Dobrosav Vlašković
Medior Java Backend Developer
"Passionate developer focused on the intersection of high-level architecture and low-level optimization."
Profile
Impact By The Numbers
Experience
- Modernised the company's voice-bot platform, processing >500k calls daily with an average response time of 50 ms.
- Engineered robust RESTful APIs in Spring Boot and integrated them with five internal teams.
- Refactored legacy PHP/Java services into Spring Boot, introduced JUnit coverage >85%, and cut mean time-to-repair by 30%.
- Defined database schemas, wrote comprehensive documentation, and mentored junior engineers.
- Automated pull-request status checks with Java, Maven and Selenium, reducing feedback cycles from hours to minutes.
- Performed large-scale web scraping (10k+ data points) and configured GitHub Actions workflows for reproducible OSS experiments.
- Built accessible websites and a custom Text-to-Speech tool; applied SEO strategies that doubled portal traffic.
- Organised and taught Web-Development courses to 40+ participants.
Current Projects & Lab
Restless
A lightweight, powerful desktop API client being built as a fast alternative to Postman.
Matches (Backend)
Building the backend architecture for an inclusive dating app, focusing on scalability and test coverage.
Native Book Tracker
A native mobile application developed to help users track and manage their personal reading habits and libraries.
Technical Arsenal
Core Backend
Java, Spring Boot, EJB, REST, SOAP, C/C++, Python, PHP
Databases
PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, Redis, Hibernate, JPA
DevOps & Tools
Git, GitHub Actions, Docker, Linux, Maven, WildFly, CI/CD
Quality & Other
JUnit, Selenium, Legacy Refactoring, Accessibility-first dev
Beyond the Code
When I'm not debugging Docker containers or refactoring legacy code, I'm an avid watch enthusiast (proud owner of a Citizen Promaster Sky, among others) and enjoy exploring the rich history and designations of fine cognac.