
Nikola Dikic
Verified Expert in Engineering
Full-stack Developer
Belgrade, Serbia
Toptal member since December 2, 2016
Nikola is a Full-Stack Web Developer with 17 years of experience and over 100 projects deployed. He is experienced in Dev Ops, Different Platforms, AI, Agentic ready websites and applications. He also has experience with Leading Teams, being a fractional and full time CTO. Development philosophy if applicable is to take full ownership of the project from wireframe to deployment.
Portfolio
Experience
- MySQL - 16 years
- HTML5 - 16 years
- PHP - 16 years
- JavaScript - 16 years
- CSS3 - 16 years
- WordPress - 16 years
- Full-stack - 16 years
- WooCommerce - 12 years
Preferred Environment
VirtualBox, Windows, Linux, Git, Sublime Text
The most amazing...
...thing I've built is a WordPress eCommerce plugin that allows you to customize any product!
Work Experience
Senior Full-stack Developer
informedctizen.ca
- Refurbished the subscription system and the wallet system. Changed from PMP Pro to WooCommerce subscriptions and maintenance.
- Managed updates, created Elementor Blocks, and managed redesigns and ACF.
- Built a wallet system and subscription system where customers can buy funds to their wallet and purchase articles with these funds.
Senior PHP and WordPress Developer
sparketh.com
- Stabilized the existing website and built a new website, front end, back end, and database.
- Tracked and fixed bugs in ClickUp. I was involved in managing content, user accounts, and order migrations.
- Managed another developer that was working on migration, added small design solutions and tweaks following the existing branding.
Senior Full-stack Developer
Self Employed - Home owners association ( HOA ) website - /stambena-zajednica-lastavice.org
- Built and donated a website to the homeowners' association.
- Managed the website, updated it, and occasionally added a new feature to it.
- site and forum made some great changes in how community organizes, discusses and maintains the building.
Senior Full Stack Developer
THE CENTER FOR PROGRESSIVE CHRISTIANITY, INC. - progressivechristianity.org
- I developer a brand new website and migrated milions of data sets from the old database.
- I managed to migrate thousands of subscribers from old subscription system to woocommerce subscriptions without interupting payments.
- Website still works, it has thousands of subscribers, milions of visitors.
- i was able to map the data and fix the old database corruption before migration.
WordPress Developer
Fresh Fold LLC - freshfold.com
- Built a website based on the created design in Figma.
- Received the design, split everything into tasks, and was able to complete the website quickly, efficiently, and on budget.
- Oversaw the launch of the website, hosting set up, and was able to fix issues and update the website after the launch.
WordPress/WooCommerce Developer
aimacademy.online
- Migrated the existing theme into the WooCommerce theme.
- Performed basic maintenance tasks, updates, upgraded website functionality, and updated new front-end elements following existing branding.
- the site is functioning and serving learners, parents and children.
Senior Full Stack Developer
Jola CGI D.O.O - HOA - Home owners association - talcottwoods.org
- Developed a small Home owners association portal in approximately two weeks from scratch and design provided in psd.
- The site has members section where members can log in and get documentation.
- The site is still up and running and serves the community.
Senior Full Stack Developer
Jola CGI D.O.O - https://www.jolausa.com/
- i developed the original website from scratch, maintained and updated it for about 5 years. now in its place there is a new website built with different technology stack.
- performed upgrades, added landing pages and did SEO.
- i oversaw the launch and deployment and was involved with website content.
CTO, Fractional CTO, Full Stack developer - multiple jobs
Jola CGI D.O.O
- Recruited and established a team of Developers of five developers.
- Established workflow and technology stacks. Clickup, Slack, Github, Deployments, Communication, Application stack.
- Cooperation with teams and companies in US, Canada, Europe, Integrations, Client Communication, Research and Development of new Technology.
- Proposal and Contract creation, Estimates, Consultancy.
- Travel to India - Delhi and Kerala State for recruitment and Partners selection.
- Budget and Timeline set and management - the company did not have dedicated CFO so often i managed budget.
Senior Full Stack Developer & Team Lead
Jola CGI D.O.O - https://www.arkansaslighting.com
- I built the site from scratch, integrated it with Netsuite and Macolla ERP, the site has product configuration and two way sync of orders, customers, products with ERP.
