Seasoned Full-Stack Engineer
building and shipping real products.

Available for engineering positions, or building alongside founders solving real problems.

recent activity: founded CloudsForge

I don't just ship features. I ship products.

I recently built a desktop app that rents you a cloud GPU and configures everything in a couple of clicks - so you can run open-source AI video models at the provider's own rate.

CloudsForge - Studio

CloudsForge - Cloud GPU browser and live instance setup

CloudsForge - Job

Testimonials

What my colleagues say about working with me

These are testimonials from real, top-tier industry professionals that I had the enormous pleasure of working with. Started as coworkers, but became friends that forever shaped me as a professional and a person, for which I am forever grateful.

Thank you, where ever you might be today.

Seena Mojahedi

Director

May 2024 · Managed Darjan directly

“Simply put, Darjan is EXCELLENT. He shows up with poise and positive energy, is self-motivated, and gets stuff done.”

Warren Lebovics

Co-Founder · Pequity

March 2023 · Managed Darjan directly

“Darjan is a designer's dream frontend partner. Any team is lucky to have him.”

Ji Tae Kim

Product Designer · Uber

March 2023 · Worked with Darjan on the same team

“Darjan is an engineer who thinks like a designer. He can turn any design into a flawless and stunning feature that delights your end users.”

Jeff Auston

Engineering Lead

March 2023 · Managed Darjan directly

“Darjan worked with our team for more than 2 years. I would hire Darjan again - highly recommend him for any team looking for a strong engineer.”

Harsh Patel

Product Manager

April 2023 · Worked with Darjan on the same team

“Darjan is a PM's engineer. Right from backlog grooming to product launch he was a terrific partner, customer centric and delivered big time.”

Mohamed Anwer

Senior Software Engineer · Pequity

April 2023 · Worked with Darjan on the same team

“I was consistently impressed by his productivity and speed. His ability to solve complex problems in a timely manner is truly exceptional.”

Colby Dugger

Marketing Lead

May 2023 · Worked with Darjan on the same team

“The turnaround time and cross-functional collaboration were unmatched. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for a top-tier developer.”

Joseph Lee

Senior Full Stack Engineer · BetterComp

March 2023 · Worked with Darjan on the same team

“Darjan fearlessly took on difficult frontend assignments and skillfully translated detailed Figma designs into functioning code.”

Ioana Manoliu

Senior Software Engineer · ADP

March 2023 · Senior to Darjan

“If anyone is searching for the absolute frontend rockstar, I have to recommend Darjan! He makes frontends look pixel perfect in the most efficient manner.”

Giannis Koutsaftakis

Staff Frontend Engineer

March 2023 · Senior to Darjan

“He is an exceptional front-end developer with excellent proficiency in Python too. He has delivered high-quality projects that have exceeded our clients' expectations.”

Petar Ćevriz

Software Engineer

March 2023 · Worked with Darjan on the same team

“Darjan was instrumental in delivering complex frontend projects and his work exceeded expectations.”

Milos Glendza

Software Developer · ServalIT

March 2023 · Worked with Darjan on the same team

“He was the go-to guy when things needed to be perfect on the UI side, but had no fear when things needed to be done outside his expertise as well.”

Why work with me

A developer you can actually rely on

I'm Darjan, a freelance developer contractor building clean, fast, and maintainable web products. Here's what that means in practice.

Full-Stack, End to End
From pixel-perfect frontends to robust backends and databases. I handle the full stack so you never have to juggle multiple contractors.
6+ Years in the Trenches
Half a decade building production apps for startups and scale-ups. I've seen what breaks at scale, and how to avoid it from day one.
Ship Fast, Break Nothing
Speed without chaos. I move quickly and ship working software by keeping codebases clean, tested, and easy to iterate on. Your deadline is real, I treat it that way.
You'll Always Know Where Things Stand
No disappearing acts. Async-first updates, clear timelines, and honest feedback when something needs to change.
Built to Last, Not Just to Launch
I write code I'd be happy to maintain a year from now. Good architecture, sensible abstractions, and zero cowboy deployments.

PREVIOUS WORK

Client Work

- Selected projects I've designed and built for startups and teams

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Community Website & Shop – Barz Freak

From concept to launch, I spearheaded the end-to-end development of Barz Freak as a responsive, mobile-first website optimized for cross-browser compatibility and high-performance loading times.

Pequity – B2B SaaS Application

At Pequity, a San Francisco-based equity management SaaS, I served as UI/UX Developer delivering polished, high-converting interfaces while extending functionality with third-party tools.

Marketing Portal for Browser Game Alliance

Designed and developed a personalized portal for browser-game alliances - where players could be invited, track rankings, and manage their alliance profile.

Kandor Solutions – Website, UI/UX & Kinnect Platform

Led UI/UX design and React frontend for Kandor’s site and Kinnect headcount SaaS (Workday-integrated). Built modern interfaces, predictive dashboards, complex request forms, reusable components - plus LinkedIn visuals, campaign assets, and marketing designs to drive product awareness and trial adoption.