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I’m Beris Lavlopac, a senior software architect and principal engineer with more than 30 years of experience designing, building and delivering scalable, high-performance software systems. I specialise in microservice architectures, event-driven design, domain-driven design, AI agents, and cloud-native technologies (AWS, GCP). I enjoy turning complex requirements into robust solutions that scale with business needs. Over my career I’ve led and mentored engineering teams across AI, fintech, media, and logistics, shipping complex products from concept to production while continuously improving processes and delivery pipelines.
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Work Experience
Staff Software Engineer at Raft AI
October 1, 2025 - October 8, 2025Architected and led a team of 4 in developing the company's next-generation, AI-powered document processing platform for the logistics industry.
Senior Technical Architect at WPP
April 1, 2025 - October 8, 2025Led the architectural design of the core microservices for WPP Open, coordinating API standards and integration patterns to ensure seamless communication between services and client-facing applications.
Head of Engineering at Melior AI
June 1, 2024 - October 8, 2025Directed the engineering team in building an innovative ML/AI product for analyzing and extracting key information from complex legal documents.
Head of Engineering at Drvn Solutions
January 1, 2024 - October 8, 2025Led the software engineering department in building a large-scale data aggregation system for connected vehicles across Europe.
Team Lead at Primer
August 1, 2022 - October 8, 2025Led a cross-functional team of 10 engineers responsible for back-end services that automate complex payment and e-commerce workflows.
Lead Software Engineer at Harbor Group
February 1, 2022 - October 8, 2025Architected and developed a cloud-native data monetization platform, leading the transition from AWS-native tools to a more flexible CircleCI-based CI pipeline for multi-cloud deployments.
Senior Team Lead at Moving Picture Company
March 1, 2015 - October 8, 2025Led a cross-functional team of 7 developers building internal production tools for a major visual effects studio.
Full-Stack Web Developer
December 31, 2013 - October 8, 2025Earlier experience as a full-stack web developer delivering a range of projects from 1996 to 2013.
Staff Software Engineer at Raft AI
October 1, 2025 - October 8, 2025Architected and led a team of 4 in developing the company's next-generation, AI-powered document processing platform for the logistics industry. Implemented scalable microservices and event-driven architecture that significantly improved the speed and accuracy of ML-based data extraction.
Senior Technical Architect at WPP Open
April 1, 2025 - October 8, 2025Led the architectural design of the core microservices for WPP Open, the company's flagship global platform for coordinating major advertising projects. Defined API standards and integration patterns to ensure seamless communication between disparate services and client-facing applications.
Head of Engineering at Melior AI
June 1, 2024 - October 8, 2025Directed the engineering team in building an innovative ML/AI product for analyzing and extracting key information from complex legal documents. Established agile development processes and technical roadmaps to accelerate product delivery.
Head of Engineering at Drvn Solutions
January 31, 2024 - October 8, 2025Led the software engineering department in building a large-scale data aggregation system for connected vehicles across Europe. Designed and implemented a robust, event-driven architecture using Kafka and microservices to handle high-throughput data transformation and delivery.
Team Lead at Primer
August 1, 2022 - October 8, 2025Led a cross-functional team of 10 engineers responsible for backend services that automate complex payment and e-commerce workflows. Oversaw the design and integration with a wide array of external services, utilising Python, FastAPI, AWS, and Kafka to build a resilient, service-oriented system.
Lead Software Engineer at Harbor Group
February 1, 2022 - October 8, 2025Architected and developed a cloud-native data monetization platform, leading the transition from AWS-native tools to a more flexible, multi-cloud CI/CD pipeline.
Senior Team Lead at Moving Picture Company
March 1, 2015 - October 8, 2025Managed a cross-functional team of 7 developers building internal production tools for a major visual effects studio.
Full-Stack Web Developer at Various
December 31, 2013 - October 8, 2025Early career full-stack development across multiple projects. (1996-01-01 to 2013-12-31).
Staff Software Engineer at Raft AI
October 1, 2025 - October 15, 2025Architected and led a team of 4 in developing the next-generation AI-powered document processing platform for the logistics industry. Implemented scalable microservices and event-driven architecture that significantly improved speed and accuracy of ML-based data extraction.
Senior Technical Architect at WPP
April 1, 2025 - October 15, 2025Led architectural design of core microservices for WPP Open, the flag- ship global platform for coordinating major advertising projects. Defined API standards and integration patterns to ensure seamless communication between disparate services and client-facing applications.
