I am a Senior Full-Stack Developer with a proven track record delivering scalable SaaS platforms and AI-driven solutions. I specialize in Python, Django, FastAPI, and REST/GraphQL APIs, with strong experience across .NET, Java, and cloud-native architectures that scale to millions of users. I love collaborating with international clients, designing robust back-ends, building modular front-ends, and optimizing data flows. I have led CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and AI/LLM integrations, including building RAG chatbots and AI assistants that serve thousands of weekly users, while continually expanding into cloud DevOps and AI-powered workflows.

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I am a Senior Full-Stack Developer with a proven track record delivering scalable SaaS platforms and AI-driven solutions. I specialize in Python, Django, FastAPI, and REST/GraphQL APIs, with strong experience across .NET, Java, and cloud-native architectures that scale to millions of users. I love collaborating with international clients, designing robust back-ends, building modular front-ends, and optimizing data flows. I have led CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and AI/LLM integrations, including building RAG chatbots and AI assistants that serve thousands of weekly users, while continually expanding into cloud DevOps and AI-powered workflows.

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I am a Senior Full-Stack Developer with a proven track record delivering scalable SaaS platforms and AI-driven solutions. I specialize in Python, Django, FastAPI, and REST/GraphQL APIs, with strong experience across .NET, Java, and cloud-native architectures that scale to millions of users.

I love collaborating with international clients, designing robust back-ends, building modular front-ends, and optimizing data flows. I have led CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and AI/LLM integrations, including building RAG chatbots and AI assistants that serve thousands of weekly users, while continually expanding into cloud DevOps and AI-powered workflows.

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Work Experience

Senior Full Stack Developer at BairesDev
February 1, 2022 - Present
Collaborated directly with international clients on 4 projects, gaining early exposure to client communication, requirements gathering, and feedback cycles. Designed modular React.js front-ends reducing UI bug rates by 30%. Built scalable Node.js/Express.js APIs with PostgreSQL and MongoDB handling 200k+ daily requests and supporting multi-region traffic. Integrated AI/LLMs enabling intelligent assistants used by 10k+ weekly customers. Developed a RAG chatbot with Azure Cognitive Search indexing 10k+ documents for 95% multi-turn conversation accuracy. Built Python ETL pipelines processing 100k+ daily content entries from social media, reducing enrichment times by 40%. Configured Datadog monitoring reducing downtime by 20%. Optimized Redis Pub/Sub for zero message loss. Implemented automated test coverage with Cypress and Jest. Mentored and partnered with product managers and leadership to analyze 25+ features improving engagement by 20%. Hosted internal AI workshops with 50 engineering
Full Stack Developer at HTEC Group
January 31, 2022 - September 4, 2025
Delivered real-time analytics dashboards built with React and Node.js, improving decision-making speed by 35%. Built GraphQL APIs over MongoDB and PostgreSQL, cutting query response times by 25%. Migrated backend services from Node.js/Express.js to Django/Python, reducing latency by 20% while supporting 10k+ requests per minute. Designed cloud pipelines on AWS processing 1TB, reducing costs by 15%. Automated testing with Jest and Cypress adding 100+ tests. Collaborated with internal teams improving onboarding and consistency. Improved team CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, reducing deployment failures by 30%. Presented MERN stack best practices internally and mentored 20 engineers. Supported client demos for 10 accounts.
Junior Full Stack Developer at Quantox Technology
January 31, 2020 - September 4, 2025
Began career as a MERN stack developer contributing to 10 projects for international fintech, e-commerce, and media clients. Designed and built REST and GraphQL APIs with Express.js serving 5k+ daily users, improving data flow speed and system performance by 75% through Redis caching and optimized queries. Delivered multilingual e-commerce platforms with MongoDB backends supporting 50k+ monthly transactions across Europe and Asia. Integrated into MERN applications raising partner adoption success rates by 60%. Built responsive React.js frontends improving cross-team productivity by 20%. Developed and maintained unit tests with Jest reaching 85% code coverage. Participated in sprints with 95% completion rate and consistently delivered features on time. Supported hackathons as a mentor helping 30 participants build their first web applications. Learned CI/CD pipelines, Docker containerization, and Git workflows laying the foundation for DevOps practices. Assisted senior engineers deployi
Senior Full-Stack Developer at BairesDev
February 1, 2022 - Present
Collaborated with international clients on 4 projects, gaining early exposure to client communication, requirements gathering, and feedback cycles. Designed modular Jinja2 front-end with improved UI reliability, built REST and GraphQL APIs using Django and FastAPI, migrated backends to PostgreSQL and SQLite, and integrated Odoo with third-party systems via XML and e-commerce platforms. Implemented AI/LLM-powered assistants with Azure Cognitive Search indexing 10k+ documents, delivering 95% multi-turn conversions. Built cloud-native pipelines and emphasized CI/CD, monitoring, and performance improvements.
Junior Full-Stack Developer at Quantox Technology
January 31, 2022 - September 14, 2025
Began career as a MERN stack developer contributing to SaaS projects for international clients across fintech, e-commerce, and media sectors. Designed and built REST and GraphQL APIs with Express.js, served daily users, and improved data flow speeds by approximately 75%. Delivered multilingual e-commerce platforms with a MongoDB backend, supporting monthly transactions across Europe and Asia. Migrated back-ends to FastAPI and Django REST Framework APIs with PostgreSQL, integrating third-party SDKs into MERN apps. Built AWS-based cloud pipelines and implemented automated tests to accelerate delivery.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science at University of Belgrade
October 2, 2014 - July 11, 2018
Bachelor (Osnovne akademske studije) at International School of Belgrade
September 7, 2011 - October 8, 2014
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science at University of Belgrade
January 11, 2030 - October 1, 2014

Qualifications

PCAP Certified Associate in Python Programming
January 11, 2030 - September 2, 2025
PCAP Certified Associate in Python Programming
January 11, 2030 - September 14, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Media & Entertainment, Retail, Professional Services, Education
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