Hi, I’m Nikola Bucić, a Senior Full-Stack Developer with over 15 years of experience building scalable web platforms, APIs, and SaaS products. I’ve led DevOps initiatives in AWS, architected high-traffic solutions, and guided teams through complex architectural migrations. I was an early adopter of AI-assisted development workflows with proven delivery impact. I specialize in API-first design, modern frontend-backend stacks, and data-driven optimization. My strengths include building end-to-end systems, reducing delivery times, and improving operational efficiency through automation and intelligent tooling. I enjoy mentoring teams and delivering reliable software in fast-paced environments.

Nikola Bucić

Hi, I’m Nikola Bucić, a Senior Full-Stack Developer with over 15 years of experience building scalable web platforms, APIs, and SaaS products. I’ve led DevOps initiatives in AWS, architected high-traffic solutions, and guided teams through complex architectural migrations. I was an early adopter of AI-assisted development workflows with proven delivery impact. I specialize in API-first design, modern frontend-backend stacks, and data-driven optimization. My strengths include building end-to-end systems, reducing delivery times, and improving operational efficiency through automation and intelligent tooling. I enjoy mentoring teams and delivering reliable software in fast-paced environments.

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Hi, I’m Nikola Bucić, a Senior Full-Stack Developer with over 15 years of experience building scalable web platforms, APIs, and SaaS products. I’ve led DevOps initiatives in AWS, architected high-traffic solutions, and guided teams through complex architectural migrations. I was an early adopter of AI-assisted development workflows with proven delivery impact.

I specialize in API-first design, modern frontend-backend stacks, and data-driven optimization. My strengths include building end-to-end systems, reducing delivery times, and improving operational efficiency through automation and intelligent tooling. I enjoy mentoring teams and delivering reliable software in fast-paced environments.

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Language

Croatian
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Work Experience

Senior Full-Stack Developer / Tech Lead / Group of co-owner's representative
December 1, 2025 - April 1, 2026
Designed and built an API-first MVP for building operations management, owning end-to-end architecture and delivery. Led AI-assisted development initiatives in AWS EC2/S3/RDS/ECS and GitHub Actions; reduced delivery time by 85% (from 2 weeks to 2 days) and increased operational efficiency by 80% through intelligent ticket flagging and workflow optimization.
Senior Full-Stack Developer at Infobase
November 1, 2020 - July 1, 2025
Led strategic migration to a modern stack (React, Next.js, OpenSearch) including AI-powered search and content discovery features; managed a team of 3 engineers. Evaluated and introduced AI-assisted development tooling (GitHub Copilot, coding agents) into team workflows, improving developer productivity and code-review cycles. Modernized core PHP backend from 7.2 to 8.0, resolved security vulnerabilities and reduced technical debt; cut release times by rebuilding CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions; optimized SQL queries.
Developer Screener at Toptal
January 1, 2019 - December 1, 2019
Acted as gatekeeper for the Top 3% talent pool, conducting deep-dive code reviews and live coding exercises. Evaluated applicants on code quality, architectural depth, and professionalism.
CTO and Co-founder at Orioly Inc.
December 1, 2014 - September 1, 2018
Architected core multi-tenant SaaS in the travel industry; engineered custom booking engines and real-time analytics dashboards. Implemented multiple payment gateways and led a cross-functional engineering team through the full lifecycle.
Laravel Backend Developer
July 1, 2017 - May 1, 2018
Reduced server response times via algorithm refactoring; automated content moderation using AI; increased test coverage of the backend systems.
SaaS Programmer at Privredna Banka Zagreb d.d.
March 1, 2009 - October 1, 2013
Automated ETL pipelines; designed data models to support banking operations; implemented a data integration workflow.
PHP Developer at Trikoder
October 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015
Developed modules for Wogibts was Austria) and Slovenian news portals; optimized codebase for performance and security.

Education

Master of Science in Computer Science at University of Zagreb
January 11, 2030 - June 1, 2012

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Financial Services, Travel & Hospitality, Media & Entertainment

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