- I lead the team that worked on the website and communicated with share holders, project managed, maintained and upgraded the site for 9 years.
- I oversaw the development, deployment, third party contractors, erp companies, design.
Senior Full Stack Developer
Self Employed - autoskolapavlin.com
- Built the website from scratch and test application within the website allowing future drivers to test their knowledge, i also did the design.
- Designed the website in Photoshop at that time figma did not exist, worked with the owner to approve the design and make edits.
- Launched the website and maintaned it for 15 years from 2010 to 2025.
Senior Full-stack Developer
Schimel Associates Corp DBA Mission Control Marketing
- Addressed various issues and upgrades for the agency.
- Received tasks and completed them; they often involved maintenance and updates.
- Updated the website after a long period without updates.
Senior Full Stack Developer
Digital Silk
- I worked on hockey website ed Snider event booking and tickets system.
- Together with other developers i built a iclsociety.com - where i migrated database, subscribers to pmp pro from a third party subscription system.
- I also had opportunity to work on DSMP 2.0 theme with many other developers from DS.
Senior Full Stack Developer
Self employed - Pozivnice.rs
- Originally built the website from scratch in 2016 and designed it. Website had a product configurator where someone could create a custom wedding invitation with font, style, text, colors.
- performed basic maintenance and updates until 2024 - i no longer maintain the website.
- i deployed the website, managed updates, upgrades, hosted the site.
WordPress Expert
Sienna Lee Gardens - siennaleegardens.com
- Took over an existing unfinished project and completed it.
- Fixed all reported issues and have built a new front end in accordance with the client's guidelines and rules.
- The site and project are successful and working to serve its customers.
WordPress Developer - FT
Ruckus Marketing LLC
- I worked on several projects for this agency and was a helping hand while a developer from the team was absent for several months.
- bug fixing, maintenance, website upgrades, building new features.
- oversaw multiple deployments and was able to quickly catch up with code bases and solve tasks.
Web Developer with bootstrap experience for a Cryptocurrency Trading Bot Website
DEXbot LLC
- this project was done in 2021 / 2022 - it was an mvp portal where users where able to log in and set trades.
- I was able to complete the project quickly and help with design.
- mvp portal was successfully completed and launched later after the bot was completed.
WordPress expert for new publishing website [FT, PT, H]
Switzer Communications Pty Ltd
- I was able to build the website from scratch in the short amount of time.
- website was built on bare bones theme, with full custom front end and back end done mostly in custom fields.
- I was able to set up google ads and deploy the project.
PT/FT WordPress developer
Grapevyne Media
- I worked with the agency on their client projects, building and updating various websites.
- i was able to quickly build a website for one of their clients - from scratch.
- i oversaw the launch and did the changes and updates after.
WordPress Developer for an international relations news and analysis publication company
Foreign Policy, a division of The Slate Group LLC
- Worked on a high traffic website updates and maintenance.
- Scoping and work on analytics dashboard that monitors traffic.
- Wrote highly optimized code that was able to facilitate milions of visits without creating a high load.
Senior Full Stack Developer
JOLA CGI D.O.O - Moes Home Collection - Wordpress site - moeshome.com 2020 - 2021
- Project had 2 websites and was on multi site - i inherited the project which i updated, fixed bugs, added new features and maintained for about 2 years.
- the site had b2b and b2c - customers where using the site to order furniture online.
- i had weekly calls with share holders, tracked all the requests trough PM software and completed tasks on the weekly basis.
- the website served many customers and companies for years - now it is rebuilt in shopify and not maintained by myself any more.
[Projects] Core - WordPress front-end developer for a healthcare application
Teknicks LLC
- Workred with the team of developers on various projects that the agency had at the time.
- Tickets where in base camp and i picked them up from there and solved everything that was tasked to me.
- during my time work was done on 3 different projects, full stack both front and back end.
Wordpress developer
Merkley + Partners Inc
- This was a short engagement where i was able to join a project, complete development and fix bugs on agency clients.
- I worked on fixing mobile issues, website bugs, building new pages for agency clients.
- i was directly involved in fixing and deploying features previously built.
