Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience designing and delivering scalable distributed systems across automotive, fintech, and business intelligence domains. Strong expertise in .NET, event-driven architecture, and cloud platforms (Azure/AWS). Proven track record of building high-performance solutions, improving reliability and stability, and influencing product/engineering decisions through close stakeholder collaboration. Experienced in distributed systems, real-time architectures, and high-throughput platforms, with a background spanning technical analysis, project delivery, and engineering leadership. Recognized for driving development speed, reducing post-release defects through end-to-end testing and clearer requirements, and supporting large-scale production environments with measurable impact.

Fjorjada Plaku

Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience designing and delivering scalable distributed systems across automotive, fintech, and business intelligence domains. Strong expertise in .NET, event-driven architecture, and cloud platforms (Azure/AWS). Proven track record of building high-performance solutions, improving reliability and stability, and influencing product/engineering decisions through close stakeholder collaboration. Experienced in distributed systems, real-time architectures, and high-throughput platforms, with a background spanning technical analysis, project delivery, and engineering leadership. Recognized for driving development speed, reducing post-release defects through end-to-end testing and clearer requirements, and supporting large-scale production environments with measurable impact.

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Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience designing and delivering scalable distributed systems across automotive, fintech, and business intelligence domains. Strong expertise in .NET, event-driven architecture, and cloud platforms (Azure/AWS). Proven track record of building high-performance solutions, improving reliability and stability, and influencing product/engineering decisions through close stakeholder collaboration.

Experienced in distributed systems, real-time architectures, and high-throughput platforms, with a background spanning technical analysis, project delivery, and engineering leadership. Recognized for driving development speed, reducing post-release defects through end-to-end testing and clearer requirements, and supporting large-scale production environments with measurable impact.

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Language

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Albanian
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Work Experience

Technical Business Analyst at Cardo AI
July 1, 2022 - July 1, 2022
Led functional and technical analysis for a SaaS origination platform in the fintech domain, accelerating development speed by 30% and improving scalability for financial clients. Reduced post-release defects by 30% through end-to-end testing, validation, and clearer requirement definition. Bridged business and engineering teams to translate complex financial requirements into scalable, production-ready solutions.
Senior Software Engineer at Lufthansa Industry Solutions
July 1, 2022 - Present
Architected and scaled distributed systems for automotive platforms using .NET, supporting high-volume, real-time transaction processing in production environments. Drove an 85% increase in test coverage, significantly improving system stability and reducing production incidents. Influenced product and engineering decisions through close collaboration with stakeholders, while elevating hiring standards as a Technical Assessment Board member.
IT Business Analyst at Cardo AI
July 1, 2022 - October 23, 2025
Created Functional and Technical Analysis for an Origination SaaS Platform, contributing to 30% improvement in development speed and system scalability for B2B users and bank employees. Executed and validated end-to-end testing for backend and frontend functionalities, ensuring client requirements and reducing post-deployment issues by 30%. Trained and onboarded 10+ staff, improving team productivity by 20% and onboarding time by 30%.
Senior Software Engineer & Technical Assessment Board Member at Lufthansa Industry Solution
July 1, 2022 - Present
Senior Software Engineer & Technical Assessment Board Member; Led end-to-end design and architecture of scalable, maintainable systems for clients, achieving an 85% improvement in test coverage. Designed and developed scalable BI, Logistics, and Automotive solutions using .NET Core, gRPC, Kafka, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Azure, AWS, Angular, Jenkins, SignalR, and RabbitMQ. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver large-scale projects on time and conducted technical interviews to improve candidate evaluation and onboarding processes.
IT Project Manager & Software Engineer at Soft & Solution
January 1, 2022 - October 23, 2025
Led 15+ project plans, resources, and timelines, achieving a 15% increase in on-time delivery and more efficient resource allocation. Fostered a high-performing team environment with a 50% increase in engagement. Authored code fixes and enhancements for future releases, reducing customer complaints by 25% and increasing uptime by 15%. Designed, developed, and deployed 20+ projects using .NET technologies.

Education

Master of Business Administration (STEM) at Bentley University, McCallum Graduate School of Business
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2025
Certificate in Leading More Effective Teams at Harvard Business School
January 11, 2030 - November 1, 2025
Master of Science in Business Information Systems at University of Tirana, Faculty of Economic
January 11, 2030 - July 1, 2020
Bachelor’s in Business Informatics at University of Tirana, Faculty of Economic
January 11, 2030 - July 1, 2018
Master of Science at University of Tirana
November 20, 2018 - June 1, 2020
Master of Science at University of Tirana
September 1, 2024 - December 1, 2025
Master of Business Administration at Bentley University
February 1, 2022 - July 1, 2022

Qualifications

Certified Professional for Software Architecture (CPSA-FL)
January 11, 2030 - October 23, 2025
AI for Product Management
January 11, 2030 - October 23, 2025
Generative AI Overview for Project Managers
January 11, 2030 - October 23, 2025
Project Management Professional (PMP)
January 11, 2030 - October 23, 2025
ITIL Foundation Level
January 11, 2030 - October 23, 2025
Professional Scrum Master
January 11, 2030 - October 23, 2025
Azure Developer Associate
January 11, 2030 - October 23, 2025
Programming in C#
January 11, 2030 - October 23, 2025
Certified User Experience Specialist
January 11, 2030 - October 23, 2025
Database Tuning
January 11, 2030 - October 23, 2025
Fundamentals of Credit
January 11, 2030 - October 23, 2025
Online Marketing Certified Associate
January 11, 2030 - October 23, 2025
Certif ie d P ro fe ssio nal f o r S oft w are A rc h it e ctu re
January 11, 2030 - August 7, 2026
AI for Product Management Generative AI Overview for Project Managers
January 11, 2030 - August 7, 2026
ITIL Foundation Level Nov 2018 - Jun 2020
November 1, 2018 - June 1, 2020
Professional Scrum Master
October 1, 2015 - June 1, 2018
Azure Developer Associate
January 1, 2018 - July 1, 2022
Certified User Experience Specialist
January 11, 2030 - August 7, 2026
Database Tuning Fundamentals of Credit
October 1, 2015 - August 7, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Financial Services, Computers & Electronics