Head of Engineering at Melior AI
June 1, 2024 - October 15, 2025Directed the engineering team in building an innovative ML/AI product for analyzing and extracting key information from complex legal documents. Established agile development processes and technical roadmaps to accelerate product delivery.
Head of Engineering at Drvn Solutions
January 1, 2024 - October 15, 2025Led the software engineering department in building a large-scale data aggregation system for connected vehicles across Europe. Designed and implemented a robust, event-driven architecture using Kafka and microservices to handle high-throughput data transformation and delivery.
Team Lead at Primer
August 1, 2022 - October 15, 2025Led a cross-functional team of 10 engineers responsible for backend services that automated complex payment and e-commerce workflows. Oversaw the design and integration with a wide array of external services, utilizing Python, FastAPI, AWS, and Kafka to build a resilient, service-oriented system.
Lead Software Engineer at Harbor Group
December 31, 2022 - October 15, 2025Architected and developed a cloud-native data monetization platform, leading the transition from AWS-native tools to a more flexible CircleCI pipeline for multi-cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure) deployments.
Python SDK Developer at Push Technology
January 1, 2020 - October 15, 2025Developed the official Python SDK for the company's flagship data-streaming product, focusing on asynchronous programming and low-level service integration.
Architect at IHS Markit
January 1, 2019 - October 15, 2025Designed and developed a comprehensive data lake system using Python, FastAPI, and AWS, enabling centralized data processing and event streaming.
Lead Software Engineer at Sky
December 31, 2018 - October 15, 2025Architected and implemented a cloud-based ETL system on GCP for consolidating viewer data, utilizing Apache Airflow, SQLAlchemy, and Pandas.
Senior Software Engineer at Park Technology
December 31, 2017 - October 15, 2025Led backend architecture and development for a white-label loyalty mobile application, implementing a full DevOps pipeline on AWS (Lambda, EC2, RDS).
Senior Team Lead at Moving Picture Company
December 31, 2015 - October 15, 2025Managed a cross-functional team of 7 developers building internal production tools for a major visual effects studio.
Full-Stack Web Developer
December 31, 2013 - October 15, 2025Earlier experience as a full-stack web developer, spanning multiple projects and technologies across the 1996–2013 period.
Head of Engineering at Drvn Solutions
January 31, 2024 - January 31, 2024Led the software engineering department to build a large-scale data aggregation platform for connected vehicles across Europe; designed robust, event-driven microservice architecture using Kafka; optimized AWS infrastructure reducing resource costs by 32%.
Head of Engineering at Melior AI
June 30, 2024 - June 30, 2024Led the engineering team and contributed to the development of an ML/AI product for analysing and extracting key information from complex legal documents; established development pipelines and governance for AI/ML workflows.
Senior Technical Architect (Contract) at WPP
April 30, 2025 - April 30, 2025Architectural design of the core microservices for WPP Open; defined API standards and integration patterns to ensure seamless communication between disparate services and client-facing applications.
Senior Staff Engineer (Contract) at Raft AI
October 31, 2025 - October 31, 2025Architected and led a team of four in building the company’s next-generation AI-powered document processing platform for the logistics industry; implemented scalable microservices and event-driven architecture to handle high-throughput data processing and ML data extraction.
Coach (Part-time contract) at Skiller Whale
November 1, 2025 - November 28, 2025Providing hands-on guidance and mentorship to engineering teams in a part-time capacity, helping scale engineering practices and delivery.
Team Lead at Primer
August 31, 2022 - August 31, 2022Led a cross-functional team of 10 engineers responsible for back-end services to automate complex payments and e-commerce workflows; built a resilient, service-oriented system using Python, FastAPI, AWS, and Kafka.
Senior Software Engineer at Sky
December 31, 2018 - December 31, 2018Designed and implemented a cloud-based ETL system on Google Cloud Platform for consolidating viewer data, using Apache Airflow, SQLAlchemy, Pandas, and Pandas-based data processing pipelines.
Senior Software Engineer at Park Technology
December 31, 2017 - December 31, 2017Backend architecture and development for a white-label loyalty mobile application, implementing a full DevOps pipeline on AWS (Lambda, EC2, RDS).
