Jakiša Tomić
Verified Expert in Engineering
Full-stack Developer
Zagreb, Croatia
Toptal member since November 13, 2019
Jakiša has over 15 years of experience developing various types of apps for a range of operating systems. Most of his technical expertise is in C++ development, but he's also comfortable working with JavaScript, C#, and Java. As for environments, he knows the ins and outs of working with the Windows API, embedded programming, and distributed systems. He has a working knowledge of Linux/Unix systems, macOS, and mobile platforms like Android and iOS.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Git, Xcode, Visual Studio, MacOS, Linux, Windows
The most amazing...
...component I've worked on is the multi-language support for a GPS turn-by-turn navigation system.
Work Experience
Windows Developer
Toptal Client
- Tested and diagnosed the issue with the existing software installation related to the Microsoft Access database connection.
- Wrote the script that installs an appropriate driver based on the existing operating system and Microsoft Access database version.
- Improved the error reporting to provide better diagnostics for possible future errors.
Full-stack Engineer
Toptal Client
- Wrote a Python test that prevents errors of orphaned documentation pages that cannot be accessed from the documentation tree. In case of such errors, they would be spotted immediately instead of after deployment.
- Maintained and improved existing Python extensions for the Sphynx documentation platform.
- Worked on Python and shell scripts for documentation localization, including pre-processing and post-processing of localized HTML files.
- Performed the integration of React-based API documentation into the existing, static documentation tree.
Senior Full-stack Developer
Weframe
- Developed a platform-independent driver for Apple screen mirroring using C++.
- Built a platform-independent driver for Google screencast in C++.
- Created a JavaScript library for video annotations.
C++ Developer
Toptal Client
- Developed a Windows Kernel driver for net filtering using C#.
- Wrote critical filtering code in C++ using native Windows API.
- Created the code that can be run both in the user space and kernel space to provide the client with a convenient testing environment.
C++ Developer
Toptal Client
- Wrote wrappers for connectors to various database engines in C++.
- Wrote functional tests in Python to catch the most common database errors in advance.
- Solved various multi-threading issues with existing database connectors.
Go, React, and Android Developer
Toptal Client
- Wrote the back end for the fleet management software in Go.
- Developed innovative heuristic algorithms for traveling salesman problems with multiple simultaneous routes.
- Managed development of fleet management software in Go, Android, iOS, and React.
C++ Developer
Toptal Client
- Improved the telemetry component, written in C++, by adding information needed for more useful results.
- Found and fixed various bugs in the existing C++ software.
- Wrote unit tests using Google Test framework for automated testing of the back-end components.
Software Developer
think-cell
- Developed a PowerPoint plugin for chart representation, using C++.
- Fixed issues related to Windows API messages using C++.
- Solved portability issues caused by discrepancies between Windows and macOS versions of Microsoft Office.
Software Engineer II
Microsoft
- Created Windows Mixed Reality scene hierarchy visualizations in various data formats, using C++.
- Refactored an existing C++ class hierarchy for the infrastructural components in Windows Mixed Reality.
- Worked on the component that transforms a design-time scene to a runtime scene (baking) using C++.
- Developed partial baking: the concept that allows only changed scene parts to be transformed into the runtime.
- Wrote a lightweight and maintainable XML creator in C++.
Software Developer
Arista Networks
- Participated in the creation of diagnostics components of network switches, using C++.
- Wrote unit tests for network switches using Python.
- Worked as a member of the DevOps team and monitored and maintained a continuous integration system.
- Found and fixed various bugs in existing unit tests.
- Enabled the Linux environment to use a visual code editor instead of traditional Vi/Emacs editors.
Senior Software Developer | Project Manager | Co-owner
Vorbion d.o.o.
- Created the server-side part of the monitoring software for electronics production, using C#.
- Built an internet-of-things server in C# and Microsoft SQL.
- Wrote the specifications for a multi-purpose monitoring device.
- Adapted Raspberry Pi to be used as a bridge between server and Bluetooth LE devices (used C++).
- Developed a C++ back end for Nginx for the purpose of faster REST-full processing.
- Created my own object-based scripting language in C++ as a portable language for front-end mobile development.
- Wrote various smaller applications for third parties, using web technologies such as Knockout and Angular.
Senior Software Developer
Mireo d.d.
- Created the component that gave the correct directions for a turn-by-turn navigation system, using C++.
- Built the component which matches GPS data with the road network, using C++.
- Created a localization system for both spoken and written turn-by-turn navigation directions in C++ and an own scripting language.
- Constructed a portable controls library, using C++.
- Developed a server-client system that enables remote calling of C# methods from the client-side Javascript.
- Implemented the correct grammar structure of spoken turn-by-turn directions in more than 30 spoken languages.
- Implemented a driver for GPS tracking device in Java.
- Developed the front-end part of four different turn-by-turn navigation software products.
- Wrote various utilities to speed-up development in the company.
- Led a four-member team for a year that developed a web-based fleet management system.
Experience
Mireo via GPS
Mireo Fleet
Mireo GElin
Universal Data Monitoring
Donkey Programming language
https://github.com/jakisa/donkeyWindows Mixed Reality
Latency Analyzer (LANZ)
Education
Master's Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science
University of Zagreb - Zagreb, Croatia
Technician's Diploma in Electrical Engineering
Ivan Mestrovic High School - Drnis, Croatia
Skills
Libraries/APIs
API, Node.js, OpenGL, Entity Framework, REST API, React.js, API, WebRTC, jQuery, Web Development, API, OpenCV
Tools
Visual Studio Development, Xcode, Git, Logic Pro, Visual Studio Development, Windows Driver Kit (WDK), Subversion (SVN), CMake, Jenkins, Figma, Perforce
Languages
Python, Go, C++, C++, JavaScript, C#, Java, HTML5, HTML, Python, Python, PHP, Objective-C, C, CSS, Embedded C, C++, TypeScript, .NET, Visual Basic, SQL, Excel VBA, Delphi, C++, C++, C++20
Frameworks
.NET, .NET Core, AngularJS, Knockout (Knockout.js), GStreamer, Bootstrap, Qt Development, Angular, Google Test, React Native
Paradigms
Concurrent Programming, REST, Mobile App Design, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Unit Testing, Automation, Microservices Development, Windows App Development, Functional Programming, DevOps
Platforms
Windows Development, Debian, Raspberry Pi, Mobile App Design, Kernel, Linux, Windows Development, Linux, MacOS, Windows Development, Docker, AWS, Android, iOS, Azure, Databricks, Cloud Engineering
Storage
MySQL, SQL Server, SQLite, PostgreSQL
Other
Embedded Systems Engineering, Parsers, Front-end Development, Back-end Developers, Full-stack, Embedded Software Engineering, Firmware, Data Engineering, Scripting, Reports, Office Add-ins, APIs, App Integration, Embedded Development, Back-end Developers, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Engineering, Serverless, Web Scraping, Architecture, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Social Networks, Front-end, Web Application, IoT Protocols, TCP/IP, API Integration, COM, Distributed Software, Code Architecture, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Code Review, ARM, Mobile App Design, Software Architecture, Scraping, Encryption, Mobile Apps, CI/CD Pipelines, Full-stack, Networking, System Integration, Windows Kernel Drivers, Excel Development, Videos, WebSockets, Security, Video Streaming, Maps, Authentication, System Security, Windows Kernel Debugging (WKD), Board Support Packages, Mixed Reality (MR), Mathematics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Documentation, Networks, Embedded Software Engineering, Connected Cars, AWS Cloud, Game Development
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