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Dejan pavlovic

@dejanpavlovic

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Senior Full-Stack Engineer specializing in scalable backend and cloud-native systems.

Croatia

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What I'm looking for

I seek a senior engineering role building scalable, cloud-native systems where I can architect backends, mentor teams, and deliver high-performance, secure SaaS products in collaborative, product-focused environments.

I am a Senior Full-Stack Engineer with 12+ years building scalable web applications and enterprise SaaS platforms, focused on backend architecture with Node.js and NestJS. I design microservices, RESTful and GraphQL APIs, and real-time systems that support thousands of concurrent users and millions of API requests.

I have a strong cloud-native and DevOps background using AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD and Terraform, and I optimize databases with PostgreSQL, MongoDB and Redis to improve performance and reliability. I have delivered enterprise-grade platforms for clients in education, media, finance and healthcare, improving application performance and user experience.

I mentor and lead engineering teams, collaborate closely with UX and product stakeholders, and maintain high engineering standards—combining hands-on implementation with architecture and operational excellence. I hold a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from the University of Zagreb.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Full Stack Engineer

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Ars Futura

May 2023 - Present (3 years 1 month)

Architected enterprise SaaS platforms with Node.js (NestJS), React and Angular, supporting over 150K active users and improving application performance by 35% through query optimization and caching.

Node NestJS React AWS Docker PostgreSQL REST APIs GraphQL CI CD

Full Stack Engineer

Q Agency

Jun 2020 - May 2023 (2 years 11 months)

Developed enterprise SaaS platforms using React, Node.js and PostgreSQL for finance and healthcare clients, and built analytics dashboards and reusable frontend components to improve delivery efficiency.

React Node PostgreSQL MongoDB Next.js REST APIs Data Visualization UX collaboration CI CD

Full Stack Engineer

Infinum

May 2016 - Jun 2020 (4 years 1 month)

Built Node.js/NestJS microservices integrated with React, Angular and Vue.js, designed high-traffic APIs handling millions of requests per day and implemented real-time systems using WebSockets.

Node NestJS React Angular Vue.Js WebSockets API Design Microservices

Software Engineer

Kodius

Aug 2014 - May 2016 (1 year 9 months)

Delivered custom web applications using Node.js, PHP and modern frontends (React, Angular, Svelte, Vue), optimized SQL databases and implemented real-time dashboards and REST APIs for business-critical workflows.