Dejan K.

Dejan K.

Senior Software Engineer

Belgrade, Serbia
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About Me

I am an expert Software Engineer with 7+ years of hands-on and progressive software engineering experience, and 4 years of mastery in project planning, strategic planning, and team management; building innovative system solutions used by millions of people for several IT companies. I have refined technical expertise and in-depth industry know-how in the use of different full-stack technologies for the delivery of web, mobile and backend solutions on projects for clients.

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Lead JavaScript Developer
2019 - Present (5 years)
Remote
  • Creating and developing innovative software solutions for clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Participate in scrums consisting of cross-functional teams, both software and hardware.

  • Ensure that features are being delivered efficiently and on-time.

Asseno
Asseno
Senior Full Stack Developer
2016 - 2019 (3 years)
Belgrade , Serbia
  • Designed, built, tested, deployed and operated modern full stack web applications and services for clients of Asseno.

  • Worked with other engineers on projects; outlining system requirements and challenging ideas and opinions to avoid pitfalls and inefficient solutions.

  • Participated in project planning and provided input to the Project Manager/Technical Lead to create the project plan from a technical perspective.

Playerhunter GmbH
Playerhunter GmbH
CTO/Software Architect/Senior Frontend Developer
2016 - 2019 (3 years)
Vienna, Austria
  • Designed, identified, architected, and created the architecture for the delivery of new services on Playerhunter's system.

  • Engaged senior-level managers, users and stakeholders on system agility, business value, and end-to-end solution requirements and assisted engineers with design and implementation challenges.

  • Rapidly developed production worthy backend and web solutions for implementation on the client's system.

Nordeus
Nordeus
Software Development Engineer II
2012 - 2015 (3 years)
Belgrade , Serbia
  • Drove the evolution of TopEleven Football Manager's system and feature architecture design into the next level of scalability.

  • Worked across the entire SDLC for Unity and Android projects; driving improvements to tech stack by tracking metrics to ensure the delivery of new services and software solutions.

  • Developed and trained junior employees on projects; cultivating in them knowledge of development best practices for the delivery of solutions.

Portfolio

Software Developer (Unity and Android) - TopEleven Football Manager
Software Developer (Unity and Android) - TopEleven Football Manager

Worked on the Top Eleven Original and Top Eleven 2015 development team, a highly engaging sports game with over 15,000,000 actively monthly active users. Designing the complete 2D GUI layer on top of the Unity engine, and worked on the communication layer, real-time auctions, login feature, and training feature of the game. Oversaw all integration processes with the native Android and iOS code. It had 100+ million total registered users and was the top online sports game for years.

CTO/Tech lead/Senior Software Developer - Playerhunter
CTO/Tech lead/Senior Software Developer - Playerhunter

Playerhunter is a sports-oriented social network for the promotion of professional and amateur football players to numerous scouts, managers and teams. The solution allows users to build profiles with different features to showcase their specific skills and publish videos of practices sessions or games. It allows users to contact and engage other players, clubs and persons of interest. Developed the backend, Android and web components of the platform. Organized the development team split across multiple platforms and technologies, and participated in the delivery of top-quality codes for the solution. Playerhunter was launched in 06/2017 and has over 200,000 users (football) players from multiple countries.

Contractor/Software Developer - Green Car Pool
Contractor/Software Developer - Green Car Pool

GreenCarPool is a platform that allows for quick and easy electric car rental in Stockholm area. It is the Airbnb for electric cars. The platform allows users to register, rent and pay for services online and access car services via the web app or phone (SMS). Provided full-stack development for the solution using Fireabse on the backend and React for the frontend. The project is at the final stages of development and scheduled to launch in Q4 2019.

Education

Education
BSc. Computer Science
University of Belgrade
2009 - 2014 (5 years)
Education
10x Software Engineering
Construx Software
2013
Education
Code Complete Essentials
Construx Software
2013
Education
Scrum Boot Camp
Construx Software
2014