Almir Sarajčić
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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
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* developer tooling (1 endorsements)
* Elixir (1 endorsements)
* phoenix (1 endorsements)
* AI agent reliability (0 endorsements)
* ci/cd (0 endorsements)
* code-review (0 endorsements)
* Developer Experience (0 endorsements)
* docker (0 endorsements)
* Ecto (0 endorsements)
* Fly.io (0 endorsements)
* GitHub Actions (0 endorsements)
* LiveView (0 endorsements)
* platform engineering (0 endorsements)
* postgresql (0 endorsements)
* technical leadership (0 endorsements)

EXPERIENCE
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* 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
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* English: C1 (Preferred contact language)
* Bosnian: Native

LINKS
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* 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
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* Work: almir@optimum.ba

PROFILES
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* 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
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* 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

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