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Senior Software Engineer • AI/ML • Founder @Syncra Studio

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Republic of Moldova

StephenGolban

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7+ years shipping mobile, web and desktop apps, from start to production.

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Overview

Founder of
Syncra Studio
Based in
Republic of Moldova
GitHub
github.com/stephen-golban
Email
[Email protected]

In numbers

Years shipping software
7+
Companies & engagements
9
Projects shipped
20+
Tools in the stack
60

01Profile

About

Hey there! I'm Stephen Golban, a Senior Software Engineer with 7+ years shipping mobile, web and, recently, desktop apps, from the start through MVP to production.

Lately my work is AI systems: multi-agent coding environments, LLM context and token management, MCP tooling, and computer use, working daily with Claude Code, Codex and opencode. I'm building Brigadier, an open-source desktop app in Rust and Tauri that orchestrates AI coding agents. I'm self-taught, and right now I'm learning machine learning.

I run my own company, Syncra Studio, where I build Brigadier and iBeep and work on client products like FreeLogo.com.

I like the stretch between an empty repo and an app in the store.
— Stephen Golban

02Currently

Now

  • Building

    Brigadier

    A Rust/Tauri desktop app for AI coding agents.

  • Learning

    Machine learning

    Karpathy's Neural Networks: Zero to Hero, and freeCodeCamp.

  • Studying

    Master's in Computer Science

    Free International University of Moldova.

03Career

Experience

  1. Syncra Studio (Founder)

    Current

    • Desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux (Rust + Tauri) that runs Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Grok and more as one team, routing each task to the best-ranked agent and model, with cross-provider review.
    • Never-ending sessions that keep their memory across hand-offs, a node brain and code index for faster, better memory, computer use that drives the PC without stealing focus, an in-app browser, /fusion and mockups.
    • Account and provider auto-switching when quota runs out. 4,500+ commits and ~3,700 tests in ~9 weeks, built largely with AI agents.
    • Multi-agent orchestration
    • Claude Code
    • Codex
    • OpenCode
    • Grok
    • Computer use
    • Context management
    • React
    • Delivered the MVP in 5 months as one of 4 senior engineers working AI-first (automated smoke tests, CI/deploy, code scanning, code review, ticket creation), reaching ~39K unique visitors and ~14K logo generations within 2 months of launch.
    • Built fal.ai logo generation (brief to editable SVG), semantic search over 100k logos (hybrid vector/full-text, Supabase/pgvector) and the AI chatbot's streaming and tool calling (Vercel AI SDK).
    • Hand-built the core Figma-style vector editor (Fabric.js) behind the logo, business-card and merch editors, plus print-ready SVG/EPS/PNG export with text-to-path and opentype.js font embedding.
    • Fabric.js
    • opentype.js
    • fal.ai
    • Supabase
    • pgvector
    • Vercel AI SDK
    • Social app for Moldova's drivers: look up a plate, view the vehicle's profile, chat 1:1 with its owner. Local-first: encrypted SQLite on the device, synced to Postgres by a custom sync engine.
    • Replaced Vertex Gemini image screening with a self-hosted ONNX classifier: ~8.3 s → 19.6 ms p50 on a 22-image benchmark. Built EU Vertex AI certificate checks.
    • Built with a multi-agent AI fleet (137 work orders, adversarial review): 2,600+ commits, 120K+ lines of TypeScript, ~2,500 tests. Also run the company and its store accounts.
    • Local-first
    • SQLite
    • PostgreSQL
    • ONNX
    • Vertex AI
    • Multi-agent orchestration

  2. Subway (via AND Digital)

  3. GWIN AI

  4. InfoDebit

  5. Altrnativ (via MoldStud)

  6. Backstage IT

  7. XSoft

  8. Qoobus

  9. Freelance

04Selected work

Projects

7 projects

  • No. 0208.2025 — Present

    iBeep

    A social app for Moldova's drivers: look up a plate, view the vehicle's profile, chat 1:1 with its owner. iBeep is my own product, built under my company Syncra Studio, and also my master's thesis project; pre-launch.

    • Own Product
    • Expo
    • Turborepo
    • Bun
    • +7
    VisitiBeep
  • Featured09.2026 — Present

    Brigadier

    A desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux that runs Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Grok and more as one team. Brigadier is my own product, built under my company Syncra Studio; MIT open source, in public alpha.

    • Own Product
    • Open Source
    • Rust
    • Tauri
    • +5
    VisitBrigadier
  • No. 0308.2025 — Present

    FreeLogo.com

    AI-powered logo and brand platform, built as one of 4 senior engineers: MVP in 5 months, then ~39K unique visitors and ~14K logo generations within 2 months of launch.

    • Contract Work
    • Fabric.js
    • opentype.js
    • fal.ai
    • +3
    VisitFreeLogo.com
  • No. 0412.2024 — 10.2025

    GWIN AI Financial Assistant

    Cross-platform financial app in React Native with an AI assistant that fills in-app widgets with live data.

    • Contract Work
    • React Native
    • Supabase
    • Asset APIs
    • +1
    VisitGWIN AI Financial Assistant
  • No. 0503.2024 — 12.2024

    InfoDebit

    Mobile banking app for Moldova with MAIB and MPass integrations, RevenueCat monetization, and multilingual support.

    • Contract Work
    • React Native
    • MAIB
    • MPass
    • +2
    VisitInfoDebit
  • No. 0611.2020 — 09.2021

    BeMine

    Dating app for US, EU, and Asian markets, built from scratch in React Native with TypeScript.

    • Full-time Work
    • React Native
    • TypeScript
    • GraphQL
    • +2
    VisitBeMine
  • No. 0706.2019 — 05.2020

    Qoobus

    Logistics web platform for cargo transportation and logistics services.

    • Full-time Work
    • Next.js
    • React
    • Lighthouse
    • +1
    VisitQoobus

05Studies

Education

  1. 2025 - Present

    Free International University of Moldova

  2. 2021 - 2025

    Free International University of Moldova

    Comprehensive study of computer science with focus on software development and information systems.

    Key achievements
    • License thesis score: 9/10

  3. 2017 - 2021

    Center of Excellence in Economics and Finance

06Tools

Stack

60 tools & technologies

07Contact

Hiring, or have something to build? Let's talk.

Open to senior engineering roles on AI-focused product teams. Also available for contract work through Syncra Studio: AI systems, desktop, web, and mobile. Remote, based in Moldova.

  • Clients worldwide, fully remote
  • Contract, NDA, and invoicing handled
  • Prefer B2B? I contract and invoice through my own company, Syncra SRL

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