 - September 2025 Stockholm, Sweden

Part of the InfraSec team, contributing to Kivra's mission to minimise paper waste and have a positive impact on Swedish society.

Engineering Manager

Platform24
February 2023 - August 2024 Stockholm, Sweden

Led engineering teams in the healthcare technology sector, focusing on building platforms that enable better patient care.

Continuous Delivery & DevOps Consultant

Eficode
September 2019 - February 2023 Stockholm, Sweden

Helped organizations adopt DevOps practices and build effective CI/CD pipelines. Consulted on platform engineering and developer experience improvements.

Engineering Manager

Klarna
November 2017 - August 2019 Stockholm, Sweden

Led the Engineering team providing a federated continuous integration and continuous delivery platform to all Engineering teams in Klarna. Defined team vision, coached team members, and drove KPIs.

Scrum Master & Software Developer

Klarna
October 2015 - October 2017 Stockholm, Sweden

Worked on merchant onboarding, coached development teams, and contributed to internal agile community of practice. Technologies: Java, ReactJS, PostgreSQL, Apache Kafka.

Software Engineer

Quince Amsterdam B.V.
April 2013 - September 2015 Amsterdam, Netherlands

Worked on a global e-learning platform for a top telecom company. Led agile processes and helped define business requirements. Technologies: Java, Groovy, Grails, Android.

Earlier Roles

SDL, 1&1, Vodafone Romania, SIMartis Telecom
2006 - 2013 Amsterdam, Netherlands & Bucharest, Romania

Started career as a Software Developer, working on enterprise content management systems, telecom solutions, and mobile applications. Built strong foundations in Java, C#, and distributed systems.

Skills & Expertise

Technologies and domains I work with

Platform Engineering

Building internal platforms that remove friction and enable teams to focus on delivering value. Creating systems nobody has to think about.

  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • ArgoCD
  • GitOps

DevOps & CI/CD

Implementing continuous delivery pipelines and DevOps practices. Automating workflows and improving developer experience.

  • GitHub Actions
  • CI/CD
  • Terraform
  • Monitoring

Technical Leadership

Leading engineering teams, defining vision and KPIs, coaching team members, and building trusting teams that deliver.

  • Engineering Management
  • Coaching
  • Agile/Scrum
  • Mentoring

Software Development

Full-stack development experience across multiple languages and frameworks. Strong background in distributed systems.

  • Java
  • Python
  • Go
  • JavaScript

Certifications

Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate Certified ScrumMaster

Languages

Romanian Native
English Professional
Swedish Intermediate

What I'm Passionate About

Beyond the day job

Platform Engineering

Platforms built as products, keeping close contact with users. The best internal tooling empowers users to fulfill their needs effectively and independently.

"Developer Experience is a requirement of any great platform, not a mission on its own."

Continuous Learning

From Simon Sinek's Infinite Game to learning to draw with AI assistance. I believe in using every tool available to grow and improve — including AI for language practice by writing in Swedish.

Writing & Sharing

I write about DevOps, platform engineering, and AI on my blog and LinkedIn. I post in three languages (Swedish, English, Romanian) to practice and reach different communities.

Education

Bachelor in Automatics and Computer Science

University "Politehnica" Bucharest

2005 - 2009

Let's Connect

I'm always interested in discussing platform engineering, AI-assisted development, or new opportunities

Email

alex@alexchiri.com

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/alexchiri

Website

alexchiri.com

Blog

reading.alexchiri.com