Nikola Zjalic
Full Stack Engineer
Windsor,ON
Summary
Well-qualified Full Stack Developer familiar with wide range of programming utilities and languages. Knowledgeable of backend and frontend development requirements and self-motivated learner. Collaborative team player with 5 years of professional technical experience.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Full Stack Developer
Rocket Mortgage Canada
06.2022 - Current
- Collaborated with multiple teams to develop and launch new features for proprietary FinTech web applications.
- Designed responsive UIs using Angular through close collaboration with UX designers, Product and Business teams.
- Integrated and tested changes in a complex architecture utilizing dozens of custom micro-services and AWS systems (RDS, SQS, SNS, S3, Lambda)
- Diagnosed urgent issues quickly on-call and troubleshot solutions utilizing Cloudwatch and Splunk logs to ensure seamless deal closures for agents.
- Designed and refactored various .NET APIs utilizing Entity Framework and various others
- Conducted unit testing in Jasmine and NUnit and verified with SonarQube to deliver browser functionality.
Full-Stack Developer
White Whale Analytics
10.2019 - 03.2021
- Engineered innovative features utilizing React, Redux, Node.js (with Hapi.js), and Docker, to enhance functionality for proprietary applications.
- Implemented Unit and Integration testing frameworks (Mocha.js and Jest) to ensure code reliability and robustness.
- Participated in meetings and presentations to provide technical expertise and guidance to clients.
React & JS Developer
Critical Mass
01.2019 - 09.2019
- Contributed to development of high-traffic websites for Mazda and Magento e-commerce platform for Blizzard Entertainment.
- Developed new components and responsive pages using React.
- Utilized Agile methodologies through sprint planning sessions and using tools like JIRA for task management.
Full-Stack Developer
Cor.AI
09.2017 - 12.2018
- Engineered a cloud-based cardiac rehabilitation app leveraging HTML, JS, Node, MySQL, and frameworks (ie. Express.js, D3.js)
- Designed an interactive dashboard integrating an adaptive IBM Watson chatbot enabling personalized experiences through dynamic content adjustment based on user prompts.
- Secured funding through the RBC Founders program by presenting project value to investors. Additionally, recieved invitations to present at tech conferences at University of Calgary and MIT
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Windsor
Windsor, ON 05.2014 - 05.2018
Skills
HTML, CSS (SASS), Accessibility (ARIA)
Websites
Audio Engineering/Mentorship
I've worked with 300+ clients over the last 5 years providing audio engineering services and songwriting coaching, both locally and online, utilizing YouTube, Patreon, and Zoom. I've taught hundreds of 1-on-1 sessions and created over 100+ videos on complex technical software (ie. Ableton, FL Studio, and more). Additionally, I've created a few basic VST applications for real-time audio DSP using C++, JUCE, React Blueprint, and Elementary.
Timeline
Full Stack Developer
Rocket Mortgage Canada
06.2022 - Current
Full-Stack Developer
White Whale Analytics
10.2019 - 03.2021
React & JS Developer
Critical Mass
01.2019 - 09.2019
Full-Stack Developer
Cor.AI
09.2017 - 12.2018
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Windsor
05.2014 - 05.2018
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