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Mario Paravac

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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.

About

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.

  • 8 years' experience
  • Joined October 2025

Languages

  • EnglishAdvanced

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Professional Services

Work experience· 6 roles

Full-Stack Engineer (Contract) · Happy Campers LLCMar 2025 – Oct 2025 · 8 mos

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 · TRIPODJan 2023 – Oct 2025 · 2 yrs 10 mos

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.

Co-Founder & Full-Stack Engineer · LightBit d.o.o.Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

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%.

Software Engineer · Bit4Bytes d.o.o. CroatiaJan 2020 – Oct 2025 · 5 yrs 10 mos
Software Engineer (Contract - Zagrebačka banka/UniCredit) · Bit4Bytes d.o.o. Zagreb, CroatiaMay 2019 – Oct 2025 · 6 yrs 6 mos
Software Developer · SV Group d.o.o. CroatiaJan 2018 – Oct 2025 · 7 yrs 10 mos

Education

Master of Informatics · Faculty of Organization and Informatics Varaždin, Croatia2030 – 2016
Bachelor of Computer Engineering · The Polytechnic of Zagreb2030 – 2012

Certifications and awards

Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 8 Programmer2030 – 2025
Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 8 Programmer2030 – 2025
Summer School of Open Web Application Security2030 – 2025

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