Summary
Robert Kolar is a Senior Java Software Engineer and Architect with 10+ years of hands-on experience designing and delivering distributed, low-latency systems across finance, telecom, automotive, logistics and healthcare. He specializes in Java, Spring Boot, Kotlin, microservices, Kafka Streams, reactive systems and cloud-native platforms (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS), with deep experience in options trading and quantitative algorithmic trading infrastructure. As a frequent lead developer and consultant, he blends system architecture, proof-of-concept prototyping and Agile team leadership to turn complex requirements into robust, production-grade services. His background spans both network management and high-throughput payment and trading systems, giving him a rare mix of networking, messaging and persistence expertise (JPA/Hibernate, MongoDB, Hazelcast). Based in Ljubljana, he holds an MSc in Computer and Information Science and is known for pragmatic, performance-focused designs that prioritize observability and operational resilience.
10 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (mag.) Computer and Information Science, Master of Science (mag.) Computer and Information Science at University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Computer and Information Science
Bachelor of Science (univ.dipl.ing.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Science (univ.dipl.ing.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering at University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering
German, English