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Ziga Drev

@zigadrev

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Full Stack Software Engineer building scalable cloud-native web platforms and distributed systems.

Slovenia

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a full-SDLC role where I can modernize legacy systems, build microservices-based SaaS on AWS/GCP, and ship AI-enabled features—collaborating in Agile teams from discovery through delivery.

I’m a Full Stack Engineer with 10+ years of experience building scalable cloud-native web platforms and distributed systems end to end.

I bring deep expertise in Python (FastAPI/Flask) and Node.js (NestJS), with strong frontend skills across React, Next.js, and React Native (Expo). I’ve designed microservices, REST/GraphQL APIs, and event-driven architectures on AWS and GCP, consistently delivering high-performance SaaS products.

I also enjoy modernization work—refactoring legacy C#/.NET systems into Python and Node.js services to improve scalability and deployment simplicity. In practice, I focus on clean architecture, domain-driven design, and system design that stands up under real load.

Beyond core engineering, I’ve shipped AI-driven features (embeddings, recommendation flows, content tagging) and production-ready observability using Datadog and Coralogix. I value collaboration in Agile environments and take ownership across discovery-to-delivery, from CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code to performance tuning and testing.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Software Engineer

Current

Pagepro

Mar 2021 - Present (5 years 3 months)

Delivered Jamstack and headless CMS platforms using Next.js, React, TypeScript, and Sanity CMS, enabling scalable, SEO-optimized web applications. Built backend services in Node.js (NestJS) and Python (FastAPI) with REST and GraphQL APIs, and supported cloud-native deployments on AWS using Docker/Kubernetes and CI/CD with GitHub Actions and Jenkins.

Next.js React TypeScript Sanity CMS NestJS fastAPI GraphQL Docker Kubernetes

Full Stack Engineer

Madwise

Oct 2018 - Feb 2021 (2 years 4 months)

Led migration of legacy C#/.NET services into Python (Flask/FastAPI) and Node.js (NestJS) microservices, refactoring monoliths to improve scalability and deployment independence. Developed REST APIs and asynchronous pipelines with React/Redux and Next.js SSR, and added AI-driven analytics workflows using Python-based data pipelines.

NestJS Microservices REST APIs React Redux Next.js Celery PostgreSQL Jenkins

Back End Developer

Cosylab

Oct 2015 - Sep 2018 (2 years 11 months)

Developed backend systems in C#/.NET (ASP.NET, Entity Framework) for mission-critical scientific and industrial platforms requiring high availability and real-time processing. Built REST APIs and event-driven streaming with Apache Kafka, and contributed to frontend components using Angular while applying clean architecture and DevOps practices (Docker and CI).