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Dragos Cotoi
available for senior engineering & architect roles

Dragos Cotoi.
Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer

Full-Stack Software Engineer · Oracle APEX & PL/SQL Specialist · AI, Cloud & Product Development

I design and build complete software solutions end-to-end — from database core and PL/SQL backends to modern frontends, AI integrations and cloud-deployed products. 10+ years shipping enterprise systems and reusable developer tools.

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10+
Years building software
20+
Enterprise projects shipped
8+
Years at current company
3
Languages spoken
01 · what i do

Core capabilities

01

Enterprise Oracle APEX

Architect, build and lead delivery of large APEX platforms — modular design, performance, security and accessibility (WCAG).

02

PL/SQL & Data

Deep PL/SQL, schema design, complex reporting, document generation, BI Publisher and high-volume data pipelines.

03

Integration & APIs

REST & SOAP integrations with CyberArk, Azure Git, Tufin, SAP and bespoke services. MCP servers and AI gateways.

04

AI & Document Processing

LLM-powered document workflows, e-invoicing (ZUGFeRD, XRechnung), extraction, classification and assistive tooling for users.

05

Full-Stack & Frontend

JavaScript, Vue, Oracle JET, Node.js, REST/GraphQL — turning ideas into production-grade web products.

06

DevOps & Tooling

Git/Azure DevOps, repository managers, deploy automation, server administration and reusable developer plugins.

02 · track record

Professional experience

  1. Senior Full-Stack / Web Developer

    Dec 2017 — Present
    Denes Kubicek Consulting · Mannheim, Germany
    • Design and ship full-stack enterprise applications for BASF, a banking client and other large customers — owning database, PL/SQL backend, REST integrations, frontend and AI features.
    • Lead technical delivery on key projects, including APEX framework work, AI-assisted e-invoicing and internal DevOps tooling.
    • Drive code quality, performance, accessibility (WCAG), upgrades and mentoring of junior developers.
    Oracle APEXPL/SQLOracle JETJavaScriptVue.jsRESTAI / LLMAzure DevOps

  2. Development Team Lead

    May 2017 — Dec 2017
    virtual7 GmbH · Mannheim, Germany
    • Led a team of 4 developers migrating Oracle Forms 11 applications to Oracle APEX 5.1 across 6 internal data-processing and reporting apps.
    • Owned estimations, planning, monitoring, task definition and client communication.
    • Coordinated with PM and QA, managed deployments across Dev/Test/Prod environments and wrote application documentation.
    Oracle APEX 5.1PL/SQLOracle Forms 11JavaScriptjQueryBI Publisher

  3. Web Developer

    Sep 2015 — Apr 2017
    virtual7 GmbH · Mannheim & Timisoara
    • Built Oracle APEX applications for BASF and public-sector clients: product specification management with BI Publisher PDF reports, sales performance dashboards with Oracle JET charts, and planning & forecasting modules on top of an Oracle BI / PL/SQL data warehouse.
    • Delivered Oracle WebCenter Content / Sites integrations in Java (JAX-WS, JUnit, SoapUI) and standardised the Jasper Reports build pipeline with custom Maven archetypes and plugins (Maven, Jenkins, Git).
    • Contributed to a custom APEX query builder UI in jQuery and to an Oracle ADF time-tracking application for a public-sector client.
    Oracle APEXPL/SQLOracle JETOracle FormsJavaJAX-WSWebCenterAngularJSjQueryJasperMavenJenkins

  4. Freelance Web Developer

    2016
    Freelancer.com
    • Built an Oracle APEX region plugin in AngularJS implementing drag & drop across category lists and profile drop-zones, persisting selections to the database.
    • Developed a single-page APEX landing app with custom templates and jQuery animations (sliders, fade-ins) used for product promotion.
    • Profile: freelancer.com/u/kcotoi
    Oracle APEXPL/SQLAngularJSJavaScriptjQueryHTMLCSS
03 · selected work

Key projects

Bank — APEX Framework & External Integrations

2026 — Present

Building solutions on top of a custom APEX framework with deep integrations into CyberArk, Azure Git and Tufin.

problem
A bank needed secure, framework-based APEX applications connected to a wide landscape of internal and external systems.
impact
Unified secrets management, source control and firewall workflows directly inside business applications.
Oracle APEXAPEX FrameworkPL/SQLRESTCyberArkAzure GitTufin

AI-powered e-Invoicing (ZUGFeRD / XRechnung)

2025 — 2026

Designed and built an APEX application that parses, validates and processes e-invoices with AI assistance and an MCP server backbone.