Wordpress Expert
Search Discovery
- Front end and back end development services, fixing and upgrading the corporate website.
- Website tasks where completed, they included building pages, fixing bugs, testing.
- i oversaw website deployment and proceeded to do updates after the launch.
Senior Full Stack Developer
Web X0 Media - dnacademy.com
- Subscription system for LMS was rebuilt, quizzes where updated so learners had better experience.
- Bugs where resolved, website was updated and all changes where deployed.
- i directly worked, oversaw the build and deployed new features.
Senior Full Stack Developer
Web X0 Media - www.isixsigma.com
- The Front end for the website was rebuilt and new features where added.
- Buddy press was customized, updated and new features where added.
- Newly rebuilt version was launched, tested and later upgraded with new features.
Wordpress Developer
Web X.0 Media LLC
- i worked on rebuilding one website isixsigma.com and rebuilding another one dnacademy.com.
- websites where maintained, updated and new features where built.
- oversaw deployments, completed builds and i maintained the hosting.
Senior Full Stack Developer
Comtrade Group - Fabrika Znanja - fabrikaznanja.com
- Single page site for an educational event that repeats every year.
- i Developed the site from scratch, deployed it and performed updates for a year.
- the site is not maintained by myself any more but its still standing and being used 8 years after.
Wordpress/WooCommerce Developer
Bit Space - bitspacechicago.com
- Website was built up to 80% when the handover was made to owners - the website allowed parents to log in and sign up their children for camp and perform other options.
- Tasks where broken down per page and feature which was then built and tested.
- Website was modified further and deployed where it continued to server its customers.
WooCommerce Expert
Disruptor Media LLC - cooker.delivery
- Food preparation and delivery website was updated and upgraded, project was inherited website was cooker.delviery and is not active any more.
- Most of the wok was done with Woocommerce Vendor Plugin, Vendor pages, meal delivery pages.
- All tasks where completed and website was handed over to owners to continue development.
Senior Wordpress Developer
The ObG Project
- I developed website from scratch, helped with design and used existing design from main website.
- website promoting woman's health trough various publishing and newsletters. It also had a blog.
- i oversaw the launch and website has thousands of readers and users improving their health.
Wordpress monetization
The ObG Project, Inc
- i developed a website where medical professionals can go in, solve quizzes, the site would then print a pdf file and with this file they where able to renew their specialization.
- the site had a subscription system and custom wallet system of credits that the users where able to purchase.
- I launched the website and the website is active untill this day serving its users, it also has many other features.
Fullstack Developer needed
Skoolmates PTY LTD
- I was able to create a website, scraper and search engine for university students.
- i built a system where students where able to compare tuition, courses, diplomas and make best decisions for their future.
- during the time website worked many students found universities trough the website, probably thousands.
Senior Developer and Team Leader
JolaUSA
- Built custom eCommerce themes, both front, and back-end, for WooCommerce.
- Developed frontend and backend features in Magento for eCommerce sites.
- Created a Web presence for the agency to showcase its work.
- Managed and coordinated teams and individuals, SEO experts, DevOps, pm-s.
- Charged with SEO optimization, speed, content, and meta tags.
Senior Full Stack Developer & Team Lead
Comtrade Group - Edit World
- Developed website with complex animations from scratch.
- Worked with Design Department to produce the website from Figma Design to completed product.
- Oversaw the launch, setup hosting and infrastructure, performed maintenance and updates.
Senior Full Stack Developer & Team Lead
Comtrade Group - Tesla Website
- Developed the website and Wordpress theme from scratch based on Figma designes received.
- Managed a small team of 3 developers, communicated with Marketing and Design Department and did hands on coding.
- Oversaw the launch, infrastructure setup, hosting, upgrades and maintenance, translation.
Senior Full Stack Developer and Team Lead
Comtrade Group - Comtrade Gaming
- Developed the website from scratch and managed a small team to do so.
- Worked with designers and Marketing department - Comtrade CAN to achieve this.
- I oversaw deployment, hosted the website, configured server and performed updates.
Senior Full Stack Developer & Team Lead
Comtrade Group
- Main Corporate Website for the whole group, my role was hands on development, communication and managing the team.
