Summary
Tomaž Karer is an Information Technology Specialist focused on DevOps with 11 years of hands-on experience designing and building banking and insurance systems. He moved from Java EE software architect and backend developer roles into DevOps, applying expertise in Java/Spring Boot, containers, PostgreSQL replication, Redis, ElasticSearch and CI/CD tooling to improve reliability and automation. His background includes leading SEPA, anti-money-laundering and mobile/web banking projects, introducing version control and automated testing practices at scale. Based in Slovenia, he combines deep enterprise integration experience (IBM BPM, JAX-WS/JAX-RS, PL/SQL) with practical ops skills like Docker Swarm, Jenkins and monitoring stacks. Outside work he channels his tinkering instincts into building a Dactyl Manuform keyboard, reflecting a pragmatic, maker-oriented approach to problem solving.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Diplomirani inženir računalništva in informatike/BSc of Computer Science, Computer Science, Diplomirani inženir računalništva in informatike/BSc of Computer Science, Computer Science at Fakulteta za računalništvo in informatiko, UL/Faculty of Computer and Information, Uni. of Ljubljana
Rihard Jakopič
English, Slovenian, Croatian