Ibrahim Šuta
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Toptal member since March 13, 2018
Ibrahim is a highly passionate, goal-oriented, and highly motivated software engineer. In 2005, he started with web development. Still, for the past five years, he has been building startups, migrating and creating new products with .NET Core, and leading and helping teams establish and maintain healthy and open processes. With his focused skillset in C#, .NET, ASP.NET, and JavaScript, he will bring value to any team.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Visual Studio, Windows, Git, Azure, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, MacOS, JetBrains Rider
The most amazing...
...software I've coded is a generic mathematics practice playground for kids.
Work Experience
Software Architect | Senior Software Engineer | Software Consultant
Freelance
- Built MVPs from scratch and made the existing MVPs usable and production-ready in short timeframes.
- Planned the architecture, including high-level planning and designing systems.
- Migrated projects from (old) .NET 4 to (new) .NET Core (.NET 6).
- Configured CI/CD processes from scratch, including Azure, DigitalOcean, Heroku, and private Linux servers.
- Consulted, guided, and mentored teammates and clients.
- Developed software and custom solutions depending on business needs.
- Designed the architecture and implemented ASP.NET Core and Web API applications.
- Led a team of five people and performed code reviews for other developers. Worked directly with a client on the requirements and specs.
Senior Software Engineer
Insurance Company
- Completed integrations with dozens of APIs with various partners.
- Maintained and tested out existing integrations with partner providers.
- Refactored, improved and optimized existing codebase.
Senior Software Engineer
Veridos
- Reimplemented back-end services for an identity solution company.
- Integrated the back end with Camunda's process orchestration platform.
- Worked on an authentication system with IdentityServer, ASP.NET Core 5, and Angular.
- Created a solution to test the whole app efficiently with integration tests.
Software Architect | Senior Software Engineer | Software Consultant
T-Systems International - Deutsche Telekom (Toptal Client)
- Managed and created environments for the enterprise application from scratch.
- Configured continuous integration tasks to build and deploy components to different Azure environments.
- Migrated the whole enterprise project in production from ASP.NET on .NET 4.7 to .NET Core 2.2, .NET Core 3, and finally to .NET Core 3.1.
- Implemented an authentication system with Identity Server, ASP.NET Core 3, and Angular.
- Explored the most effective technologies and came up with ideas to achieve the client's business requirements and goals.
Software Engineer
Symphony.is
- Worked with startups. Two of them were projects from scratch and one was an unusable application that needed code overhauling and a working payment system.
- Created a configurable generic tent-configurator from scratch in a few weeks.
- Enabled, on one of the projects, the application to be usable and production-ready within a brief period; I had arrived a few weeks before the release.
- Constructed a cross-platform automation tool in Electron.
- Built the payment process flow for startup products.
- Mentored and provided guidance and reviews for other projects.
- Developed both the front and back ends and worked on applications throughout the entire SDLC.
- Designed and architected applications for various startups.
- Planned the architecture and worked with continuous integration and continuous deployment and delivery.
Software Engineer
Maestral Solutions
- Led a team of six people, mentored and performed code reviews for other developers. Worked directly with a client on the requirements and specs.
- Configured CI/CD with Azure, Octopus Deploy, and TeamCity.
- Improved the performance of an application that had over 5,000,000 records.
- Transformed a crudely mocked MVP into a usable and production-ready product.
- Implemented integration with various social networks, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Yelp.
- Developed, architected, reviewed, and designed projects.
- Introduced SonarQube analysis to existing and new builds.
Software Developer
Authority Partners
- Served as a full-stack developer for distributed enterprise applications as a part of the full development lifecycle.
- Helped to properly rebuild the old application with a new stack (AngularJS and TypeScript).
- Deployed and maintained web applications in production.
- Worked on SOAP, XML, REST services, post-page, and similar integrations with more than 15 external services and systems (fraud detection, credit, appraisal, loan pricing, underwriting, SMS, email, and more).
- Developed the front and back end and worked on applications throughout the entire SDLC.
- Collaborated on a huge enterprise project that was building the very first fully online loan processing platform.
Software Developer | Administrator
Various Clients
- Developed applications for web and desktop for several clients.