problem
Manual processing of electronic invoices (ZUGFeRD, XRechnung) was slow, error-prone and hard to scale.
impact
Automated invoice intake end-to-end, with AI-assisted extraction and human-in-the-loop validation.
Oracle APEXPL/SQLAI / LLMMCP ServerPythonAzure Git

Opteinics — LCA Platform for BASF Agriculture

2022 — 2025

Co-developed Opteinics, a life-cycle-assessment platform used to model and report environmental impact.

problem
Feed and animal producers needed a way to measure and reduce the environmental footprint of their products.
impact
Gave agricultural customers actionable insight to lower their carbon footprint.
Oracle APEXPL/SQLOracle JETJavaScriptHTML/CSSAzure Git

Interactive Report Checkbox — APEX Plugin

Personal · Open Source

Reusable Oracle APEX plugin that adds proper checkbox support to Interactive Reports, with persistent selection via APEX Collections and dynamic actions. Published on GitHub.

problem
APEX developers repeatedly hand-built checkbox columns inside Interactive Reports, with fragile state handling and inconsistent UX.
impact
Lets other APEX developers add multi-select workflows in minutes instead of writing custom JS and PL/SQL for every project.
Oracle APEXAPEX PluginPL/SQLJavaScriptInteractive ReportsAPEX Collections
view on github

SOLSniperNFT — Solana NFT Browser Extension

Personal Project

Free browser extension built for the Solana NFT community — augments marketplaces with rarity rankings, market data and quality-of-life UI improvements. Demonstrates product thinking, browser-extension engineering and Web3 integrations.

problem
Solana NFT collectors had to jump between marketplaces and ranking sites to evaluate listings in real time.
impact
Brings ranking and analytics data directly into the marketplaces collectors already use, with no paywall.
SolanaNFTsBrowser ExtensionJavaScriptMarketplace APIsUI / UX
view on github

Prodspez EM — Multilingual Product Specifications

BASF Chemicals

Built an APEX application that automates product spec generation and produces legally compliant PDF reports.

problem
Generating compliant, multilingual product specifications and PDF reports required significant manual effort.
impact
Cut report turnaround time and reduced compliance risk across multiple markets.
Oracle APEXPL/SQLPDF generation

ESMO — Water Quality Monitoring

BASF Environmental Services

Built ESMO, a real-time monitoring and analytics platform with threshold alarms and analytical dashboards.

problem
Operators needed real-time visibility into water quality with reliable alerting on threshold breaches.
impact
Enabled proactive response and clear reporting on environmental compliance.
Oracle DBOracle APEXPL/SQLDashboards

Forms → APEX Modernisation Suite

Industry & Utilities

Migrated the legacy suite to a unified APEX web platform exposing REST interfaces.

problem
A suite of legacy Oracle Forms applications (Aplaerm, Gelag, ZFM, WISS) was hard to maintain and integrate.
impact
Modern, integrable platform replacing aging Forms applications with a maintainable codebase.
Oracle FormsOracle APEXPL/SQLREST

Repository Manager — APEX DevOps

Internal Tooling

Built an APEX-based repository manager that handles uploads, artifact generation and automated Git pushes.

problem
Teams needed a controlled way to upload source / PL/SQL, generate deploy artifacts and push to Azure Git.
impact
Standardised deployment flow and removed manual error-prone steps from delivery.
Oracle APEXPL/SQLGitAzure DevOps
04 · toolbox

Technologies

// Core
Oracle APEXOracle DBPL/SQLSQLOracle JETOracle Forms
// Web & Frontend
JavaScriptVue.jsHTMLCSSjQueryAngularJSReact
// Backend & APIs
Node.jsExpress.jsJavaRESTSOAPGraphQLJAX-WS
// AI & Documents
LLM integrationsMCP ServerPythonPDF generationZUGFeRD / XRechnungBI PublisherJasper Reports
// Cloud, DevOps & Tooling
GitAzure DevOpsDockerJenkinsMavenWebLogicTomcatLinux
// Web3
SolanaNFTsBrowser ExtensionsMarketplace APIs
05 · background

Education

  • West University of Timișoara (UVT)
    Software Engineering — to be confirmed

* education details to be confirmed

06 · communication

Languages

  • RomanianNative
  • EnglishFluent (C1)
  • GermanUpper-Intermediate (B2)
07 · let's build something

Have a hard problem worth solving?

I'm always interested in serious engineering challenges — enterprise APEX platforms, AI-assisted internal tools, or product ideas that need a builder.

cotoid@yahoo.comgithub.com/kcotoi