I’m a results-driven Full-Stack Software Engineer with 6+ years building enterprise-grade apps using Java, .NET, Vue.js, and Azure. As a co-founder of LightBit, I’ve led architecture and delivery, mentored teammates, and delivered scalable solutions for clients in Croatia, USA, UK, and Albania. I’m passionate about learning, cloud-native design, and crafting robust code. I enjoy turning complex requirements into clean, maintainable systems and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive business outcomes.

Mario Paravac

I’m a results-driven Full-Stack Software Engineer with 6+ years building enterprise-grade apps using Java, .NET, Vue.js, and Azure. As a co-founder of LightBit, I’ve led architecture and delivery, mentored teammates, and delivered scalable solutions for clients in Croatia, USA, UK, and Albania. I’m passionate about learning, cloud-native design, and crafting robust code. I enjoy turning complex requirements into clean, maintainable systems and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive business outcomes.

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I’m a results-driven Full-Stack Software Engineer with 6+ years building enterprise-grade apps using Java, .NET, Vue.js, and Azure. As a co-founder of LightBit, I’ve led architecture and delivery, mentored teammates, and delivered scalable solutions for clients in Croatia, USA, UK, and Albania.

I’m passionate about learning, cloud-native design, and crafting robust code. I enjoy turning complex requirements into clean, maintainable systems and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive business outcomes.

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Work Experience

Co-Founder & Full-Stack Engineer at LightBit d.o.o.
January 1, 2023 - Present
Co-founded a software development company delivering custom business solutions for home and international clients. Architected and developed the ePod electronic proof of delivery system, conducted technical assessment of an AI coaching platform with architecture review and Stripe integration roadmap, and led full-stack development using .NET Core backend with Vue.js/Quasar frontend on Azure. Designed PostgreSQL and Azure SQL database architectures and mentored 2 junior developers, improving team productivity by 25%.
Full-Stack Engineer (Contract) at Happy Campers LLC
March 1, 2025 - October 25, 2025
Delivered MVP in 4 months, aggregating 1,000+ summer camps into an AI-driven centralized searchable database. Built dual web applications serving 500+ camp owners and 2,000+ parents with a unified search and management interface.
Full-Stack Engineer at TRIPOD
January 1, 2023 - October 25, 2025
Designed and developed various enterprise software solutions across multiple industries and countries. Maintained and upgraded a legacy web application with 100k+ active USA users. Architected and executed cloud migration to Azure (VMs to App Services, MSSQL to Azure SQL Managed Instances), improving stability by 25%. Implemented background jobs for archiving (2 days to 3 hours) and designed a virtual meeting management platform that reduced licensing costs by 96% through intelligent pooling across Zoom/Google Meet on Azure.
Software Engineer at Bit4Bytes d.o.o. Croatia
January 1, 2020 - October 25, 2025
Developed banking and enterprise software using Spring Boot, Spring Data, Hibernate, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, and REST. Built scalable APIs and data services for complex integrations.
Software Engineer (Contract - Zagrebačka banka/UniCredit) at Bit4Bytes d.o.o. Zagreb, Croatia
May 1, 2019 - October 25, 2025
Developed internal banking applications, implemented a secure document management system, built Spring Batch processes for large-scale data processing and reporting, and developed microservices with Spring Cloud for distributed banking systems.
Software Developer at SV Group d.o.o. Croatia
January 1, 2018 - October 25, 2025
Developed eArhiv platform for Fina and implemented SOAP web services (Apache CXF) for enterprise integration. Built responsive frontend with Angular, PrimeNG, and Material Design. Created Aly Document Analyzer to automatically detect unintended changes before print/e-dispatch.

Education

Master of Informatics at Faculty of Organization and Informatics Varaždin, Croatia
January 11, 2030 - July 1, 2016
Bachelor of Computer Engineering at The Polytechnic of Zagreb
January 11, 2030 - July 1, 2012

Qualifications

Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 8 Programmer
January 11, 2030 - October 25, 2025
Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 8 Programmer
January 11, 2030 - October 25, 2025
Summer School of Open Web Application Security
January 11, 2030 - October 25, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services