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# Almir Sarajčić

Senior Software Engineer · Elixir/Phoenix · Developer Tools · Building Kogen

Founder @ Optimum Tech, LLC

- First Name: Almir

- Last Name: Sarajčić

- Employment status: Looking for a job

- Preferred workplace: Remote

- Member since: 2026-09-13

- Fediverse: @almir_sarajcic@vutuv.de

- Followers: 1

- Following: 1

- Connections: 1

## Tags

- [developer tooling](https://vutuv.de/tags/developer_tooling) (1 endorsements)

- [Elixir](https://vutuv.de/tags/elixir) (1 endorsements)

- [phoenix](https://vutuv.de/tags/phoenix) (1 endorsements)

- [AI agent reliability](https://vutuv.de/tags/ai_agent_reliability) (0 endorsements)

- [ci/cd](https://vutuv.de/tags/ci_cd) (0 endorsements)

- [code-review](https://vutuv.de/tags/code_review) (0 endorsements)

- [Developer Experience](https://vutuv.de/tags/developer_experience) (0 endorsements)

- [docker](https://vutuv.de/tags/docker) (0 endorsements)

- [Ecto](https://vutuv.de/tags/ecto) (0 endorsements)

- [Fly.io](https://vutuv.de/tags/flyio) (0 endorsements)

- [GitHub Actions](https://vutuv.de/tags/github_actions) (0 endorsements)

- [LiveView](https://vutuv.de/tags/liveview) (0 endorsements)

- [platform engineering](https://vutuv.de/tags/platform_engineering) (0 endorsements)

- [postgresql](https://vutuv.de/tags/postgresql) (0 endorsements)

- [technical leadership](https://vutuv.de/tags/technical_leadership) (0 endorsements)

## Experience

- Founder @ Optimum Tech, LLC (2022-01 – today): I build software products and developer tools through Optimum Tech, LLC. My current focus is Kogen, an open-source software-building system in development around feature shaping, explicit approval, implementation, checks, and independent review.

  From 2022 to January 2026, I also led Optimum BH, an Elixir/Phoenix agency, owning delivery, technical direction, client communication, team development, code review, CI/CD, preview environments, deployment automation, and reusable developer tooling.

- Elixir Contractor @ Independent [Freelance / Self-employed] (2019 – today): Long-running remote contract work across Elixir backends, embedded networking, real-time IoT analytics, APIs, and developer infrastructure. Highlights include implementing WPA3 support for Nerves on Raspberry Pi 4 and multi-year ownership of production Elixir systems.

  21 completed contracts and 4,500+ tracked hours with a recorded 100% Job Success rating.

- Co-founder & Lead Developer @ StoryDeck (2020-09 – 2024): Built an Elixir/Phoenix proof of concept for a workflow platform for creators, storytellers, and marketers; took it through MVP to production and continued as co-founder and technical lead.

- Backend Developer @ Mukuru (2016-10 – 2020-02): Worked on a pan-African remittances fintech, implementing features in a large PHP application using domain-driven design and test-driven development while improving and modernising legacy code.

- Full-Stack Developer @ Klika (2015-04 – 2016-10): Delivered client projects for an outsourcing and consulting firm using Ruby on Rails and JavaScript.

- Full-Stack Developer @ Social Eddy (2012-09 – 2013-11): Built a content marketing and social account management platform using PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript, including third-party API integrations, analytics, and SQL query optimisation.

## Languages

- English: C1 (Preferred contact language)

- Bosnian: Native

## Links

- [Personal website and CV](https://almirsarajcic.com)

- [Kogen — open-source software-building system](https://kogen.dev)

- [ElixirDrops — Elixir and Phoenix writing](https://elixirdrops.net)

- [Combobulate — conversational website building](https://combobulate.dev)

## Contact

- Work: <almir@optimum.ba>

## Profiles

- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/almir-saraj%C4%8Di%C4%87-8911b4429)

- [GitHub](https://github.com/almirsarajcic)

- [Twitter](http://twitter.com/ultrathinktrash)

- [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/almirsarajcic.bsky.social)

## Code

- GitHub: https://github.com/almirsarajcic (12 stars · 80 repositories · 44 followers · since 2011-06-12 · Ruby, Elixir, JavaScript)
  - [media_server](https://github.com/almirsarajcic/media_server): ★ 5 · Shell · Media server setup composed of Docker images of Bazarr, Jackett, Plex, qBittorrent, Radarr and Sonarr
  - [CI-phpBB3-library](https://github.com/almirsarajcic/CI-phpBB3-library): ★ 5 · PHP · phpBB3 library for CodeIgniter
  - [google-homepage-clone](https://github.com/almirsarajcic/google-homepage-clone): ★ 2 · CSS · Practice project for The Odin Project