Anca Zaharia
About Anca Zaharia
Anca Zaharia is a Software Engineer based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, currently working remotely at Starling Bank since 2021. She has extensive experience in software engineering, having held positions at various companies including FOODit.com, Ocado, and Starling Bank.
Work at Starling Bank
Anca Zaharia has worked at Starling Bank as a Software Engineer in a remote capacity. Her tenure at the bank began in 2018 and lasted for one year, during which she was based in Cluj Napoca, Romania. After a brief hiatus, she returned to Starling Bank in 2021 and has continued her role as a Software Engineer remotely for three years. This position involves contributing to the development and maintenance of software solutions within the bank's technology framework.
Previous Employment at FOODit.com
Anca Zaharia served as a Senior Software Engineer at FOODit.com from 2015 to 2017. During her two years in this role, she worked in London, United Kingdom. Her responsibilities included designing and implementing software solutions to enhance the company's offerings in the food delivery sector.
Education and Expertise
Anca Zaharia holds a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) degree in Systems and Computers Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Bucharest, where she studied from 2003 to 2008. She furthered her education at The University of Edinburgh, earning a Master of Science (MSc) in Artificial Intelligence from 2009 to 2010. This educational background provides her with a strong foundation in software engineering and artificial intelligence.
Career History
Anca Zaharia has a diverse career in software engineering, having worked in various roles across multiple companies. Before her tenure at FOODit.com, she was a Senior Software Engineer at Ocado for 11 months in 2015, and prior to that, she spent four years as a Software Engineer at Ocado from 2010 to 2014. Her early career included a position as a Java developer at Mood Media from 2008 to 2009. Additionally, she took a two-year break from 2019 to 2021 to focus on her role as a mother.