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Portrait of Cosmin Cojocar

Software Engineer, AI/ML, Rust

I build AI-native desktop software.

Software engineer, nearly 20 years in. Today I build desktop products with Rust, Tauri, React and applied AI, from architecture to signed installer.

At a glance

Now shipping

AwaCut

Offline AI background removal for product photos, in bulk. The model ships inside the installer, so photos never leave the computer.

  • About 1.2 s per 12 MP photo on Apple silicon
  • macOS, Windows and Linux, signed installers
  • Rust, Tauri, React, on-device AI model
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Experience

20

Nearly 20 years of shipping software

Education

Artificial Intelligence

MSc, Babeș-Bolyai University, 2008. Long before the wave.

search success rate

62% 81%

ML-powered relevance

Designed an ML-powered content modelling and relevance feedback system that raised search success from 62% to 81% and cut manual tagging by 60%.

weeks to ship a feature

8 5

Faster, safer delivery

Cut feature delivery from 8 to 5 weeks with automated testing, CI/CD health monitoring and automated quality gates.

places to look

3 1

One command center

Consolidated fragmented ERP, CRM, ticketing and operational data into one command center: 60% less manual data chasing, real-time anomaly detection and automated executive briefings.

About

About

I have spent nearly 20 years building software products and systems for startups, product companies and enterprise clients, across frontend and full-stack development, software architecture, AI/ML, developer tooling, CI/CD and automation.

Right now I build AI-native desktop products with Rust, Tauri, React and TypeScript: software where the model runs on the user's machine, works offline and feels as fast as the operating system around it.

My MSc in Artificial Intelligence dates from 2008, long before the current wave. My work today brings that background together with modern AI, software engineering and product development.

I like hard technical problems, simplifying complex systems, and building software that people actually use.

Experience

Roles

  1. AYA Software Engineer, AI/ML, Rust Aug 2022 – Present
  2. Diageo Software Engineer, React and Next.js Feb 2025 – Jul 2025
  3. DEPT® Software Engineer, React and Next.js Oct 2021 – Jun 2022
  4. Avenu Software Engineer, React May 2018 – Mar 2020
  5. Blackbaud Software Engineer, Angular Mar 2016 – Mar 2018

Earlier roles on enterprise web platforms are listed on LinkedIn.

Stack today

Stack today

  • Rust
  • Tauri
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Applied AI

Based in

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Remote, worldwide

How I work with teams

Creative Thinker

How I think

goals

A goal is a dream with a plan

A dream becomes a goal the moment it has a first step, a date and a way to tell whether you are on track.

goals

Your goal is your compass

A clear goal is less a destination than a tool for deciding, every day, what to say no to.

ownership

You should do vision casting

People do not follow plans, they follow pictures. Describe the future vividly enough that others can see themselves in it.