Seeking continuous learning and professional growth. Experienced in diverse challenges, including software and infrastructure development. Eager to utilize/enhance Go, Kubernetes, and cloud skills, and collaborate on innovative solutions.
Matej Baćo
@matejbaco
Results-driven software engineer. Led critical projects. Versatile in back-end and infrastructure.
What I'm looking for
I am a versatile software engineer with 19 years of experience, adept at navigating the full spectrum of software development from customer-centric applications to robust platform infrastructure. My career highlights include leading teams, managing projects, and implementing DevOps practices across diverse environments, from developing IoT solutions to high-volume payment platforms. I possess a strong command of technologies such as Go, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms, enabling me to deliver scalable and resilient solutions.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Gained diverse experience across four teams, contributing to core infrastructure development and leading the hybrid cloud team. Responsible for delivering and maintaining high-resilience infrastructure to support critical business services. Worked on building a new SWIFT integration product and enhanced a high-resilience, high-volume, and low-latency FPS payment platform.
Team lead / Senior engineer
Medisanté AG
Jan 2018 - Dec 2020 (2 years 11 months)
Co-created an IoT medical platform designed to receive patient measurements from 3G devices and deliver them to any Electronic Medical Record system. Created and led a small team of three developers focused on further extensions and improvements to the platform.
Platform tooling developer
Argo Technologie SA
Sep 2016 - Dec 2018 (2 years 3 months)
Created the management tooling for a large storage platform, scaling from 16 to 160 nodes. Developed software that guaranteed strong system robustness through transactional execution of actions across multi-node networks.
Senior web backend developer
Trikoder d.o.o.
Mar 2016 - Sep 2016 (6 months)
Developed new features for a complex classifieds website using the Symfony PHP framework. Worked within a large team that utilized the Scrum methodology for managing project development.
Senior web backend developer
Nivas d.o.o.
Jan 2007 - Mar 2016 (9 years 2 months)
Developed an in-house PHP framework optimized for content-heavy websites with advanced content management solutions. Created the back-end for several prominent web portals in the Adriatic region, including custom modules for payment and interaction with other systems.
Lecturer
Netakademija (Polytechnic of Zagreb)
Jan 2006 - Dec 2011 (5 years 11 months)
Served as a lecturer at Netakademija, part of the Polytechnic of Zagreb. Delivered educational content and mentored students in relevant subjects.
PHP developer
Novena d.o.o.
Jan 2006 - Dec 2007 (1 year 11 months)
Developed a custom Content Management System for the official website of the Croatian Academy of Science and Art. Utilized PHP, MySQL, HTML, and CSS to build the platform.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Polytechnic of Zagreb
Professional Bachelor, Information Technology
2004 - 2009
Faculty of Organization and Informatics, Varaždin
Bachelor of Science, Business Organization
2001 - 2004
I. Technical High School
High School Diploma, Technical Studies
1997 - 2001
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