Hi, I'm Stefanija Duracoska

Backend Developer at Hubby eSIM with 3+ years of experience building APIs and services in PHP/Laravel and Node.js/TypeScript.

Focused on partner integrations and reliable backend systems across banking, hospitality, telecom and travel.

Based in Macedonia

Tech Stack

Skills & tools

A quick look at the technologies I work with most.

Languages

TypeScriptJavaScriptPythonPHPSQL

Experience

Work Experience

Backend Developer

Hubby eSIMMay 2026 - Present

Remote

  • Rebuilding the backend of Hubby’s live eSIM product, moving it from Node.js/TypeScript on Firebase to PHP/Laravel and PostgreSQL.
  • Build partner REST APIs (OpenAPI), booking flows and webhooks for travel brands such as Super.com, DERTOUR, Migros Ferien and SAS EuroBonus, compatible with the legacy API.
  • Built Stripe payments (top-ups, refunds, per-country VAT), queued background jobs and CRM and analytics events.
  • Lead partner go-lives: analysing their setup, migrating their data and API keys and running the cutover.
  • Join partner meetings as the backend contact and turn partner and product requirements into shipped features.
  • Ran a multi-tenancy security audit and found an access-control flaw in the legacy Firestore rules.
  • Own production incidents from root cause to hotfix and data recovery, with tested code (Pest, PHPStan).

Software Engineer

BanzaeSep 2023 - May 2026

Skopje, North Macedonia

  • Designed and built backend APIs in Node.js/TypeScript with NestJS and LoopBack 4 on PostgreSQL (TypeORM).
  • Built full-stack features with React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS and Material UI across multiple production systems.
  • Part of a dedicated team working with a Polish technology company on enterprise contact-center software.

Projects

Things I've worked on

A curated selection of products and systems I've contributed to across backend, full-stack and platform-focused work.

Speech Analytics Platform

Data visualizations of speech transcription and analytics data for one of the largest banks in Poland.

ReactTypeScript
TanStack QueryTailwind CSSMaterial UIStorybookREST APIsJWT AuthenticationZod

Contact Center System

Platform configuration features for an enterprise contact-center system used across Europe.

ReactNext.js
TypeScripttRPC ClientTailwind CSSMaterial UITanStack QueryStorybookREST APIsJWT AuthenticationZod

Hotel IPTV Platform

Node.js backend services and APIs for an IPTV platform used on smart TVs in hotels across Europe.

ReactNestJS
PostgreSQLTypeScriptTailwind CSSNode.jsTypeORMREST APIsJWT AuthenticationZod

Fitness Coaching SaaS

Backend features for a SaaS platform where coaches manage clients, training and nutrition plans.

ReactNestJS
PostgreSQLTypeScriptMaterial UINode.jsTypeORMREST APIsJWT AuthenticationZod

Organic Food Marketplace

Backend services and APIs for an online marketplace where local farmers and vendors list and sell food products, covering listings, ordering and user accounts.

ReactLoopBack 4
PostgreSQLTypeScriptTailwind CSSNode.jsTypeORMREST APIsJWT AuthenticationZod

Education

Education & Research

Bachelor of Computer Science and Engineering

Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University

Skopje, North Macedonia

  • Thesis: "Techniques for Implementing Quantitative EEG and Detection of Emotional States", published as "Techniques for EEG-Based Detection of ADHD Using Deep Learning".
  • Built a Python pipeline for EEG preprocessing (band-pass filtering, windowing, normalization) and classification.
  • Compared a CNN (EEGNet) with a fine-tuned transformer (NeuroGPT) using leave-one-subject-out validation.

Contact

Let's work together

If you're hiring, building something interesting, or just want to talk about tech, I'd love to hear from you.

Currently open to full-time opportunities.