Dejan Milosevic
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Lisbon, Portugal
Toptal member since November 29, 2015
Dejan is an experienced professional with expertise in top Java and JavaScript frameworks, including Spring/JEE. He is skilled in HTML, CSS, and various JavaScript libraries, alongside proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases. Dejan excels in designing and managing microservice architectures and has extensive hands-on experience. As an experienced engineering manager, he effectively leads teams of engineers.
Portfolio
Experience
- SQL - 18 years
- Java - 18 years
- JavaScript - 18 years
- Hibernate - 8 years
- Spring - 8 years
- Microservices - 6 years
- Spring Security - 6 years
- Git - 3 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Git, IntelliJ IDEA
The most amazing...
...project I've worked on was a new financial instrument, a derivative of binary options, with integrated payment gateways and real-time money payments.
Work Experience
Senior Software Architect
LineUp Fuerteventura
- Analyzed and optimized the whole IT system, integrating sales, rentals, and schools in one single back end.
- Replaced and upgraded integrations between various platforms using automation and API calls.
- Gathered info about existing business processes and developed new IT solutions to optimize them.
Engineering Lead
Online Freelance Agency
- Led a team of eight engineers. Monitored performance and coached team members.
- Designed the microservices architecture of new projects.
- Negotiated and evaluated different options for project implementation with various departments, including legal, accounting, marketing, and compliance departments, and coordinated with the project manager to set goals and timelines.
CTO
Finanex, Cyprus
- Developed a stand-alone Java application that pushed data to different clients (HTML, Flash, iOS, Android).
- Developed a web application in Wicket and integrated it with a front-end output.
- Integrated payment gateways and executed real-time money payments.
- Connected to various 3rd-party APIs, including Mailchimp, GetResponse, Facebook, and Lightstreamer.
- Connected to market data providers with real-time streaming quotes such as IQFeed and Morningstar.
- Investigated possible technologies for a project and made a selection based on a cost vs. functionality trade-off criteria.
- Interviewed new candidates to join the team for Java back-end and HTML and CSS front-end positions.
- Prioritized and made strategic decisions based on available resources and business requirements.
- Met with investors and affiliates, presenting technical details of a project.
- Administered deployments on Amazon AWS (EC2, RDS) from the initial account creation to the working state of the servers.
Java Back-end and Web Developer
Freelance
- Developed various web applications.
- Modeled and administered MySQL and PostgreSQL databases.
- Developed a rich web UI using Sencha Ext JS.
- Created REST services and clients.
Java Web Developer
European Dynamics - Athens
- Developed business web applications for government e-procurement systems.
- Worked on database modeling (MySQL).
- Administered several deployments on client machines (Linux & Windows).
- Analyzed client requirements.
- Wrote precise use cases based on client requests.
- Led a team of developers.
Java Web Developer
Komercijalna Banka AD, Belgrade
- Developed enterprise web applications and web services.
- Administered IBM WebSphere application server through the administrative console and additional scripting.
- Developed stand-alone Java applications that run on legacy IBM mainframes.
- Accessed and incorporated legacy CICS transactions from Java.
- Administered IBM DB2 and Microsoft SQL Server databases.
Back- and Front-end Developer
BIS Beograd, Belgrade
- Developed applications for financial bookkeeping and accounting.
- Worked on database modeling.
- Administered client installations on Windows and Linux machines.
- Remotely assisted clients with technical issues.
Experience
Belgian Public Procurement E-platform
New Trading Platform
Education
Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade - Belgrade, Serbia
Skills
Libraries/APIs
MyBatis, jQuery, REST APIs, DBUnit, RESTEasy, JAX-RS, jQuery UI, Shopify API
Tools
Servlet, Git, IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse IDE, Apache Ant, Apache Tomcat, Subversion (SVN), Apache Maven, ActiveMQ, Apache, Shopify Plus
Languages
Java, HTML, SQL, Hibernate Query Language (HQL), JavaScript, HTML5, Python, CSS3, CSS, C++
Frameworks
JPA, JUnit, iBATIS, Hibernate, Spring Security, Spring MVC, Spring, Apache Struts, Apache Struts 2, Jakarta Server Pages (JSP), Jersey, Ext JS, Apache Wicket
Paradigms
REST, Microservices
Platforms
JEE, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Shopify, Eclipse, WebSphere MQ, JBoss, Windows, Linux, WebSphere
Storage
MongoDB, JBoss AS, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Data Pipelines, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM Db2, Databases
Other
EclipseLink, EJB 3, API Integration, Architecture, Back-end, Full-stack Development, APIs, HTTP REST, Full-stack, CDI, Data Analysis, Shopify Customizations, eCommerce, EJB3, WebSockets, Lightstreamer, Orbeon Forms, User Interface (UI), Software Development, Software, Airtable, Custom Shopify Apps
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