- Worked with Marketing department - Comtrade CAN to produce the website from design to full completion.
- I oversaw deployment and a small team of 2 developers.
Senior Full Stack Developer & Team Lead
Comtrade group - System Integration
- I built the website based on design received by the design department.
- I have also hosted, configured, updated the server.
- I worked with Marketing team and oversaw everything related to the build and managed developers on the project.
Senior Full Stack Developer
Self Employed - Rennie and Rose 2016 - rennieandrose.com
- Website was built 2016 and had b2b and b2c portal for order creation.
- Website was built from scratch but it used b2b suite.
- I oversaw the development and did hands on coding of the website, selected the b2b suite plugin and did the implementation.
Senior Full Stack Developer
Self Employed - lowcountryoriginals.com - 2016
- I built a website from scratch following the provided design in PSD.
- I did front end and back end work, testing, task tracking in basecamp.
- i oversaw the launch process, hosting, maintenance and updates.
Front end developer
Self Employed - Alfresco Furniture
- I was a part of a team working with back end developer to develop the website.
- I developed front end for the website and imported original content.
- the website is still standing and active today serving customers.
Senior Full Stack Developer
Self Employed - Computer parts & Electronics
- Designed and Developed website, visited the clients and approved the design.
- project was broken down in to tasks and completed in the relatively short amount of time.
- the website is still online after 14 years and serving customers and the business.
Senior Full Stack Developer
Self Employed - Hand ball association - rsk.rs
- Designed and Developed the website from scratch, worked with share holders to approve the design.
- The site is handball referee association, it has extensive database and complex system of search, schedules and membership.
- It was a one man design, code, deploy and manage project.
Senior Full Stack Developer & Team Lead
Doo APP D.O.O - donacije.rs
- Developed the entire website from scratch based on PSD design provided, worked with the clients directly to provide solutions.
- Worked with design team and team of developers which i managed and also did hands on coding experience for the most complex parts.
- The website helped thousands of children and sick to get funding for their health care.
Senior Full Stack Developer & Team Lead
Doo APP D.O.O - Hotsport.rs
- Bult a website from scratch, theme built from scratch, design was done based on PSD provided.
- I worked with owners of the website and team to create new features and solutions.
- Oversaw the development and was on call to address any issues, perform updates and maintenance.
Full Stack Developer
DOO APP D.O.O - Middle East Comic Con - www.mefcc.com
- Website created from scratch for comic convention 2012.
- i developed the website from psd to html in about 2 weeks time.
- i maintaned the website shortly then passed it on to a local developer.
Senior Full Stack Developer
Self Employed - Dr Selakovic 2011 - 2020
- Developed from scratch on bare bones theme and completed in short amount of time, after original development has been completed the site was handed over to another developer for maintenance and upgrades.
- i did the design and development, helped with content and hosting.
- The site in the original state functioned for about 12 years in that time it has served parents and children well.
Experience
My Portfolio Website
https://nikoladikic.comInformed Citizen News Website
https://informedcitizen.ca/Sparketh.com - art school for kids
https://sparketh.com/Home Owners Association - Lastavice
https://stambena-zajednica-lastavice.org/aimacademy.online
https://aimacademy.onlineFresh Fold LLC - freshfold.com
https://freshfold.com/autoskolapavlin.com
http://www.autoskolapavlin.comHOA website
https://talcottwoods.org/Low Country Originals
http://lowcountryoriginals.com/Shore point
http://shorepoint.com/Rennia and Rose
http://www.rennieandrose.com/Steven Shell
http://www.stevenshell.comWebsite Dr Selakovic - Private Clinic
https://www.drselakovic.com/Jola Usa website - via Jola CGI D.O.O
https://www.jolausa.com/Arkansas Lighting Website via Jola CGI D.O.O Serbia
https://www.arkansaslighting.comWedding invitations website - 2016 - 2024
https://pozivnice.rs/Sienna Lee Gardens - Hospitality
https://siennaleegardens.com/Progressive Christianity Website - 1 Multisite
https://progressivechristianity.org/Progressing Spirit Website - 2 Multisite
https://progressivechristianity.org/progressingspirit/Foreign Policy Website
https://foreignpolicy.com/Moes Home and Moes Home Collection Multisite
https://www.moeshome.com/WEB XO - isixsigma.com
https://www.isixsigma.com/WEB XO - dnacademy.com
https://web.archive.org/web/20190717143347/https://www.dnacademy.com/Comtrade Group - Fabrika Znanja - fabrikaznanja.com
https://www.fabrikaznanja.com/i Developed the site from scratch, deployed it and performed updates for a year.
