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Urban Andrej

@urbanandrej

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Seasoned Senior Full Stack Engineer with 14 years of experience.

Croatia

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a role that fosters innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.

I am a seasoned Senior Full Stack Engineer with 14 years of experience building and maintaining scalable, high-performance systems across diverse industries, including e-commerce, fintech, and media. My journey has taken me through top-tier companies like Netflix, Capital One, and Nationwide Marketing Group, where I have honed my expertise in both frontend technologies such as React, Next.js, and Angular, as well as backend stacks including Java, .NET Core, Node.js, and Python.

Throughout my career, I have led engineering efforts that resulted in significant improvements in user engagement, system performance, and security. Notable achievements include reducing system latency and unauthorized access incidents, enhancing SEO and user engagement through advanced UI/UX improvements, and implementing robust microservices architectures. I am passionate about innovation and continuously seek to stay on the cutting edge through open-source work and ongoing learning.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Full Stack Engineer

Nationwide Marketing Group

Oct 2023 - Present (1 year 9 months)

Led development of React and NextJS-based web apps for the e-commerce market, boosting user engagement by 35% through advanced UI/UX improvements and responsive design. Enhanced security across the e-commerce platform by implementing Auth0 and JWTs, reducing unauthorized access incidents by 25% and ensuring regulatory compliance.

React Next.js UI UX Auth0 JWT GraphQL Elasticsearch PostgreSQL .NET Core C ASP.NET

Senior Software Engineer

Netflix

Nov 2021 - Present (3 years 8 months)

Designed and implemented scalable microservices architecture to streamline client onboarding, reducing onboarding time by 40% and enhancing system resilience. Automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Kubernetes, reducing deployment time by 60% and ensuring zero-downtime releases.

Microservices RESTful APIs OAuth SAML Jenkins Kubernetes Java Spring Boot Apache Kafka Python Django fastAPI Vue.Js

Full Stack Engineer

Connectria

Feb 2018 - Present (7 years 5 months)

Developed and maintained a scalable cloud metrics dashboard using Angular, TypeScript, .NET Core, and SQL Server, enhancing system performance and user experience. Built and deployed cloud-native applications using AWS Lambda, Serverless Framework, and Kubernetes, improving system scalability and reliability.

Angular TypeScript .NET Core SQL Server AWS Lambda Serverless Kubernetes C Bootstrap

Lead Frontend Engineer

Embrace

Sep 2016 - Present (8 years 10 months)

Led the frontend development of high-performance mobile traffic monitoring & analytics dashboards using React, improving load times by 40% and enhancing user experience. Directed mobile development team, implementing React Native for cross-platform efficiency, which reduced development costs by 30%.

React React Native Swift Kotlin Ruby on Rails D3.Js WebSockets Jest Cypress MongoDB

Full Stack Developer

Symphony

Mar 2014 - Present (11 years 4 months)

Built and maintained real-time communication applications using ReactJS and EmberJS, improving user engagement by 30% and enhancing mobile compatibility. Engineered scalable backend services with Laravel, boosting API response time by 20% and strengthening data security protocols.

ReactJS Redux Laravel PHP MySQL JWT Laravel Passport

Full Stack Developer

Capital One

May 2012 - Present (13 years 2 months)

Developed and maintained customer-facing online banking web applications using Java (Spring MVC, Hibernate), JSP, and JavaScript (jQuery, Backbone.js), improving system usability and performance. Designed and implemented RESTful and SOAP-based web services for secure transaction processing, handling millions of financial transactions daily.

Java Spring MVC Hibernate JSP JavaScript jQuery Backbone.Js RESTful APIs SOAP Spring Boot Apache CXF D3.Js

Web Developer Intern

Intellibee

Sep 2011 - Present (13 years 10 months)

Implemented and maintained e-signature workflows for a Java EE-based portal application. Collaborated with senior developers to debug and optimize frontend and backend code, reducing application errors by 25%.

Java EE UI Testing Debugging Frontend Development Backend Development

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

George Brown College

Online Course, General Studies

2020 - 2021

Undertook an online course at George Brown College, focusing on enhancing professional skills. This course contributed to continuous learning and skill development.

University of Virginia

Master of Science, Computer Science

2007 - 2011

Completed a Master of Science in Computer Science, gaining advanced knowledge in various computing disciplines. The program provided a strong foundation in theoretical and applied computer science.