Marko Rusić

Staff Software Engineer | Frontend Architecture | Web Platforms | Team Leadership

Belgrade, Serbia, CET

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Marko Rusić

About

Staff Software Engineer with 9 years of experience building web, mobile, and backend products across automotive, outsourcing, streaming, and media domains. Strong background in frontend architecture, React/TypeScript ecosystems, product-minded engineering, mentoring, and leading projects from technical discovery through production delivery.

Work Experience

Rivian
Belgrade, Serbia

Aug 2024 - Present

Staff Software Engineer

  • Lead a web engineering team responsible for managing and developing Rivian's public website and digital customer experience.
  • Guide web platform re-architecture, improving long-term maintainability, developer experience, and technical direction of the stack.
  • Drive data-informed product development through A/B testing, analytics tracking, and collaboration with product and data stakeholders.
  • Partner directly with senior leadership to align engineering initiatives with business goals and delivery priorities.

Povio (YC W14)
Remote

Apr 2022 - Aug 2024

Senior Software Engineer → Lead Software Engineer

  • Led software development across client projects for a Y Combinator-backed software company, delivering production systems across multiple domains.
  • Set engineering direction as lead developer, including coding standards, architecture decisions, code review practices, and delivery expectations.
  • Mentored and reviewed developers through regular feedback, knowledge sharing, and hands-on technical guidance.
  • Coordinated with product owners and stakeholders on scope, estimates, priorities, and delivery trade-offs.

NetCast
Belgrade, Serbia

Sep 2017 - Jan 2023

Full Stack Engineer → Lead Frontend Engineer

  • Developed “Slike Srbije,” a photo voting platform built with MySQL, Laravel, REST APIs, and Vue.js.
  • Built a TV content management service with complex EPG views and editors using MongoDB, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and Vue.js.
  • Led development of a large-scale back-office portal for managing video streaming platform, with focus on performance, integration, and maintainability.
  • Led development of a consumer-facing cross-platform video streaming application using React, React Native, and TypeScript.

Education

ICT College of Vocational Studies
Belgrade, Serbia

Sep 2017 - Jul 2021
Bachelor's Degree in Information Technologies

Skills

TypeScript
React
Next.js
Remix
TanStack
Vue.js
React Native
Expo
Node.js
Fastify
Hono
Laravel
Spring Boot
REST APIs
MySQL
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Redis
Docker
Software architecture
Team leadership
Mentoring
Code reviews
Estimation
A/B testing
Analytics tracking