I'm a full-stack developer with thirteen years of hands-on experience in designing, building, testing, and supporting web/desktop business applications, with focus on Java (SE/EE & Spring) and Python (Generative AI, LLMs, Data Science). I have a strong background in product-oriented development with end-to-end ownership of production systems, and I enjoy turning client requirements into robust production applications. I work with microservice architectures, AI/LLM-enabled products, and data-heavy platforms. I'm an active speaker (DSC Europe 2024) and hold a master's degree in computer science. I thrive in collaborative teams and can contribute across architecture, implementation, and delivery to drive successful product development.

Šimun Šunjić

I'm a full-stack developer with thirteen years of hands-on experience in designing, building, testing, and supporting web/desktop business applications, with focus on Java (SE/EE & Spring) and Python (Generative AI, LLMs, Data Science). I have a strong background in product-oriented development with end-to-end ownership of production systems, and I enjoy turning client requirements into robust production applications. I work with microservice architectures, AI/LLM-enabled products, and data-heavy platforms. I'm an active speaker (DSC Europe 2024) and hold a master's degree in computer science. I thrive in collaborative teams and can contribute across architecture, implementation, and delivery to drive successful product development.

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I’m a full-stack developer with thirteen years of hands-on experience in designing, building, testing, and supporting web/desktop business applications, with focus on Java (SE/EE & Spring) and Python (Generative AI, LLMs, Data Science). I have a strong background in product-oriented development with end-to-end ownership of production systems, and I enjoy turning client requirements into robust production applications.

I work with microservice architectures, AI/LLM-enabled products, and data-heavy platforms. I’m an active speaker (DSC Europe 2024) and hold a master’s degree in computer science. I thrive in collaborative teams and can contribute across architecture, implementation, and delivery to drive successful product development.

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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer, Solution Architect at Atomic Intelligence
June 1, 2024 - Present
Lead backend and platform architecture for AI-enabled products. Designed gRPC-based microservices for metadata management across Snowflake, PostgreSQL, MySQL and MSSQL, including NL2SQL for semantic analysis and SQL query generation. Implemented data orchestration with Apache Airflow, Redis caching and event streaming, and async processing of long-running operations. Built an AI-aware data catalog with data lineage and profiling; developed DDL context generation for LLM models and end-to-end metadata orchestration.
Senior Java Developer, Solution Architect at Adcubum
August 1, 2023 - May 1, 2024
Led backend development for insurance domain platforms with microservices, Spring-based architecture, and gRPC communication. Implemented data processing pipelines and integration with legacy systems; containerized services and orchestration in Kubernetes; contributed to architecture decisions enabling scalable, secure APIs and data flows.
Senior Java Developer, Solution Architect at Valcon
March 1, 2020 - August 1, 2023
Built enterprise Java backend microservices with Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and data-heavy platforms. Designed system architectures, integrated streaming (Kafka) and scheduling (Airflow/Redis) components, and contributed to AI/LLM-enabled feature sets for data platforms and enterprise apps.
Senior Java Developer, Solution Architect at DeepIT d.o.o
August 1, 2018 - March 1, 2020
Led Java backend development and architecture initiatives using Spring Boot, Hibernate, Hazelcast caching, and DTO mapping with MapStruct. Delivered admin desktop and mobile interfaces (Angular/Ionic) and aligned backend services with front-end requirements for robust enterprise apps.
Java Developer, System Integrator, Solution Architect at Hrvatski Telekom d.d
April 1, 2015 - August 1, 2018
Worked on core telecom/financial platforms (BW3, CIF, ESB PSD2) and migrated EJB-based services to REST/Kubernetes. Developed microservices for banking/telecom domains, contributed to SSO/ IDM integrations, and supported cross-country telecom projects with secure, scalable architectures.
Java Developer at Beta Tau Beta d.d
November 1, 2013 - April 1, 2015
Developed Java-based enterprise features and integrations for large-scale systems, contributing to backend services and architectural improvements in collaboration with partners.
Java Developer at Neos d.o.o
September 1, 2012 - May 1, 2013
Frontend/backend development and stack support across Java-based projects, ensuring robust delivery and alignment with project requirements.

Education

Master of Information Sciences (mag. inf.) at Faculty of Organization and Informatics, Varaždin, Croatia
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2014
Bachelor of Information Technology Engineer (bacc. ing. techn. inf) at Polytechnic of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2009
Master of Information Sciences (mag. inf.) at Faculty of Organization and Informatics, Varaždin, Croatia
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2014
Bachelor of Engineering in IT Technologies; Bachelor of Information Technology Engineer (bacc. ing. techn. inf) at Polytechnic of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2009

Qualifications

Java SE Oracle Certified Professional Java Programmer
January 1, 2014 - January 19, 2026
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
January 1, 2009 - January 19, 2026
Linux Advanced Linux System Administration
January 1, 2017 - January 19, 2026
Secure Software Development
January 1, 2016 - January 19, 2026
Online Certifications (Java EE, Java design patterns, Kotlin, Gradle, Git, Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Batch, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, Quarkus, OpenShift, WebRTC, Keycloak, Reactive programming, Angular, Ionic, LangChain, Generative AI)
January 11, 2030 - January 19, 2026
Oracle Certified Professional Java Programmer
January 1, 2014 - January 26, 2026
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
January 1, 2009 - January 26, 2026
Linux Advanced Linux System Administration
January 1, 2017 - January 26, 2026
Java EE / Java Design Patterns / Spring Certifications (various)
January 11, 2030 - January 26, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment