Davor Denikj

07/2024 - Present

Landesmedienzentrum Baden-Württemberg

Lead Software Engineer (Team Size: 4) · Stuttgart

In my current role at LMZ BW, I lead the full lifecycle of product development from concept through delivery, with end-to-end ownership across architecture, implementation, infrastructure, and release management. I am responsible for steering product direction, coordinating across teams, and ensuring technical excellence throughout the stack.

• Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle for iOS and iPadOS applications, from architectural design to App Store release.
• Define technical strategy and architecture for mobile and backend systems, ensuring scalability and long-term maintainability.
• Lead and mentor the development team, establish coding standards, conduct reviews, and enforce engineering best practices.
• Design and implement secure backend services and REST APIs powering mobile and web applications.
• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and containerized infrastructure using Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure DevOps.
• Coordinate across product, design, and infrastructure teams to align technical execution with strategic goals.
• Design and implement secure authentication and authorization solutions using Keycloak, including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), role-based access control, and single sign-on (SSO).
• Establish observability practices using OpenTelemetry, centralized logging, distributed tracing, and metrics.

07/2021 - 06/2024

WS Audiology

Lead Software Engineer for Mobile Applications (Team Size: 5) · Erlangen

• Led architecture and development of a Swift-based SDK, reducing hearing aid reconnection time from approximately 20 seconds to under 1 second by optimizing Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) reconnect logic.
• Modernized the Xamarin SDK and led its migration to .NET MAUI, improving performance and cross-platform maintainability.
• Defined mobile architecture standards and ensured compliance with medical device software requirements.
• Conducted senior-level technical interviews and candidate assessments.
• Collaborated with international cross-functional teams across iOS, Android, and backend domains.
• Prototyped innovation initiatives including Apple Vision Pro and live translation applications.
• Mentored junior and senior engineers, providing technical guidance and architecture reviews.

02/2019 - 06/2021

Mathema

Senior Software Engineer · Nuremberg

• Enhanced and maintained enterprise applications for workforce and production management.
• Built C#/.NET MVC applications with SQL Server and stored procedures.
• Introduced unit testing to improve stability and code quality.
• Translated business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

10/2017 - 01/2019

Endava

Senior Software Engineer · Skopje

• Delivered large system integrations for a UK insurance group using C# and TDD practices.
• Worked directly with client stakeholders on architecture and delivery status.
• Improved automated testing flows and supported junior engineers.
• Contributed to integration and automation testing for production reliability.

04/2016 - 10/2017

Musala Soft (acquired by Avenga)

Software Engineer · Skopje

• Built Windows Mobile and UWP apps with C#, XAML, and MVVM architecture.
• Developed ASP.NET MVC web applications with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.
• Delivered healthcare and insurance domain solutions with focus on stability and performance.

01/2015 - 04/2016

IN2

Software Engineer · Skopje

• Developed enterprise WPF applications for healthcare use cases.
• Designed SQL Server database structures and stored procedures.
• Delivered reporting solutions with Crystal Reports and XML/XSL transformations.
• Supported internal training and bank integration solutions.