- Maintained and developed a legacy gaming platform.
- Served as an administrator and manager of a few platforms, including websites, systems, and servers.
Owner | Software Developer | Development Administrator
Self-employed
- Created a mobile web portal from scratch. The portal was built around a chat, a forum, a top rating list, ads, referrals, and downloads.
- Helped the owners of a few top regional sites with their websites and programming tasks.
- Maintained the chat, portal, and referrals that generated revenue through referrals. The referrals required high traffic on the portal.
Experience
Tracker Products
I worked as a team lead and managed a group of six; we covered the analysis, design, development, code reviews, and the maintenance of a generic web application. I also served as a mentor for new members.
MML - CloudVirga
Technologies: C#, .NET, ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Web API, AngularJS, Entity Framework, and MS SQL.
RepuGuard
I did the analysis, design, development, and maintenance of web applications. It also had unfinished legacy code.
Proxy Gateway
Technologies: C#, .NET Core, ASP.NET Core, AWS, and Docker.
LSI in Fintech
Technologies: C#, .NET, Windows Forms, WPF, and WCF.
LTV – Join Extremity
I handled the analysis, design, development, and maintenance of the web application. I also worked on the transformation of the MVP, a small application with mocked data, and transformed it into a fully working MVP product.
I also worked with DevOps engineers to fully establish the continuous integration/delivery/deployment, using MS Azure, TeamCity, Octopus Deploy, and GitHub.
Cabin
The system was built around online reservations. Users can book, cancel and refund reservations, use coupon codes, and get discounts based on various parameters. Admins can manage multiple system parts: promo codes logic, pricing system logic, users, buses, drivers, attendants, trips, routes, discounts, and refunds.
One month before the launch, a colleague and I jumped in to finish mission-critical tasks and make the site functional and ready for production.
I made the payment process flow and rebuilt an unusable application into a fully working and production-ready state.
I covered the analysis, design, refactoring, development, production readiness, and code review; basically, I worked on the full development cycle from analysis and design, coding/testing, to delivery/deployment and support.
TentCraft | Web
I acted as a technical lead, designed the architecture, and developed the core of the configurator. I designed and developed all of the features with a colleague from scratch.
CodingBlast Blog
https://codingblast.com/Over the last few years, I also started doing more and more projects using ASP.NET Core Blazor.
GitHub Profile
https://github.com/ibroSome of the projects are public, but most public ones only showcase best practices or possibilities to use and connect certain technologies and frameworks.
Mobile Web Portal | Owner, Software Developer, and Administrator
The portal itself was linked with other top mobile portals in the region.
It also used referral links for songs, video clips, and mobile games for income revenue.
TentCraft | Desktop Automation Tool
It is a cross-platform self-updating application that saves time for designers.
I built the tool from scratch, a self-auto-updater, and integrated it with an Adobe design product.
LinguLite
The system adapts the level of challenges as the user keeps interacting with the application. Users can add words, update their preferences, and customize their challenges. All users profit from other users who create new words and go through challenges.
Technologies: ASP.NET Core, .NET Core, Blazor, Entity Framework Core, Docker, and Linux.
LiveGames
With the help of a matchmaking system, users can duel other users in various games—such as math tasks and Connect 4—and play the games round by round. There are leaderboards by type of game and also a total leaderboard.
Technologies: ASP.NET Core 3, SignalR, Blazor, Entity Framework Core 3, and Linux.
The Manager
• Budget manager: allows budget and finance records management.
• Weight tracker: provides weight tracking, progress, and charts information for family members.
• Tracking grades and progress for kids.
Discord Bot
The bot further enriched the server's entertainment options with an interactive music playback feature, allowing users to create and manage playlists for a more personalized experience.
Additionally, it was equipped with a reaction-based interaction system, enabling actions such as assigning roles to users based on their message reactions.
This bot automated moderation tasks and included a sophisticated audit log system for tracking moderation actions, ensuring transparency and accountability.
