Hi, I'm Elmaz Nikšić Full-Stack Software Engineer — Frontend, Backend & Mobile

Contract · Serbia · Remote

• Delivering full-stack engineering for Microsoft as a vendor engineer on the AI for Science program, owning features end to end from technical design through deployment.
• Building and maintaining TypeScript and React front-end surfaces backed by Node.js services that power AI agent experiences.
• Deploying and operating AI model integrations through CI/CD pipelines, including containerized services, staged rollouts, and automated quality gates.
• Collaborating with client stakeholders and distributed US and EU teams on estimation, technical trade-offs, and sprint planning, and reviewing peer pull requests.

Contract · Redmond, Washington, United States · Remote

• Engineer on the AI for Science initiative, building agent-powered developer tooling inside a Visual Studio Code–based research environment used by scientific and machine learning teams.
• Integrating and deploying production AI/LLM models and agents into the IDE workflow, designing prompt and tool-calling pipelines and wiring model endpoints through Azure AI services.
• Leading accessibility engineering across the product surface, remediating WCAG 2.1 AA defects across keyboard navigation, focus management, ARIA semantics, and screen reader support.
• Designing and automating new unit, integration, and end-to-end test cases that expand regression coverage of agent workflows and reduce escaped defects across release cycles.
• Contributing to architectural decision-making and design reviews, and serving as a code reviewer and pull request approver enforcing engineering standards across repositories.

Full-time · Belgrade, Serbia · Remote

• Developed scalable software modules that improved application reliability and reduced system downtime.
• Developed and optimized scalable web applications using React and Node.js, resulting in a 30% increase in platform performance and enhanced user engagement.
• Enhanced code quality through rigorous testing and debugging, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with customer requirements, improving user satisfaction.
• Optimized existing algorithms to increase processing speed and reduce resource consumption.
• Documented software functionalities and workflows to facilitate maintenance and accelerate onboarding of new team members.

Full-time · Kragujevac, Central Serbia, Serbia · Remote

• Developed a secure, scalable Translation Memory Cloud platform for enterprise-level Translation Unit management.
• Built and maintained Puzzle, a team-wide Storybook UI library, and contributed to Dispatcher, a custom state management tool.
• Worked closely with QA testers, backend engineers, and other teams to ensure seamless integration, optimal performance, and robust testing.

Full-time · Novi Pazar, Central Serbia, Serbia · Remote

• Developed a highly secure, scalable, and user-friendly social network using React Native and Firebase.
• Built and maintained cross-platform mobile features, ensuring seamless performance on iOS and Android.
• Collaborated closely with backend engineers, QA testers, and designers to optimize functionality and user experience.

Freelance · Novi Pazar, Central Serbia, Serbia

• Developed and maintained a high-performance DNA research system, ensuring scalability and reliability with React, Redux, AWS, and Firebase.
• Contributed to various projects using React, Angular, and React Native, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance functionality and user experience.

Contract · Plzen Metropolitan Area

• Developed and maintained features for multiple e-commerce platforms across various international domains.
• Optimized and automated existing code to enhance performance and maintainability.
• Worked with PHP (OOP & procedural), the Magento framework, and MySQL to build scalable and efficient solutions.

Part-time · Novi Pazar, Serbia

• Developed and optimized a high-performance, secure Moodle Learning Management System (LMS) for Zühlke Group.
• Modified existing features and developed custom plugins to enhance LMS functionality.
• Worked with PHP (OOP & procedural), MySQL, and the Moodle framework to ensure scalability and reliability.

Novi Pazar

• Contributed to PHPMailer by fixing bugs and optimizing existing functionality, improving stability and performance.
• Developed a more efficient method for integrating HTML templates, enhancing usability.
• Automated parts of the existing codebase, reducing manual effort and improving maintainability.

Novi Pazar

• Redesigned and modernized a company webshop, improving UI/UX, responsiveness, and performance.
• Developed and optimized the frontend with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, while handling backend functionality with PHP (procedural) and MySQL.
• Delivered a fully functional and visually enhanced e-commerce platform for the .rs domain.