the site is not maintained by myself any more but its still standing and being used 8 years after.
bitspacechicago.com
https://bitspacechicago.com/Disruptor Media LLC - cooker.delivery
https://web.archive.org/web/20190822065227/https://cooker.delivery/OBG Project main website
https://www.obgproject.com/Obg Connet Woman's Healthcare Website
https://obgconnect.com/Comtrade Group - Edit World website
https://www.edit.world/Comtrade Group - Tesla Website
https://tesla.info/sr/Comtrade Group - Comtrade Gaming website
https://www.comtradegaming.com/Comtrade Group main website
https://www.comtrade.com/Comtrade Group - System Integration
https://comtradeintegration.com/en/Alfresco Home
https://www.alfrescohome.com/Pan Com Computers
https://www.pancom.co.rs/Serbian Referee Handball Association
https://rsk.rs/Charity Online Donatios - donacije.rs
http://donacije.rs/Sports portal with news, sport results and other features 2011-2013
https://hotsport.rs/Middle East comic con
https://www.mefcc.comEd Snider - DS
https://sniderhockey.org/Membership Website
https://www.iclsociety.com/Magazine Website
http://www.harpersbazaar.com.auEducation
Bachelor of Science Degree with First Class Honours in Web Development and Multimedia
SAE Institute and Middlesex University - London
Skills
Libraries/APIs
jQuery, REST APIs, Google Maps, X (formerly Twitter) API, Animate.css, Facebook API, WebGL, Google Analytics API, WooCommerce API, Stripe, WordPress API, BuddyPress, PayPal API, Three.js, Vue, React
Tools
ACF PRO, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Sublime Text, Git, Adobe Photoshop, Jigoshop, Gutenberg Editor, Figma, LearnDash, VirtualBox, Adobe Illustrator, Claude Code, Claude, AI SDK, Google Analytics, Mailchimp, Apache, GitHub, Firebase Authentication, NGINX, Bitbucket, WPML, Forum Software, Figma to HTML
Languages
CSS3, HTML5, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, PHP 8, GraphQL
Frameworks
Bootstrap, Laravel
Paradigms
Responsive Web Design (RWD), UX Design, UI Design, Hosting, RESTful Development, HIPAA Compliance, Responsive, B2B, B2C, Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Platforms
WooCommerce, WordPress, Web, Linux, Windows, Magento, Firebase, Shopify, Google Ads, LAMP, Drupal, Magento API, Mobile, HubSpot, Magento 1
Storage
MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Google Cloud SQL, Database Migration, JSON, WP Engine, Databases
Industry Expertise
Web Design
Other
WordPress Optimization, Product Configuration, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, Inventory Management, Websites, eCommerce, Web Development, Elementor, SMS, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Technical Leadership, Architecture, Paid Memberships Pro (PMPro), Woocommerce Subscriptions, Learn Dash, Learning Management Systems (LMS), Subscriptions, Elementor Pro, WordPress Multisite, Local SEO, Bots, APIs, SCORM Compatibility, WordPress LMS, WordPress Design, WooCommerce Subscriptions 2, Web Hosting, Data Migration, subscriber migration, Avada Theme, Avada, Plugins, Administration, Google SEO, Mobile UI, Mobile UX, Woocommerce vendors, PSD to HTML, Payment APIs, Forum Development, NetSuite, Newsletters, Integrations, worpdress plugins, Google Analyitics, SaaS, PayPal, Marketplaces, Woocommerce Vendors, Worpdress themes, HIPAA, Payment Gateways, Full-stack, Front-end, Back-end, Email, Front-end Development, AI Development, AI-assisted Development, Fractional CTO, Ads, CTO, A2A, Business Catalog, LLM Agents, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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