Rastko Pavlovic

Freelance Consulting Software Developer at self employed

Spearheaded the development of a comprehensive API documentation and developer portal, ensuring smooth onboarding and efficient integration for external partners and clients. Designed and implemented robust and scalable APIs that seamlessly integrated with various third-party systems, enabling the platform to expand its reach and functionality. Played a pivotal role in the architectural design of the API layer, ensuring it aligned with the overall system's scalability, maintainability, and extensibility requirements. Played a key role in the lifecycle of software development, from initial concept and aligning with business requirements, through to deployment, maintenance and continuous improvement. Technologies and practices included database query optimization, API gateway architecture and management, microservices architecture, webhook development, GraphQL schema design, event-driven architecture, AWS, Agile methodologies, and project management.

Software Developer at SAP SE

As part of the development team with the Predictive Accounting product, engaged in analysis of existing solutions and developed and deployed additional code features to the core FI platform of the main SAP ERP offering. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to analyze and improve existing solutions, leading to successful deployment of new features that enhanced the SAP ERP system. Worked closely with product management to gather and prioritize user requirements, ensuring integration met end-users' needs. Skilled in software development, API integration patterns, microservices deployment strategies, continuous integration, infrastructure as code, accounting, continuous deployment workflows, and Git version control.

Software Developer (Simulations team, AI team - lead by the CTO) at Cynora GmbH

Designed and implemented a highly scalable and fault-tolerant backend architecture using Python and Django, increasing application throughput and achieving a 99.99% uptime guarantee. Developed a robust and secure API layer enabling seamless integration with various third-party systems, improving interoperability and reducing integration time by 40%. Focused on RESTful API design and PostgreSQL database design and management, alongside API gateway design and web development.

Developer at Freelance Work

Worked on backend features including REST APIs, databases, platform configurations, and third-party integrations, as well as frontend tasks. Delivered multiple web design and data acquisition projects that met diverse client requirements and timelines.

Freelance Consulting Software Developer at Self Employed

Contributed to the development of a machine learning-powered recommendation engine that improved user engagement and conversion rates by 20%. Spearheaded the development of comprehensive API documentation and developer portal to ensure smooth onboarding and efficient integration for external partners and clients. Participated in designing features and algorithms, including resource optimization for computing tasks. Worked regularly with cross-functional teams to align software development with broader organizational goals. Utilized Python, AWS, Kubernetes orchestration, message queue systems, database query optimization, microservices architecture, event-driven architecture, load balancing strategies, and infrastructure as code.

Software Developer at SAP SE

Participated in the design and implementation of a scalable deployment process, enabling efficient and timely rollout of new features and updates to the Predictive Accounting product. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to analyze existing solutions and identify areas for improvement, leading to successful deployment of new code features enhancing the core FI platform of the main SAP ERP offering. Engaged in analysis, development, and deployment of additional code features for the core FI platform. Utilized software development, infrastructure as code, microservices deployment strategies, ERP, accounting, continuous deployment workflows, Ansible configuration management, and continuous integration practices.

Software Developer (Simulations team, AI team - led by the CTO) at Cynora GmbH

Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify and address user pain points, leading to the development of new features that increased customer satisfaction by 25%. Spearheaded migration of legacy systems to modern web technologies, improving maintainability and reducing technical debt. Worked with Python, distributed systems design, Kubernetes orchestration, AWS cloud services, and PostgreSQL.

Developer at Freelance Work

Successfully delivered multiple web design and data acquisition projects meeting diverse client requirements and timelines. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve complex technical issues, leading to a noticeable reduction in customer support tickets. Worked with Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, data acquisition, message queuing systems, event-driven architecture, and Docker containers.

Senior Software Developer at AdSpert GmbH

Architected and expanded Python backend infrastructure, enhancing systems scalability and performance. Developed and maintained a robust API layer for secure data exchange between microservices and client applications. Redesigned a complex monolithic data pipeline using asynchronous programming techniques, dramatically reducing data collection and processing time. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify performance bottlenecks in the microservice ecosystem, leading to improvements in response times and API gateway architecture, open API specs, and container management.

Backend Developer at Cynora GmbH

Designed and implemented a highly scalable and fault-tolerant backend architecture using Python and Django, resulting in increased app throughput and a 99.999% uptime guarantee. Developed a robust and secure API layer enabling seamless integration with third-party systems, improving interoperability and reducing integration time by 40%. Technologies: Python, JavaScript, Web Development, API Gateway Design, React.js, RESTful API Design.

Freelance Web Developer at Freelance

Worked on engineering backend features like REST APIs, databases, platform configurations and integrations with third-party solutions as well as implementing frontend tasks. Delivered multiple web design and data acquisition projects, meeting diverse client requirements and timelines. Skills: Backend Development, Frontend Development, API Documentation, Transaction Management, Next.js, Context API.