About

About me

Hello, my name is Adnan Halilovic, and I’m writing from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A beautiful country with many mountains, lakes, and rivers, almost as if it were Heaven.

My life narrative begins here, where I was born in the 1990s.


Education

Primary Education Academic School: Attended standard primary education.
Musical School: Simultaneously enrolled in a music school, played the accordion (still active today).
Secondary Education High School: Sarajevo’s High School for Electricians
Department: Computers, Electronics and Automatization (from year 3)
  • Learned electronics, automation, and hardware fundamentals
  • Developed strong understanding of IoT and smart technologies
  • Hands-on with computers and devices
University Faculty of Information Technologies
  • Studied C++ and fundamental programming concepts
  • Developed strong logic-based coding skills through handwritten tests
  • Dropped out in Year 1 due to accepting a full-time job opportunity
IT Academy Belgrade, Serbia – 1-year PHP Web Developer training
  • Completed real-world projects
  • Certified in Mikrotik MTCNA (networking)
Google AdWords
  • Completed Google AdWords Academy
  • Certified as Google AdWords Expert
  • Founded a digital marketing company
Language & Business English
  • C1 Level Business English – CPE (Center for Business Education)
  • B2 Certification – Cambridge Institute
Self-Learning
  • Online platforms: Amazon, Udemy, YouTube, Podcasts
  • Technical books and self-guided tutorials
Conferences & Community
  • DMEXCO – Cologne, Germany
  • SMM – Hamburg, Germany
  • Offshore Energy Conference – Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • SparkMe – Bar, Montenegro
  • Active participant in Sarajevo-based meetups and startup events

Work experience

Period Company & Role Description
2025 – Present
Senior Software Engineer
Symphony.is, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Started: April 21st, 2025
Continuing my journey as a Senior Software Engineer in an innovative environment.
Tech Stack: Angular, React, TypeScript
2023 – 2025
Project Lead Software Developer
Loop d.o.o, Sarajevo
Started: May 3rd, 2023
Led development of cloud security software.
Tech Stack: React, TypeScript, JSS, and others
2022 – 2023
Senior Software Developer
Allianz Technology GmbH, Vienna, Austria
Started: November 15th, 2022
Developed and maintained in-house software for the insurance industry.
Tech Stack: Angular, JavaScript, SCSS
2021 – 2022
Software Developer
Ministry of Programming
Worked on Fintech apps like Naga/NagaX and Nordic Angels Network with chat integrations.
Transitioned from Angular to React.
Tech Stack: React.js, Node.js, Angular.js (v1), Sockets, Real-time APIs
2020 – 2021
Team Lead Developer
InMotion d.o.o – Taylor Technology
Managed web development team and hiring processes.
Supported and improved enterprise software solutions.
Tech Stack: Angular, SCSS, Angular Material, Angular CDK
2009 – 2020
Full Stack Developer & IT Specialist
Navingo B.V. – Upstream Internet Services
Started in journalism, transitioned to web development and IT leadership.
Coordinated development of multiple media portals including OffshoreEnergyNews, NavalToday, OffshoreWind.biz, DredgingToday, TidalEnergy.
Tech Stack: Angular, WordPress, Custom CMS, HTML/CSS/JS

Technologies & Languages

Category Technologies
Programming Languages JavaScript, PHP, C#
Frameworks & Libraries Angular.js (< v2), Angular (> v2), React.js, Node.js, jQuery, Bootstrap, Materialize, Angular Material Design
Markup Languages HTML, Markdown, XML
Stylesheet Languages CSS, SCSS
Databases MySQL, MongoDB
Static Site Generators HUGO (Go Lang based), Jekyll (Ruby based)
CMS WordPress, Drupal
Config File Formats TOML, YAML, JSON
Version Control Git (on GitHub, GitLab)
Issue Tracking Tools Jira, Trello, ClickUp

Projects

The projects I usually work on, are CRM and SaaS solutions, which I am not able to present here. But, you can visit my presentation site AdnanHalilovic.com where you can take a look at what I did in the way of HTML/SCSS/JS and design skills, and you can also check the website you are reading right now.

I will mention a few:

PAEAN

A database for children with special health care needs in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

My roles:

  • Design
  • Database architecture and design (MySQL)
  • Backend development (NodeJS)
  • Frontend development (ReactJS)
  • DevOps

Nagax.com

Nagax.com NAGAX is an all-in-one social crypto investing platform.

Naga.com

Naga.com offers a multi-asset investing app with an inbuilt social network, allowing everyone to trade the global financial markets, invest in digital currencies, and send money using their own personal NAGA card and payments account.

HELIOS

HELIOS is a Taylor-Technology in-house solution program that aims to organize, monitor, calculate, and modify all types of data for over 200 people and multiple locations around the world from a single place.