Certifications
C# Expert
https://app.pluralsight.com/profile/ibrahimsuta
ASP.NET Core Expert
https://app.pluralsight.com/profile/ibrahimsuta
AngularJS Expert
https://app.pluralsight.com/profile/ibrahimsuta
JavaScript Core Language Expert
https://app.pluralsight.com/profile/ibrahimsuta
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Entity Framework, AutoMapper, jQuery, Serilog, Web API 2, LINQ, Web API, React, SignalR, REST APIs, Azure API Management, Node.js, Windows Forms (WinForms), Auth, Log4Net, Stripe, LinkedIn API, Facebook API, Instagram API, Stripe API, Twilio API, Mailchimp API, Azure Blob Storage API, Chart.js
Tools
Visual Studio, Visual Studio 2019, NuGet, ReSharper, Azure App Service, xUnit, Visual Studio 2015, TFS, WebStorm, CircleCI, Angular CLI, TeamCity, Gulp, Git, Sentry, StructureMap, Auth0, Slack, RabbitMQ, Apache, Karma, Jenkins, Mailchimp, RestSharp, SendGrid, JetBrains Rider, NGINX, Jira
Languages
C#.NET, HTML, JavaScript, C#, TypeScript, HTML5, XML, CSS, SQL, Less, CSS3, T-SQL (Transact-SQL), WML, PHP, XAML
Frameworks
.NET 4, ADO.NET, Swagger, ASP.NET Web API, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET, .NET Core, Angular, ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework Core, Razor Pages, Razor, ASP.NET Core MVC, .NET, ASP.NET Core 2, IdentityServer 4, ASP.NET Identity, Blazor, MVC Razor, .NET 5, ASP.NET Web Forms, AngularJS, Bootstrap 3, Bootstrap 3+, Bootstrap, WWF, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Electron, Express.js
Paradigms
API Architecture, REST, Agile Software Development, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Web Architecture, Application Architecture, Database Design, Agile, Microservices, Microservices Architecture, Test-driven Deployment, Scrum, Kanban, DevOps, Azure DevOps, Unit Testing, Object-oriented Design (OOD), Requirements Analysis, Windows App Development, Event-driven Programming, Event-driven Architecture, Desktop App Development
Platforms
Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Web, Visual Studio 2017, DigitalOcean, Azure, Windows, Heroku, Linux, Azure Event Hubs, MacOS, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Meteor, Docker, Twilio, Azure Functions, WordPress
Storage
Redis, JSON, Azure SQL, Web Forms, Elasticsearch, SQL Server 2016, NoSQL, Redis Cache, SQL Server 2014, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, SQLite, Azure Cache, Azure SQL Databases, Azure Cloud Services, Database Architecture, MySQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Azure Blobs, Data Pipelines, Azure Active Directory
Industry Expertise
Insurance, Healthcare, Banking & Finance
Other
MVC Frameworks, Architecture, SaaS, Back-end, Full-stack, Cloud, Web Development, Software Architecture, API Design, APIs, Identity Server, Microsoft Azure, Enterprise Architecture, Communication, HTTP REST, Software, .NET 6, IT Services, Software Development, Technical Leadership, API Management, Back-end Development, Source Code Review, Code Review, Task Analysis, Technical Architecture, Full-stack Development, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Front-end, Web Applications, Blogs, Leadership, Octopus Deploy, Scope Management, Messaging, Web App Security, Fintech, Identity, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Team Leadership, Data Migration, Linux Server Configuration, Web Security, CI/CD Pipelines, Integration Testing, Interviewing, Technical Hiring, Team Management, Invoicing, Invoices, Invoice Management, WebAssembly (Wasm), Writing & Editing, IIS, Windows Services, Legacy Software, Warehouse Management, Data Structures, Data Architecture, API Integration, Online Payments, Discord, Discord Bots, Loggly, Administration, Core, Security, PayPal, Ajax, Financial Software, Financial Institutions, Repository Management, Startups, Teams, Secure Web Development, Quality Assurance (QA), SOAP, QA Automation, TypeORM, Payroll & Benefits, Software Testing Automation Framework (STAF), Data Analysis, Data Visualization, DevExpress, Cloudflare, Payment APIs, Desktop App Design, Manufacturing, Logistics, .NET 7
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