As the founder and team lead of Udhë startup, my key responsibilities have encompassed a wide range of roles and tasks, here are some of them:* I conceived the idea of Udhë and led its inception, laying out the vision for a carpooling platform connecting drivers and passengers in the Balkans.* Assembled and managed a dedicated team that worked tirelessly to bring this vision to life. Together, we created a user-centric platform available on both iOS and Android devices.* Took a hands-on approach in building the mobile app, leveraging technologies such as Dart and Flutter. Additionally, I architected the entire infrastructure, utilizing various Firebase services (Authentication, Functions, Firestore, Analytics) as well as technologies like NodeJS, Javascript, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).* Spearheaded the efforts to organically grow the platform, achieving a remarkable milestone of more than 40,000 organic users. Overcoming challenges associated with a two-sided market, I employed strategic go-to-market strategy and user engagement tactics to foster growth.* Established robust Agile development processes within the team, ensuring that we remained agile and adaptive in our approach to product development. This methodology allowed us to respond effectively to changing user needs and market dynamics.* To create a seamless and user-friendly platform, I actively contributed to the development of the UX design based on in-depth analysis of user behavior. We achieved this by building an online community and closely studying user interactions and feedback.* I represented Udhë in prestigious competitions, such as UpLift, where we secured the second place. These accomplishments not only demonstrated our potential but also earned recognition within the tech and entrepreneurship communities.* Udhë has been featured in numerous credible tech and entrepreneurship magazines, showcasing our innovation and impact in the industry.

Key Responsibilities:* Spearheaded the establishment and growth of an offshore team in Prishtina, Kosovo, contributing to a geographically diverse workforce to support the company's objectives.* Led efforts in enhancing database performance and scalability, ensuring efficient data management and access.* Collaborated as a key member of the team responsible for brainstorming and meticulously planning a Domain-Driven Design (DDD) architecture for our application. The goal was to create a highly versatile and expandable Returns Management Platform (RMP) that would serve as the foundation for future growth and adaptability.* Designed and implemented a highly scalable infrastructure tailored for label creation, leveraging AWS services including Application Load Balancers (ALB), AWS Lambda, Amazon SQS, and Amazon S3, optimizing system performance and resource utilization.* Successfully integrated significant third-party products into the company's system, enhancing the functionality and versatility of the software ecosystem.* Contributed to the creation and implementation of systems and processes within the early-stage startup environment and helped it grow to a scale-up, which was featured by Deloitte as the the 6th fastest-growing tech company in the Netherlands and by Financial Times as the 29th Europe's fastest-growing company!.* Implemented Extreme Programming practices and established processes to streamline development.* Played a pivotal role in increasing the application's stability and handling a substantial increase in customer volume.Tech Stack:* Technologies: Java, Quarkus, PostgreSQL, Hibernate, Git, Maven, Redis, TypeScript, Docker.* Infrastructure: Digital Ocean, Bitbucket Pipelines, Serverless Framework, AWS (ALB, Lambdas, SQS, S3, EC2, etc).* Methodologies: TDD, BDD, XP, CI/CD* Delivery Model: SaaS

Key Responsibilities:* Migrated the company's monolithic product from the legacy framework Thorntail to the modern Quarkus framework.* Designed and implemented a highly scalable infrastructure tailored for label creation, leveraging AWS services including Application Load Balancers (ALB), AWS Lambda, Amazon SQS, and Amazon S3, optimizing system performance and resource utilization.* Successfully integrated significant third-party products into the company's system, enhancing the functionality and versatility of the software ecosystem.* Contributed to the creation and implementation of systems and processes within the early-stage startup environment and helped it grow to a scale-up, which was featured by Deloitte as the the 6th fastest-growing tech company in the Netherlands and by Financial Times as the 29th Europe's fastest-growing company!.* Implemented Extreme Programming practices and established processes to streamline development.* Played a pivotal role in increasing the application's stability and handling a substantial increase in customer volume.Tech Stack:* Technologies: Java, Quarkus, PostgreSQL, Hibernate, Git, Maven, Redis, TypeScript, Docker.* Infrastructure: Digital Ocean, Bitbucket Pipelines, Serverless Framework, AWS (ALB, Lambdas, SQS, S3, EC2, etc).* Methodologies: TDD, BDD, XP, CI/CD* Delivery Model: SaaS

Key Responsibilities:* Collaborating with cross-functional teams to architect and implement sophisticated modules, applications, interfaces, and microservices within our new generation of Payment Gateway System.* Leading comprehensive unit testing and refactoring initiatives to optimize performance, enhance scalability, and ensure top-tier code quality.* Orchestrating seamless integration of new solutions with the existing codebase, rigorously testing to maintain overall system stability and reliability.* Documenting design decisions, configurations, and best practices to facilitate knowledge sharing.* Playing a pivotal role in providing support for existing applications and modules, while actively shaping the development of new features to elevate the platform.* Engaging as an instrumental member of our Agile scrum team, contributing to frequent team sync-ups, sprint planning, and iterative development cycles.Tech Stack:* Technologies: Java, Spring, Hibernate, SpringBoot, Git, Maven, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka/RabbitMQ, Jenkins, MySQL, Cassandra.* Architectural Approach: Microservices with CQRS and event sourcing, Cloud Native Computing.* Infrastructure: Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins for continuous integration and continuous delivery.* Delivery Model: SaaS (Cloud) and On-Premise options.

Key Responsibilities:* Conducting thorough unit testing and refactoring to ensure optimal performance and code quality.* Ensuring seamless integration of solutions with existing codebase and conducting thorough testing to maintain system stability.* Providing support for existing applications and modules while actively participating in the development of new features.* Engaging as a valuable member of an Agile scrum team, contributing to regular team sync-ups and iterative development cycles.Tech Stack:* Technologies: Java, Spring, Hibernate, SpringBoot, Git, Maven, Jenkins, MySQL.* Delivery Model: SaaS (Cloud) and On-Premise options.

Main Courses:* Programming Fundamentals* OOP, Data Structures and Algorithms* Advanced Enterprise ProgrammingMainly used Java as the tool of choice.

* Hardware and software maintenance of electronic equipment* Maintenance of stock-database* Relations with consumers