About Alek
- Designing and building backend systems or services from the ground up
- Implementing event-driven or highly scalable architectures
- Integrating AI/ML capabilities into existing products
- Optimizing performance, stability, and cloud infrastructure
- Developing MVPs, proof-of-concepts, or automation tools
English
Native or bilingual
Macedonian
Native or bilingual
Croatian
Fluent
German
Basic
Experience
- CozmoAIStaff Software EngineerNovember 2025 - Today (7 months)Dubai - United Arab Emirates
- Reduced voice AI roundtrip latency from ~2s to 950ms (TTFT avg 550ms), enabling natural, real-time conversational experiences in production
- Architected agent systems handling real-world complexity — tool execution, multi-step flows, structured outputs, and safe failure modes
- Reduced customer operational costs by ~25% through workflow automation, replacing manual support and sales processes
- Led full customer delivery lifecycle — requirements capture, technical design, implementation, rollout, and iteration — as part of a 5-person field engineering team
Tech: Node.js/TypeScript, Python, Go, React, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, LLM/Agent tooling, Voice AI - Aurora LabsSenior Software Engineer / Team LeadOctober 2022 - October 2025 (3 years)
- Built and shipped an LLM-powered investment recommendation platform, driving 10% increase in active usage, 5% growth in paying customers, and 8% average portfolio growth among active platform users during the period
- Developed AI-based fault detection systems for autonomous vehicle binary code, improving software reliability and reducing critical failure rates — adopted by several enterprise clients
- Led full product lifecycle — architectural planning, implementation, testing, deployment, and cross-team alignment
- Mentored engineers and set execution standards through design reviews, delivery planning, and quality gates
- LunatechSoftware EngineerMay 2021 - September 2022 (1 year and 4 months)Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Designed and deployed scalable backend services using Java (Quarkus) and PostgreSQL, focusing on maintainability and performance
- Implemented Python-based computer vision and object detection pipelines for real-time, safety-critical autonomous vehicle processing
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Education
- Master's degreeFINKI, Cyril and Methodius2025Master's degree
- Bachelor's degreeFINKI2020Bachelor's degree