Igor Mirković
Founder & Principal Engineer at New Empire. Eight-plus years building production-grade software, AI/ML SaaS, and cloud-native platforms – with enterprise delivery experience at EY and TX Group.
Work History
Experience
Mar 2024 – Present
CurrentSenior Software Engineer & Technical Lead
New Empire PR· Belgrade
- ◆Architected and shipped end-to-end platforms for Cyprus Airways, BusinessMentor & Spartans, reducing development cycles by ~40%.
- ◆Built AI/ML-powered SaaS products and Generative AI / LLM-based applications leveraging OpenAI, Gemini, Hugging Face, vLLM & ElevenLabs, automating 60%+ of manual workflows.
- ◆Orchestrated cloud-native infrastructure on AWS (Lambda, EC2, S3, Step Functions, RDS) with Node.js, Python (FastAPI), PostgreSQL & MongoDB, achieving 99.9% uptime.
- ◆Pioneered a web scraping & automation suite with Puppeteer, Playwright & BrowserStack, automating LinkedIn outreach and Upwork lead generation at scale.
- ◆Integrated Stripe, PayPal, Shopify & ShipStation payment flows; deployed Twilio, WhatsApp Business API & Meta Ads Manager for omnichannel marketing.
Jun 2022 – Feb 2024
Software Engineer
EY (Ernst & Young)· Belgrade
- ◆Led development of an enterprise-grade insurance platform for a top-tier UK banking institution, supporting high-volume daily transactions under strict regulatory and compliance standards.
- ◆Delivered using Nest.js, Node.js, TypeScript, React & distributed Microservices architecture within a large-scale Agile engineering organization.
Sep 2021 – May 2022
Full Stack Engineer
TX Services · TX Group· Belgrade
- ◆Developed scalable data pipeline solutions at Swiss media giant TX Group, engineering Python (Django, OOP, design patterns) microservices and AWS Lambda functions automating news ingestion from multiple sources.
- ◆Operated across AWS Services, Docker, Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, Next.js & Microservice Architecture for production-grade internal content workflow tooling.
Jun 2019 – Sep 2021
Full Stack Engineer
EneTel Solutions d.o.o.· Belgrade
- ◆Managed daily eCommerce ticket resolution pipeline across multiple client storefronts, streamlining issue triage and significantly reducing manual overhead.
- ◆Designed barcode-scanning web applications using React, Python, Docker, GraphQL, MongoDB, Angular & Vue.
Apr 2018 – Jun 2019
Full Stack Engineer – Internship
NIX· Belgrade
- ◆Initiated development of Housekeeping & Staff collaboration platforms leveraging Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript & MySQL.
- ◆Built Node.js-based web scrapers automating data extraction across multiple sources, accelerating internal tooling delivery.
Technical Stack
Skills
Backend
Node.jsNestJSExpress.jsPythonFastAPIDjango RESTFlask
Frontend
ReactNext.jsTypeScriptJavaScript
Cloud & DevOps
AWSDockerKubernetesCI/CDLambdaS3EC2Step FunctionsRDS
Databases
PostgreSQLMongoDBMySQLRedisElasticsearch
APIs & Protocols
RESTGraphQLWebSocketsMicroservices
Other
GitHTMLCSSPuppeteerPlaywright
Background
Education & Strengths
Degree
Bachelor's Degree in IT
Faculty of Organizational Science – BU
2016 – 2022
Information Systems & Technology
Languages
SerbianNative
EnglishAdvanced
Key Strengths
Technical LeadershipSystem Architecture & DesignEnd-to-End Product DeliveryAI/ML Integration & GenAIOOP & Design PatternsAgile / ScrumCode Review & MentoringCross-functional Collaboration