Summary
Aleš Hotko is a pragmatic CTO and senior software engineer from Slovenia who turns technical complexity into clear business outcomes, with two decades of experience across databases, backend systems, SOAP integrations and Android development. He has led engineering and digital transformation efforts as CTO and co-founder while hands-on building and modernizing systems using Firebird, MS‑SQL/T‑SQL, MySQL, Java, C#/.NET and legacy-to-modern importers. Comfortable both in the lab (metrology and embedded weighing systems) and the boardroom, he excels at translating stakeholder needs into maintainable architectures and mentoring teams to deliver predictable results. Aleš’s background includes managing ISO‑compliant calibration labs and building payment gateways and data pipelines, a mix that underlines his attention to reliability and regulatory detail. Known as a “Code Diplomat,” he thrives on making technology approachable and aligning people, processes and code to solve real-world problems.
9 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
B.Sc., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, B.Sc., Electrical and Electronics Engineering at FERI, University of Maribor
Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Srednja tehniška šola Celje / Šolski center Celje
English, Croatian, Slovenian