Emir Ribic

Available for consulting

Engineering Leader & Software Engineer

14+ years building backend systems, infrastructure, and distributed systems. Currently directing engineering at Kayse, driving AI-powered legal tech.

14+ years
15+ engineers led
20+ companies
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Go TypeScript AWS GCP Terraform Kubernetes PostgreSQL Redis gRPC REST APIs Docker CI/CD

Education

M.Sc. Computer Science

International Burch University
2023–2025*

Currently pursuing advanced studies in computer science.

B.Sc. Electrical & Electronics Engineering

International Burch University
2010–2013

Work Experience

Director of Engineering

Kayse
Dec 2024 – Present

Leading engineering (team of 15+) strategy and architecture for an AI-driven legal tech platform. Establishing technical standards, scaling infrastructure, and building a high-performance team to support rapid product growth.

Leadership Go Python AWS Terraform AI/ML

Co-Founder & CTO

ByteBuds
Sep 2023 – Present

Driving architecture, engineering practices, and product innovation at a software agency crafting robust, scalable solutions for diverse business needs.

Leadership Team Management Business Development

Head of Engineering

PolymerSearch
May 2020 – Nov 2024

Architected and scaled a platform turning spreadsheets into interactive web apps. Managed a team of 7+ engineers, led backend and infrastructure efforts, and established engineering practices that improved deployment frequency and system reliability.

Leadership Go TypeScript AWS Terraform PostgreSQL

Software Engineer

Shamaazi
Sep 2019 – May 2020

Migrated legacy systems to serverless architecture and built Zak, a donation chatbot supporting charity organizations.

Go AWS Lambda DynamoDB

Software Engineer

Claire Automotive Support
May 2017 – Aug 2019

Developed SaaS solutions for automotive aftersales workflows, improving operational efficiency across European dealerships.

Go PostgreSQL Docker

Software Engineer

Zira ICT Solutions
Sep 2013 – May 2017

Built enterprise telecom solutions and mentored junior developers, contributing to the team's technical growth.

Java Spring Oracle

Contract & Consulting

Freelance contributor to several SaaS and AI startups, focusing on Go-based backend systems, cloud infrastructure, and developer tooling.

Sentry 2024–Present

Maintaining Go SDK for error monitoring and observability.

Go
GiveCard 2024

Backend refactoring for scalability.

Go AWS Terraform
Qopla 2022

Microservices architecture & CI/CD improvements.

Go AWS
Damudo 2019–2022

Monolith to microservices migration, Austrian tax compliance.

Go PostgreSQL Docker
Vibe 2020–2021

Third-party integrations via webhooks and CLI tools.

Go AWS
T-Mobile 2020–2021

B2B VoIP self-care portal backend.

Go OpenShift
AltiSales 2020

Data analytics tools for Outreach users.

Go Vue.js
Work&Co 2019

Reduced API load by 70% via webhooks.

Go
MavenCode 2018

SmartDeploy: SaaS for Kubernetes migration.

Go K8s GCP

Personal Projects

MojTim.ba 2025

Team management and organization platform

Go React Flutter Business Dev
Confello 2019

Tech conference aggregator with GitHub-based recommendations

Go Buffalo
Destination Rent a Car 2018

Complete rental booking platform with admin & payments

Java Spring Boot Angular
HQAndroid 2014

Led the portal and a team of 3 writers covering Android apps

WordPress
App.ba 2014

Led business planning & development for Klix.ba & OLX.ba mobile apps

IntTips 2012

Solo writer, 3,000+ daily readers at peak

WordPress

Languages

Bosnian / Croatian / Serbian Native
English Fluent
Turkish Conversational
Arabic & Dutch Basic

Hobbies

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Outdoor Adventures

Spending weekends in the mountains—hiking and climbing as a hiking guide or with a group of friends.

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Fitness

Every morning starts at the gym—consistency is key to staying energized and focused.

🥊

Combat Sports

Training martial arts for discipline, fitness, and the mental challenge it brings.

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Reading

Doing my best to read two books a month—mostly non-fiction and tech.