Niko Kovačič
Product Engineering Lead at Bird Buddy
Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia
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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.
12 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
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Github Skills (200)
linq10
browser10
nodejs10
dataloader10
mongodb10
orm10
react-native-module10
asp-net10
mysql10
dts10
facebook10
wifi10
postgresql10
javascript10
bower10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
nkovacic/rc-formly
Dec 2019 - Dec 2020
JSON forms for React.js with help from formik.
Contributions:97 pushes, 5 branches, 5 tags in 1 year
nkovacic/AzureSearchToolkit
Aug 2018 - Oct 2020
AzureSearchToolkit is a lightweight set of tools for Azure Search to quickly build search functionalities for .NET Standard web apps.
Contributions:2 reviews, 59 commits, 2 PRs in 2 years 2 months
azure-searchdotnetazureazure-search-linqazure-search-toolkit
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