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Stefan Nikolovski

@stefannikolovski

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Senior platform engineer specializing in backend systems, integrations, and Kubernetes-ready infrastructure

North Macedonia

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a team where architecture is a daily practice and I can own systems end-to-end. I want deep backend and integration work on Kubernetes/GCP, with AI tooling used for leverage—always reviewed by me—so I can ship reliably and fast.

I’m a senior platform engineer focused on deep ownership of backend systems, infrastructure, and integration architecture. I architect and ship end-to-end—from service boundaries and eventing topology to database schemas, infrastructure choices, and production operations.

My recent work centers on Go services on GCP, event-driven sync between distributed systems, and Kubernetes-based deployments. I build for reliability: idempotency contracts, conflict resolution, dead-letter handling, replay tooling, and observability so failures stay recoverable and measurable.

I also run an AI-augmented development practice using Claude Code and agentic LLM workflows as a codified operating system for how I ship code. I identify what needs building (not just how to build it), scope problems with stakeholders, and document trade-offs clearly—risk, user impact, failure tolerance, maintenance cost, and time-to-ship.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Platform Engineer & Architect

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Bilans Solutions

Nov 2021 - Present (4 years 6 months)

Architected and shipped end-to-end backend platforms and integration systems across client engagements, owning service boundaries, eventing topology, data schemas, infrastructure choices, and production operations. Built event-driven sync between SaaS and managed PostgreSQL on GCP and runs an AI-augmented delivery workflow grounded in Claude Code and agentic LLM workflows.

Go Python Kubernetes GCP PostgreSQL CI CD Observability Airflow