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Technology and Engineering Leader

København, Denmark
Worldwide
High School Diploma - Electrical Engineering
København, Denmark
Worldwide
High School Diploma - Electrical Engineering

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Unity 3dLegacy DatabaseJavaScript (Programming Language)PHP (Programming Language)Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)Artificial IntelligenceAmazon Web ServicesArchitectureArchitecture FrameworkJIRAAugmented RealityMicrosoft AzureStrategic ManagementC Sharp (Programming Language)C++ (Programming Language)Make decisionsCloud ComputingSoftware DocumentationSoftware QualityCode ReviewDatabasesSystem ConfigurationContinuous DeliveryContinuous IntegrationData VisualizationDevOpsDistributed Data StoreDistributed SystemsEnterprise Architecture FrameworkVideo Game DevelopmentScalabilityIncident ManagementInfrastructure ManagementPython (Programming Language)Network SecurityProject ManagementSQL AzureMySQLNetwork ArchitectureNode.JsTechnology RoadmapRuby On RailsRedisRelease ManagementRubyNext.jsRisk AnalysisSoftware EngineeringSQL DatabasesStakeholder ManagementSystems ArchitectureDelivery ManagementGoogle CloudReactJSVirtual RealityInternet of Things (IoT)FirebaseVue.jsFull Stack DevelopmentTeam ManagementReal Time DataMachine Learning OperationsFront End Software DevelopmentUnreal EngineSafety PrinciplesArtificial Intelligence Markup Language (AIML)Devsecops
Self-taught software engineer with 20+ years of experience in full-stack development and leading remote teams, while maintaining hands-on involvement in code and architecture. Demonstrated a deep knowledge of software development methodologies, cloud-native solutions, scalable architecture, and security protocols, including distributed systems and AI integration. Experienced in translating technical concepts for stakeholders, while fostering a collaborative environment where engineers expand skills and deliver results.

Leadership & Communication: Remote Team Management | Strategic Planning | Stakeholder Management | Hiring Talent | Team Growth and Development | Implementing Procedures 

Project Management: Technical Roadmapping | DevSecOps Implementation | Code Quality Standards | Resource Optimization | Jira | Release Management | Risk Assessment | Decision-Making | Software Documentation | Incident Reports | Delivery Management

Software Development: JavaScript | Node.js | Vue 3 | React | Python | C/C++ | C# | Ruby | Next.js | PHP | GO | Rust | Frontend Development | API Dev| Scalable Application Design | Technical Code Review | System Architecture | DevOps | Game Development | VR | AR | Unity 3D | Unreal Engine | Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning 

Cloud & Infrastructure: Network Architecture | Google Cloud Platform | Firebase and Firestore | AWS | Azure | CI/CD Pipelines | Network Security | Database Architecture (MySQL/SQL) | Real-time Data | Distributed Databases | Scalability Solutions | Data Visualisation | Redis 

Languages

EnglishFluentItalianNative speakerCroatianNative speaker

Project history

Senior Full-Stack Engineer

Sched
  • Part of the DevOps team improving software architecture scalability and reliability by 30% through rewriting legacy and implementing CI/CD pipelines that reduced deployment time.
  • Leveraged AI data detection using OpenAI & E-Hawk to implement spam control, lowering bots access to the platform by 40%, and improving user's experience.
  • Led OpenAI integration that provided better content suggestions for users - by leveraging existing content and creating a vector search system that is continuously updated with content to support a Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) pipeline.
  • Facilitated technical documentation and procedures development, ensuring consistent workflow while implementing knowledge-sharing practices that supported team skills development.

Lead Software Engineer

Meta Platforms, Inc.
  • Led cross-functional software development teams and electrical and mechanical engineers, aligning project goals with technical roadmaps, and managing continuous workflow disruptions
  • Used Agile methodologies to improve team communication and breakdown milestones.
  • Utilised Unreal Engine to design and develop an interactive 3D visualisation of data center facilities for desktop, mobile app, and VR platforms - allowing engineers to conduct simulations, safety training practices and test for potential threats with real-time effects.
  • Built custom API and processed different data sources into a unified data structure, providing better data visualisation, faster search, and supporting a 200% increase in data volume

Chief Technology Officer / CTO

Pleaz
  • Build an engineering team of 7 members, guiding their skill development and supporting individual growth, resulting in 80% team retention during a high-growth period.
  • Implemented DevSecOps procedures, resulting in a 45% reduction in security incidents
  • Responsible for key technology decisions in product design and development with Azure, building a scalable software architecture and managing limited resources by layering different technologies.
  • Mentored team in scaling the WordPress platform, supporting a 1500% increase in video traffic
  • Effectively communicate complex technical roadmaps to C-level executives and investors, increasing alignment between technology and business goals and ensuring mutual, strategic partnerships.  

Project: P2P Video Stream
  • Defined an IT strategy to connect users without central servers through P2P connections using WebRTC, and achieve better stability by using next.js and react. Guided team in learning and leveraging Python with the PyTorch library to build custom video recommendation systems, which increased user engagement by 32% within the first two months. 

Full-Stack Engineer

Google LLC
  • Developed scalable architecture solutions and integrated engineers' requests in building projects' tech stack, focusing on feasibility and cross-functional team collaboration
  • Build internal inventory for hardware data by using React and MySQL connected directly to Google’s internal data API, ensuring fast search by specifications (models, serial numbers, locations).
Project: Visual Data Center Simulation
  • Developed an enterprise-scale simulation tool of the power grid's visual data centers, ensuring layout compatible with location, electrical grid, and servers. Integration within existing Google data centres gave every object properties of real-life objects, simulating an electrical grid to manage potential issues, while responsive drag-and-drop interfaces reduced configuration errors by 60%.

Chief Technology Officer / CTO

Fortune8
  • Co-founded a fintech startup that revised the tech freelancing landscape and secured 100k $ in first-round funding. The project was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Developed an artificial neural network that increased client-freelancer matching accuracy by 35%.
  • Developed a scalable and efficient backend, integrated high performance UI/UX and intuitive design with search by keywords, tags, categories and locations.

Full Stack Developer

The Syndicate
  • Completed numerous games for iOS and Android that focused on player synchronization and large-scale multiplayer game stability, demonstrating experience with high-volume data systems.
  • Developed high-level JavaScript APIs, facilitated rapid prototyping and stable integration with existing platforms, as well as e-commerce platforms and built custom-tailored web pages.

Projects
eyesinthedarkgame.com | Build light/dark engine in Unity, as part of the commercial project.
legendsoflearning.com | Developed a game to teach principles of magnetism to kids under 14 years.

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