About Me
Software Engineer with 13+ years of experience, based in Sarajevo (GMT+1), currently pursuing an M.Sc. in Computer Science. I specialize in backend development, infrastructure, and engineering leadership, with expertise in Go, AWS/GCP, REST/gRPC, Terraform, and scalable distributed systems.
Currently leading engineering at Kayse, previously Head of Engineering at Polymer. Passionate about clean architecture, mentoring, and contributing to open source (GitHub).
Education
- International Burch University – M.Sc. in Computer Science (2023–2025*)
- International Burch University – B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (2010–2013)
Work Experience
Kayse – Director of Engineering (Dec 2024 –
Present)
Leading product architecture and engineering practices to power AI-driven legal tech.
PolymerSearch – Head of Engineering (May
2020 – Nov 2024)
Architected and scaled a platform turning spreadsheets into interactive web apps. Managed a team of 7+, and
led backend and infrastructure efforts.
Shamaazi – Software Engineer (Sep 2019 – May
2020)
Migrated systems to serverless and built Zak, a donation chatbot.
Claire Automotive Support – Software
Engineer (May 2017 – Aug 2019)
Designed and maintained SaaS tools for aftersales automotive workflows.
Zira ICT Solutions – Software Engineer (Sep 2013 –
May 2017)
Built telecom enterprise solutions and mentored junior developers.
Asseco SEE – Intern (Jul 2013 – Sep 2013)
Developed Java EE solutions for financial institutions.
Contract Work
Sentry – Software Engineer (Feb 2024 – Present)
Maintaining and enhancing the Go SDK.
GiveCard – Software Engineer (May 2024 – Jul
2024)
Refactored backend codebase and infrastructure; improved code quality.
Technologies: Go, AWS, Terraform
Qopla – Software Engineer (Feb 2022 – May 2022)
Refactored architecture and infrastructure; enhanced engineering standards.
Technologies: Go, AWS
Damudo – Software Engineer (Jun 2019 – Jun
2022)
Led microservices migration and built invoicing tools for Austrian compliance.
Technologies: Go, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker
Vibe – Software Engineer (Nov 2020 – Jul
2021)
Integrated third-party systems via CLI and webhook services.
Technologies: Go, PostgreSQL, AWS
Magenta/TMobile – Software Engineer (Aug 2020
– Feb 2021)
Developed backend services for a B2B VoIP self-care portal.
Technologies: Go, OpenShift, Jenkins
AltiSales – Software Engineer (Mar 2020 – Jun
2020)
Improved and maintained data analytics tools for Outreach users.
Technologies: Go, Vue.js, AWS
Work&Co – Software Engineer (Jan 2019 – Feb
2019)
Reduced third-party API load by implementing webhooks and persistence.
Technologies: Go
MavenCode – Software Engineer (Apr 2018 – Oct
2018)
Architected SmartDeploy, a SaaS for Kubernetes migration.
Technologies: Go, PostgreSQL, Redis, Websockets, NATS, Docker, GCP, Kubernetes
Languages
- Bosnian / Croatian / Serbian: native
- English: fluent
- Turkish: conversational
- Arabic, Dutch: basic
Personal Projects
Built various side projects, including:
- Confello – tech conference aggregator based on GitHub profile
- Destination Rent a Car – rental booking site with admin panel
- HQAndroid – Android app review blog
- App.ba – dev agency behind apps for Klix.ba and OLX.ba
- IntTips – personal tech blog with 3K+ daily readers at its peak
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