Senior Team Lead at Moving Picture Company
December 31, 2015 - December 31, 2015Managed a team of 7 developers building internal production tools for a major visual effects studio, enabling streamlined workflows and improved collaboration across departments.
Senior Staff Engineer (Contract) at Skiller Whale
November 1, 2025 - November 28, 2025Led engineering efforts and architectural direction for AI/ML platform components, focusing on scalable microservices and data extraction capabilities.
Senior Staff Engineer (Contract) at Raft AI
October 1, 2025 - October 1, 2025Architected and led a team of 4 in developing the company’s next-generation AI-powered document processing platform for the logistics industry.
Head of Engineering at Melior AI
June 1, 2024 - June 1, 2024Led the engineering function and contributed to the delivery of ML/AI products for analyzing and extracting key information from complex documents.
Head of Engineering at Drvn Solutions
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024Built a large-scale data aggregation platform for connected vehicles across Europe, designed a robust event-driven architecture using Kafka and microservices.
Team Lead at Primer
August 1, 2022 - August 1, 2022Led a cross-functional team delivering integration of external services, built with Python, FastAPI, AWS, and Kafka to enable a resilient service-oriented system.
Head of Software Engineering at Harbor Group
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022Architected and developed a cloud-native data monetization platform, transitioning from AWS-native tooling to a flexible multi-cloud CI/CD pipeline.
Python SDK Developer at Push Technology
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2020Developed the official Python SDK for the flagship data streaming product, enabling seamless integration with real-time data pipelines.
Architect at IHS Markit
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019Designed and implemented data platforms to consolidate large-scale market data, leveraging Python, SQL, and scalable ETL patterns.
Head of Software Engineering at Sky
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018Designed cloud-based ETL systems on GCP for consolidating viewer data, utilizing Airflow, SQLAlchemy, and Pandas.
Senior Software Engineer at Park Technology
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017Led backend architecture and development for a white-label loyalty mobile application, implementing a complete DevOps pipeline on AWS.
Team Lead at Moving Picture Company
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2015Managed a team of 7 developers building internal production tools for a major visual effects studio.
Full-Stack Web Developer
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2013Early career role performing end-to-end web development across frontend and backend technologies.
Senior Technical Architect (Contract) at WPP
July 1, 2024 - April 1, 2025Architectural design of the core microservices for WPP Open; defined API standards and integration patterns to enable seamless communication between services and client-facing applications.
Head of Engineering at Drvn Solutions
November 1, 2022 - January 1, 2024Led the engineering department in building large-scale data aggregation for connected vehicles across Europe; designed robust, event-driven architecture and implemented data processing pipelines to support ML/AI workflows.
Lead Software Engineer at HarbR Group
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2022Architected and developed a cloud-native data monetization platform; led the transition from AWS-native tools to a multi-cloud environment (AWS, GCP, Azure) with a resilient CI/CD pipeline.
Senior Software Engineer at Sky
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2018Architected and implemented a cloud-based ETL system on Google Cloud Platform for consolidating viewer data; utilized Apache Airflow, SQLAlchemy, and Pandas for data processing and analytics.
Senior Team Lead at Moving Picture Company
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2015Managed a team of 7 developers building internal production tools for a major visual effects studio, enabling faster creative workflows and tool integration.
Full-Stack Web Developer
January 1, 1996 - December 31, 2013Early-career web development work spanning front-end and back-end systems, laying the foundation for later expertise in scalable architectures and data-driven products.
Head of Engineering (Contract) at Drvn Solutions
November 1, 2022 - January 31, 2024Led software engineering to build a large-scale data aggregator for connected vehicles across Europe. Designed robust event-driven architecture using Kafka and microservices; optimized AWS infrastructure, reducing resource costs by 32%. Implemented data engineering pipelines for training internal ML models and established development processes and roadmaps for product delivery.
Architect at Primer
February 1, 2022 - August 31, 2022Architected the core microservices for Primer's Open platform and led a cross-functional team to deliver resilient, service-oriented solutions for large-scale workflows.
Education
Qualifications
Domain-Driven Design (DDD) Education Courses
January 11, 2030 - November 28, 2025Domain-Driven Design (DDD) courses
January 11, 2030 - January 6, 2026Domain-Driven Design (DDD) course
January 11, 2030 - January 6, 2026Industry Experience
Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Transportation & Logistics, Other, Financial Services, Computers & Electronics
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