Summary
Bernhard Kovacevich is a Staff Software Engineer with 14 years of experience building backend systems and automating cloud infrastructure, currently focused on CDK, TypeScript, gRPC, and AWS at Click Therapeutics. He combines deep expertise in Node.js, TypeScript and legacy Perl with strong database experience across MySQL, DynamoDB, RDS, Redis and Kafka to deliver resilient, data-driven services. Previously a Principal Engineer at Shutterstock, he has a track record of leading complex platform and production-support efforts across large-scale media and telecom environments. Comfortable across languages and OSes—from C and S‑Lang on AIX/Sun/HP‑UX to modern serverless patterns—he bridges legacy systems and cloud-native design. Trained in scientific computing and mathematics at the University of Washington, he brings analytic rigor to performance tuning and data-heavy problems. Based in Bellingham, WA, he prefers pragmatic, automation-first solutions that reduce operational toil while enabling rapid iteration.
14 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
BS Scientific Computing; Mathematics, BS Scientific Computing; Mathematics at University of Washington
node.js