Matija Munjaković's Resume

Matija Munjaković

mah-tee-yah moon-yah-ko-vitch

🇪🇺  Zagreb (UTC+01:00)

About

Senior software engineer with 10+ years of experience building and scaling production systems, primarily in fintech, payments, and regulated environments. Strong background in backend architecture, APIs, data modeling, and cloud-native systems, with hands-on leadership experience across startups and scale-ups. Senior Engineer at DTR, where I'm building next-gen payment rails. Partner at Kodius. Building Apidex.dev.

Skills

  • TypeScript
  • Ruby
  • SQL
  • Node.js
  • React
  • API design
  • DevOps
  • Event-driven systems
  • Microservices & modular monoliths
  • Software Architecture
  • Technical Leadership
  • Team Management

Recent Work Experience

DTR

2024Present

Senior Software Engineer

Contributed to backend systems handling $100M+ in transaction volume, supporting high-throughput, compliance-sensitive payment flows. Designed and implemented business-critical compliance logic, ensuring regulatory requirements were enforced at the API and data layer. Built and maintained integrations with multiple third-party providers, focusing on reliability, idempotency, and failure handling. Worked primarily with TypeScript, SQL, and AWS (serverless stack) to deliver scalable, low-latency services. Regularly collaborated with product, compliance, and external partners to ship features safely in a regulated environment. Improved robustness and extensibility of core payment APIs while operating at meaningful financial scale.

Kodius

20192024

CTO

Acted as hands-on CTO, balancing architecture, development, and people leadership responsibilities.Led and mentored teams of engineers across multiple concurrent projects, including hiring, onboarding, and performance guidance. Designed and owned system architectures for client products, spanning full-stack web applications and backend platforms. Established internal development standards, delivery processes, and technical decision-making frameworks. Served as the primary technical stakeholder for clients across the US, UK, Germany, Australia, and other regions, translating business needs into technical solutions. Enabled consistent delivery of complex client systems while scaling engineering teams and technical scope.

MoneyLion

20202024

Team Lead

Led a team of engineers delivering features across multiple backend and frontend services. Maintained hands-on involvement in design and implementation using TypeScript, PostgreSQL, and React. Supported systems built with a polyglot stack including Python, Ruby, Java, and identity tooling such as Keycloak. Partnered closely with product and non-technical stakeholders to deliver against shifting priorities while maintaining technical quality.Mentored engineers, reviewed designs and code, and helped guide technical decisions across services. Supported rapid product iteration while maintaining system stability in a production fintech environment.

Smart Pension

20192020

Senior Software Engineer

Built and maintained data pipelines and backend systems critical for expansion into new geographic markets. Collaborated directly with product and business stakeholders to translate regulatory requirements into system behavior. Worked in a TDD-first environment on a large Rails-based codebase with frequent production releases. Used Ruby on Rails and TypeScript to extend a monolithic platform safely and incrementally. Enabled platform readiness for international expansion while maintaining reliability under regulatory constraints.

Welltok

20182019

Senior Software Engineer

Architected and executed large-scale data migrations across evolving system boundaries. Designed event-driven communication pipelines supporting microservices-based workflows. Assisted with roadmap planning and unblocking technical risks across teams. Worked primarily with Ruby and TypeScript, with exposure to Kubernetes and Go. Improved system scalability and data reliability during periods of architectural transition.

Kodius

20162019

Software Engineer

Built and shipped end-to-end web applications, often acting as technical lead on projects. Served as the primary technical point of contact for clients, translating requirements into deliverable systems. Developed using Ruby on Rails, TypeScript, SQL, and React.Mentored junior engineers and supported team members through code reviews and design discussions. Delivered multiple production systems while growing into senior-level technical and leadership responsibilities.