Amar Šahinović, Developer in Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Amar Šahinović

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Software Developer

Location
Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Toptal Member Since
August 27, 2014

Amar is a full-stack web developer with over seven years of experience in Python and Django and over ten years of general coding experience. He is a passionate programmer, and has completed many successful projects.

PythonDjangoPhoenixElixirTest-driven Development (TDD)Ruby on Rails (RoR)LinuxGitPostgreSQLC#RubyZURB FoundationASP.NETMicrosoft SQL ServerCrystal Reports

Portfolio

Lambda Labs
PostgreSQL, Django, Python, Phoenix, Elixir
VOC-Solutions
PostgreSQL, Phoenix, Elixir, Django, Python, Microsoft SQL Server, C#
Freelance
MySQL, CakePHP, PHP, Elasticsearch, Heroku, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Ruby, Celery...

Experience

Django - 7 yearsPython - 7 yearsRuby - 3 yearsRuby on Rails (RoR) - 3 yearsElixir - 3 yearsPhoenix - 3 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Git, Vim Text Editor, Linux

The most amazing...

...thing I've developed is TipsterHood, a community-based sports prediction website.

Work Experience

Owner, Software developer

2017 - PRESENT
Lambda Labs
  • Integrated with Plume API and Google Maps services.
  • Built a pollution tracking app.
Technologies: PostgreSQL, Django, Python, Phoenix, Elixir

Software Developer

2015 - 2017
VOC-Solutions
  • Maintained and developed new features for the company PCI DSS compliance software based on client requests and PCI DSS standard changes.
  • Developed a payment gateway proxy in Elixir and Phoenix.
  • Worked on other projects as part of our outsourcing work.
  • Developed several internal tools to improve our efficiency.
  • Developed a tool for managing PCI DSS questionnaires and their export for the PCI DSS system.
Technologies: PostgreSQL, Phoenix, Elixir, Django, Python, Microsoft SQL Server, C#

Django, Ruby on Rails, and PHP Developer

2014 - 2015
Freelance
  • Implemented a community-based sports prediction site as a personal project (currently under maintenance).
  • Co-founded and developed the discussion platform for a local community.
  • Created a B2B platform for the Portugal market.
Technologies: MySQL, CakePHP, PHP, Elasticsearch, Heroku, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Ruby, Celery, PostgreSQL, Django, Python

Ruby on Rails Developer

2013 - 2014
Starting Point
  • Developed an eCommerce platform with dynamic pricing.
  • Integrated payments using Authorize.Net.
  • Was the project co-founder.
Technologies: Heroku, PostgreSQL, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Ruby

Contractor

2012 - 2013
Area Real Estate
  • Developed a real-estate management application.
  • Created two sites powered by a single admin back-end and database.
Technologies: PostgreSQL, Django, Python

Contractor

2012 - 2013
Government Institution
  • Created a document management system built with Django admin.
Technologies: PostgreSQL, Django, Python

Contractor

2010 - 2011
Foreign Trade Chamber of BiH
  • Developed an Asterisk PBX billing report system.
Technologies: MySQL, Yii, PHP

Contractor

2010 - 2011
BSO
  • Implemented a CRM system.
  • Created a predictive dialer.
  • Implemented various reports on agent efficiency.
Technologies: MySQL, CakePHP, PHP

PHP Developer

2009 - 2010
Inservio
  • Fixed bugs and improved an existing marketplace for jewelry professionals.
  • Integrated full-text search using Sphinx.
Technologies: Sphinx Search Engine, MySQL, CakePHP, PHP

.NET Developer

2008 - 2009
NextVision
  • Maintained a CRM system for BIHAMK.
  • Developed new features and business reports.
Technologies: Crystal Reports, Microsoft SQL Server, ASP.NET, C#

Community-based sports prediction site

I developed the community-based sports prediction site TipsterHood. This is a personal project currently under maintenance. Technologies used: Python, Django, Celery, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Linode for hosting.

eCommerce platform with dynamic pricing

I was the co-founder and developer of the eCommerce platform STCKBay for local and global markets. The goal of the platform is to sell directly from wholesalers to consumers. Technologies used: Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, and Heroku for hosting.

Discussion platform

I co-founded and developed the discussion platform 16kDnevno for a local community. It was developed using Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, and Heroku for hosting.

B2B platform

Developed a B2B platform for the Portugal marketplace. Technologies used for development are CakePHP and MySQL.

Languages

Elixir, Python, C#, Ruby, PHP

Frameworks

Phoenix, Django, Ruby on Rails (RoR), ASP.NET, Yii, Bootstrap, ZURB Foundation, Django REST Framework, CakePHP

Platforms

Linux, Heroku

Paradigms

Functional Programming, Object-oriented Design (OOD), Procedural Programming, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Test-driven Development (TDD)

Libraries/APIs

jQuery

Tools

Crystal Reports, Celery, Vim Text Editor, Git, Ansible, Mercurial

Storage

Microsoft SQL Server, Sphinx Search Engine, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Redis, MySQL, Memcached

2010 - 2012

Master of Electrical Engineering (MoEE) Degree in Computer Science and Informatics

University of Sarajevo Faculty of Electrical Engineering - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

2006 - 2010

Bachelor of Science (BSc) Degree in Computer Science and Informatics

University of Sarajevo Faculty of Electrical Engineering - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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