Summary
Robert Zurga is a semi-retired software engineer based in Austin with over a decade of hands-on experience building transaction-heavy systems, POS solutions, real-time SCADA/process-control software and TV titling applications. He has deep expertise across OLTP, retail systems, device drivers, code generation tools and core application frameworks, and has led implementation, testing and on-site rollouts with direct customer training and support. His recent roles span major firms including Capital One, Visa, Gemalto and Electronic Arts where he architected network automation and platform engineering solutions using tools like Chef, Terraform, Go and Python. Comfortable bridging legacy retail platforms (360Commerce) and modern cloud automation, he’s equally adept at low-level device integration and high-level system design. An engineer who often pairs development with operational ownership, he now focuses on selective consulting and personal projects through zurga.com.
11 years of coding experience
38 years of employment as a software developer
BSEE, BSEE at Sveuciliste u Zagrebu
OS Pantovcak
I Gimnazija
Croatian, English, German, Italian