Niko Kovačič
Product Engineering Lead at Bird Buddy
Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia
Summary
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Top SchoolNiko Kovačič is a product-focused engineering leader with 12 years of experience designing and shipping end-to-end web and mobile products, currently leading Product Engineering at Bird Buddy. He combines hands-on expertise in Node.js, Nest.js, React/React Native and ASP.NET Core with a track record of moving features from design into production. As a former CTO and co-founder, he brings entrepreneurial instincts and cross-functional ownership to scaling teams and systems. Educated with a Master’s in Computer and Information Sciences from the University of Maribor, he pairs strong academic grounding with practical startup experience. Based in Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia, he is known for bridging product goals and engineering realities, often stepping into both backend and frontend code to unblock delivery.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences General, Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences General at University of Maribor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceHigh School, High School at II. gimnazija MariborMaster’s Degree Computer and Information Sciences General, Master’s Degree Computer and Information Sciences General at University of Maribor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
English, Slovenian
Github Skills (200)
linq10
schema10
browser10
static-site-generator10
nodejs10
mongodb10
dataloader10
editors10
banana10
code-generator10
compiler10
apollo-link10
dts10
autofac10
facebook10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
nkovacic/Sample-ASP.NET-project
Nov 2018 - Nov 2018
Showcase ASP.NET project using Angular and Entity.Framework
Contributions:20 commits, 8 pushes, 2 branches in 2 days
angularangular6asp-netasp-net-mvcasp-net-web-api
nkovacic/angular-touchspin
Feb 2016 - Jan 2019
Contributions:30 releases, 49 commits, 3 PRs in 2 years 11 months
angular
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