{"id":10039,"date":"2026-05-28T11:04:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T08:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/?p=10039"},"modified":"2026-05-28T11:09:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T08:09:49","slug":"interview-with-mihai-sescioreanu-team-lead-the-question-stopped-being-how-do-we-build-this-and-became-why-does-this-exist-and-what-happens-if-we-get-it-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/interview-with-mihai-sescioreanu-team-lead-the-question-stopped-being-how-do-we-build-this-and-became-why-does-this-exist-and-what-happens-if-we-get-it-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Mihai Sescioreanu \u2013 Team Lead: &#8220;The question stopped being &#8216;how do we build this&#8217; and became &#8216;why does this exist and what happens if we get it wrong.'&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Interview with Mihai Sescioreanu \u2013 Team Lead: &#8220;The question stopped being &#8216;how do we build this&#8217; and became &#8216;why does this exist and what happens if we get it wrong.'&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mihai5.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10044\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mihai5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mihai5.png 770w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mihai5-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mihai5-624x327.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mihai Sescioreanu has been at Roweb for over eleven years. He came in as a developer, stayed on the same project the whole time, and somewhere along the way became a Team Lead. He&#8217;s based in Pitesti and still works on Tourpaq.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>How did you end up in IT? Was it a deliberate choice or something you figured out along the way?<\/h2>\n<p>Up until high school I didn&#8217;t have much contact with the field. Then I discovered I actually liked it, and that was it. I decided this was the career I wanted to pursue. I told myself that if I didn&#8217;t get into a university program in IT, I wouldn&#8217;t go to university at all. That&#8217;s how sure I was.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What role did you start with at Roweb, and what do you do now? How different does it look from where you&#8217;re standing today?<\/h2>\n<p>When I joined, more than eleven years ago, I was a developer focused on building things and delivering technical tasks. I always tried to do that work as well as I could.<\/p>\n<p>Now it&#8217;s not just about &#8220;how do we implement something.&#8221; It&#8217;s about scalability, maintainability, user experience, and keeping a project healthy over the long term. That&#8217;s the main difference.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What was the first project at Roweb that really stuck with you?<\/h2>\n<p>The first project was Tourpaq, and I&#8217;m still working on it. Having been on it for so long, I&#8217;ve had the chance to see new features come in and watch the technology shift to match current requirements. That kind of continuity gives you a perspective you can&#8217;t get from jumping between projects.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>How has the way you work technically changed over ten years? What have you dropped and what have you picked up?<\/h2>\n<p>The biggest change is how I approach a new piece of development. At the beginning I was focused on the implementation itself. Now I put more weight on structure, maintainability, and code quality.<\/p>\n<p>New practices came in around automation and CI\/CD. One thing I&#8217;ve learned is that not every new technology deserves to be adopted just because it&#8217;s popular. Experience helps you choose.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mihai4.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10043\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mihai4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mihai4.png 770w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mihai4-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mihai4-624x371.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Was there a moment when you felt something shift &#8212; when you understood your work differently?<\/h2>\n<p>I think so. It happened when I made the connection between the technical side and the business side. I started understanding why a feature existed, what problem it was solving, and what impact it had for the client. That changed how I looked at everything.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>When you joined Roweb, the company looked different. What change stands out the most over time?<\/h2>\n<p>When I arrived the teams were smaller. Since then the company has grown, processes have become better defined, and projects more complex. What I noticed is that the atmosphere between people and the collaboration between colleagues stayed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>You&#8217;ve been through difficult stretches, either in projects or in the team. How did you manage those, and what did they teach you?<\/h2>\n<p>Being on the same project for a long time, the pressure usually comes from deadlines or changes in direction. What I&#8217;ve learned is that patience and communication help enormously.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What kept you in the same company for eleven years? One main reason or a gradual accumulation?<\/h2>\n<p>Several things: an interesting project, stability, and the constant sense that I could grow. None of those disappeared.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>How would you describe your relationship with colleagues? Is there someone at Roweb you learned the most from?<\/h2>\n<p>I have a good relationship both with my team and with colleagues from other projects. That&#8217;s one of the advantages of working with experienced people, there&#8217;s a constant exchange. And yes, there is someone I learned from, and still learn from: Gabriel Marinescu. I&#8217;m grateful for that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mihai3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10042\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mihai3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mihai3.png 770w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mihai3-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mihai3-624x371.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>If a junior came to you today and asked for honest advice on how to grow in IT, what would you say?<\/h2>\n<p>Focus on understanding the problems you want to solve. Technologies change very fast. The thinking behind them changes much more slowly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What does loyalty to a company mean in 2025?<\/h2>\n<p>If you have room to grow professionally, if you feel heard, and if the environment is healthy, then the desire to stay long-term comes on its own.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What part of your daily work do you enjoy the most? Not what you&#8217;re best at &#8212; what you actually do with real interest.<\/h2>\n<p>When there are new developments, I like thinking through all the implications, what even a small change could affect. That kind of thinking keeps me engaged.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mihai2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10041\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mihai2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mihai2.png 768w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mihai2-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mihai2-624x372.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Was there ever a technical problem at Roweb that completely absorbed you?<\/h2>\n<p>Over the years there have been problems that kept me entirely focused, yes. The ones where you lose track of time because the problem itself demands all of it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What does a good day at work look like for you?<\/h2>\n<p>Making real progress, solving something important, clearing up something that was complicated. Collaboration matters a lot too, when that&#8217;s working, the whole team moves better.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Where do you find energy when a project gets heavy or repetitive? Do you have a concrete way to reset?<\/h2>\n<p>I try to take things step by step. Sometimes I shift focus to a smaller problem until I can come back to the bigger one. Breaks and disconnecting help more than they seem to, even though when something isn&#8217;t working, I find it hard to let go.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What is there at Roweb that you wouldn&#8217;t easily find somewhere else?<\/h2>\n<p>After this much time in a company, you come to value environments where there&#8217;s genuine collaboration and trust between colleagues. Working on complex projects also makes a real difference.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>If you had to describe eleven years at Roweb in one sentence?<\/h2>\n<p>Eleven years of steady growth, real challenges, and people I always had something to learn from.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mihai1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10040\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mihai1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mihai1.png 770w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mihai1-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mihai1-624x371.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interview with Mihai Sescioreanu \u2013 Team Lead: &#8220;The question stopped being &#8216;how do we build this&#8217; and became &#8216;why does this exist and what happens if we get it wrong.&#8217;&#8221; Mihai Sescioreanu has been at Roweb for over eleven years. 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