GENT BAJKO
Software Engineer | 5 years 9 months of experience// employment_history
Founder & Fullstack Engineer @ BusinessDone
Dec 2024 - PresentTirana
BusinessDone — A multi-product SaaS platform suite sharing a unified user, organization, and subscription system.
OCRDone — Document OCR Processing Platform
- Architected and built a production SaaS platform for document OCR processing using Python, FastAPI, and AWS Textract
- Designed an async job processing pipeline with Redis Queue for background OCR tasks with real-time progress updates via native WebSocket and Redis pub/sub
- Integrated Stripe for subscription management and payment processing with webhook handling
- Built the frontend with React, TypeScript, React Query, and Zustand, featuring real-time WebSocket updates and Framer Motion animations
- Implemented session-based authentication, CSRF protection, and security headers middleware
- Deployed on AWS with S3 for file storage, PostgreSQL for persistence, and Redis for queuing and pub/sub
IssuesDone — AI-Powered Bug Reporting Widget
- Developed an embeddable bug reporting widget (~10KB gzipped) using Preact with Shadow DOM for CSS isolation and html2canvas for screenshot capture
- Built the backend service with FastAPI, integrating Claude and GPT for automatic bug report analysis, severity classification, and duplicate detection
- Implemented Linear and GitHub integrations for automated issue creation and AI-generated fix proposals
- Designed the widget SDK with TypeScript type definitions, customizable theming via CSS custom properties, and programmatic control API
ReportsDone — Business Reporting & Management System
- Built a reporting and management platform using Python, FastAPI, and PostgreSQL with data processing via Polars and Pandas
- Developed the frontend with React 19, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS
- Implemented scheduled report generation using APScheduler and Excel export capabilities with openpyxl and fastexcel
Senior Engineer @ Ikons / Enel (Fortune Global 100)
Mar 2025 - PresentTirana
Responsible for all Boomi integration processes and core platform engineering for Enel's energy management systems.
- Owned and maintained all Dell Boomi integration processes handling data flow between internal systems and external energy providers
- Built a spike/anomaly detection API using Python, FastAPI, NumPy, and SciPy to flag irregular energy consumption patterns in real-time meter readings
- Developed near real-time stream processing pipelines with AWS Kinesis, Lambda, and SNS for interval data ingestion and portfolio aggregation
- Built batch data export services for bulk registration and interval feeds to external regulatory systems using TypeScript and AWS Lambda
- Designed the data collection API layer using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, and Redis for high-throughput event ingestion
- Built centralized logging infrastructure forwarding CloudWatch logs to Splunk HEC via custom Lambda functions for cross-service observability
- Authored shared TypeScript libraries for structured logging and reference data serving across the platform's microservices
Senior Fullstack Engineer @ Division5
May 2024 - Jan 2025Tirana
- Worked as a part of the Rausgegangen.de team.
- Delivered and tested new features such as an admin panel, event management panel, etc. in the backend using Python and Django
- New UI features and improvements using React.js, HTMX and Django Templates
- Fixed long standing bugs
- Suggested and implemented improvements for better code readability and better project structuring.
Senior Backend Engineer @ Cordoor
Mar 2023 - May 2024Tirana
SignalXChange.app - Stock Exchange Platform
- Contributing to the development of SignalXChange, an advanced stock exchange and wallet management platform
- Designing and implementing robust backend infrastructure using TypeScript and Nest.js
- Integrating Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and processing
- Optimizing MongoDB queries for data speed and integrity
- Enhancing performance with Redis, improving user session management and autocomplete
- Implementing advanced features like Paper, Options and Futures trading
Backend Engineer @ Honest Solutions
Sep 2022 - Jun 2023Tirana
Enerlogico - Energy Trading Platform Development & Maintenance
- Spearheaded the development of a comprehensive energy trading platform using Python, Spark, and PostgreSQL
- Architected robust data pipelines with Databricks for processing and analyzing large data volumes
- Optimized data models and database queries, significantly improving platform performance and efficiency
- Managed and maintained production databases, ensuring high availability and reliability
Backend Engineer @ Ritech International AG
Feb 2022 - Sep 2022Tirana
Comfy (Siemens Subsidiary) - Building Control Applications
- Collaborated with a suite of 5 distinct microservices, leveraging technologies such as Python, Django, Twisted, AIOHTTP, AWS, Docker, Redis, and the OPC Protocol
- Engaged in intricate database tasks, employing both SQL (utilizing PostgreSQL) and NoSQL methodologies (with CassandraDB)
- Identified areas of improvement in the existing Django 1.1 codebase, enhancing its readability and systematically upgrading it to Django 3.3
Backend Engineer @ Motomtech
Apr 2020 - Feb 2022Tirana
Naxxa - Real Estate Platform
A platform designed to expedite the connection process among land developers, builders, and other related entities.
- Managed all interactions between the client and the development team.
- Developed a customizable web scraper using Python and Selenium to accumulate essential real estate data.
- Processed and cleaned millions of data points leveraging Python, pandas, and PostgreSQL.
- Constructed intricate queries to match users with professionals based on survey responses and frontend filters.
- Authored scripts to ensure consistent data between our database and Hubspot's CRM, enabling real-time updates.
Wedax - Universal Web and API Scraper
A versatile scraper capable of processing any website, equipped with regex customization, captcha bypass solutions, and more.
- Pitched the software concept by outlining its functionalities and monetization potential as a SaaS product.
- Operated in multiple capacities including Project Manager, Product Owner, and Backend Engineer while leading a team of three developers.
- Crafted a universal web scraping library using Puppeteer and integrated an anti-captcha tool for bypassing captchas.
- Collaborated in designing and implementing Apache Kafka to connect all microservices as the primary consumer/producer.
Workflow Management Tool
Enhanced workflow accessibility and control for employees through a dedicated tool developed using Python and the AIOHTTP framework.
- Contributed to the backend development of the tool by understanding requirements, writing code segments, and integrating various functionalities.
- Assisted in streamlining workflow processes, ensuring enhanced accessibility and control for employees.
Algo - Online Ad Profitability Predictor
A tool designed to predict the profitability of online advertisements, offering businesses actionable insights on ad campaign performance.
- Contributed to the development of the predictor by utilizing pandas for data processing and preparation.
- Assisted in creating classifiers using XGBoost, ADASYN, and OneVsRest to assess ad profitability.
- Developed a K-Means machine learning model to support predictive capabilities.
- Supported data visualization efforts using matplotlib and seaborn to effectively communicate insights.
- Assisted in designing and building a Flask-based API to deliver processed data and insights.
- Collaborated with the team to provide valuable insights on ad campaign profitability, gaining foundational experience in data science and machine learning.
// languages
- Albanian
- English
- Italian
- Spanish
- Japanese
- German
// hobbies
- Video Games
- Music
- Cinema
// contact_info

email: gent.bajko@gmail.com
dob: June 20, 1995
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"React", "Next.js", "HTMX", "Preact"
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"infra": ["AWS", "Azure", "Docker", "Kafka", "Dell Boomi"],
"data": ["Pandas", "Polars", "Spark", "Databricks"],
"databases": ["PostgreSQL", "MongoDB", "Redis", "DynamoDB"]
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