IVAN J.

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER / ROTTERDAM, NL

Good ideas
deserve to
be built.

I’m Ivan Jovanovikj. I turn business problems into working software. My current focus is applied AI.

Explore my work
15+ years of building software
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Ivan Jovanovikj

Rotterdam, the Netherlands
CURRENTLY AT HELLOPRINT

AI Transformation Engineer

Read my CV

01 / PERSONAL PRODUCT

FixClue

A clearer next step
when an appliance breaks.

  • OpenAI API
  • Next.js

FixClue helps people make sense of appliance problems from a description and photos. It suggests likely causes, makes uncertainty clear, and distinguishes safe checks from work that needs a technician.

I built the application and AI workflow with help from Codex and Claude Code. My wife created the design, brand guidelines and logo.

Visit FixClue
  1. 01Description + photos
  2. 02Likely causes
  3. 03Next-step guidance

02 / ABOUT ME

A sideways step.
On purpose.

After working as a Tech Lead, I deliberately stepped sideways into AI transformation. I wanted to stay hands-on and learn by building.

My background is in software engineering and product ownership: understanding the problem, making architecture decisions, writing the code, and staying responsible once people depend on it. That experience shapes how I approach AI.

I’m based in Rotterdam, interested in useful products, thoughtful engineering teams, and the next problem worth getting into.

03 / EXPERIENCE

Built on
experience.

The full CV

HelloPrint

  1. NOV 2025 — PRESENT

    AI Transformation Engineer

    Building practical AI systems and helping engineers adopt AI development workflows through workshops and individual coaching.

  2. JUL 2023 — NOV 2025

    Tech Lead

    Connecting technical direction with business goals, working with the CTO, product owners, and the engineering team.

  3. MAY 2022 — JUL 2023

    Senior Software Developer

    Backend engineering and a gradual architectural transformation of the e-commerce platform.

BrainCompass

  1. 2023 — PRESENT

    Freelance Software Developer

    Continuing to develop, maintain, and operate the platform.

  2. 2015 — 2023

    CTO

    Originally built the customer platform.

Earlier work

2011 — 2015

Web Developer → Independent Freelancer

Started at Glitch Agency in Skopje, then took on complete projects independently from 2013.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Faculty of Electrical Engineering and IT
Skopje · 2007–2011

04 / TOOLKIT

Whatever the
problem needs.

The stack serves the product.

AI engineering
Retrieval-augmented generation · Agent workflows
AI frameworks & APIs
Google ADK · OpenAI API · Vertex AI
Languages
Python · PHP · JavaScript · SQL
Frameworks & libraries
FastAPI · Pydantic · Symfony · Laravel · Vue
Data & infrastructure
PostgreSQL · pgvector · Firestore · Google Cloud · Docker · CI/CD
AI development tools
Claude Code · Codex · Cursor · Hermes

HAVE SOMETHING IN MIND?

Let’s build
something useful.

An interesting role, a practical AI challenge,
or a conversation about what’s possible.

ivan.thursday@gmail.com