Dobrosav Vlašković

Dobrosav Vlašković

Medior Java Backend Developer

"Passionate developer focused on the intersection of high-level architecture and low-level optimization."

Profile

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Impact By The Numbers

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Experience

Yettel Srbija 2022 - 2026
Software Engineer
  • 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.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2021 - 2022
Research Associate
  • 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.
Association "SHIFT" 2018 - 2022
Web Designer / Developer & Trainer
  • 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.

Electron React TypeScript

Matches (Backend)

Building the backend architecture for an inclusive dating app, focusing on scalability and test coverage.

Java Spring Boot Flutter/Dart (Client)

Native Book Tracker

A native mobile application developed to help users track and manage their personal reading habits and libraries.

Android Java/Kotlin

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.