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Darko Bozhinovski

Developer Experience Engineer


About

I am a developer who loves being a part of the web platform and frameworks ecosystem(s). I've been a part of the industry for over 15 years, working on all sides of the stack, in various domains. My work in open source and community building has been a significant part of my career, landing me into the Developer Relations/Developer Experience corner of software and product development.

Work Experience

Some of the companies I've worked at and roles I've held

SuperTokens

2024 - current

undefined Developer Experience Engineer

As one of the first hires in the Developer Relations department at SuperTokens, I had a key role in definining and executing SuperTokens' strategy related to presence and awareness, developer experience,  and public-facing projects and developer tools. 

undefined Work highlights at SuperTokens

  • undefined`create-supertokens-app` rewrite
    undefinednode
    undefinedpython
    undefinedgo
    undefinedreact
    undefinedsolid
    undefinedvue
    undefinednext
    undefinednuxt
    undefinedsvelte
    undefinedangular
    undefinedai
    undefinedtypescript
  • undefinedSuperTokens extensions developer experience study
    undefineddeveloper experience
    undefinedcommunity
  • undefinedLaunch Weeks at SuperTokens
    undefineddeveloper experience
    undefineddeveloper relations

Deved

2022 - current

undefined Co-founder

Seeing the need for high-quality developer content, community and education, I co-founded Deved, an educational organization focused on improving the overall quality of the local IT scene. 

Since it's inception, we've started a conference, ran workshops and meetups and we've helped local companies and professionals significantly improve their visibility and impact.

undefined Work highlights at Deved

  • undefinedWhatTheStack Conference
    undefinedcommunity
    undefineddeveloper relations
    undefinedpublic speaking
  • undefinedBeerJS Skopje
    undefineddeveloper relations
    undefinedcommunity
    undefinedpublic speaking

Panther

2020 - 2022

undefined Lead Frontend Developer

Panther was an employee-of-record platform that aimed to simplify the remote employment process as much as possible. 

I led the front-end team there while helping build a react-based design system, being involved in building the user-facing side of the platform and building a custom document renderer for various legal papers.

undefined Work highlights at Panther

  • undefinedThe Panther design system
    undefinedtypescript
    undefinedreact
  • undefinedA universal document renderer
    undefinedtypescript
    undefinedreact

Virtask

2015 - 2023

undefined Lead Developer

At Virtask, I helped create a virtual assistant (named Anne) aimed at helping the elderly in their day to day lives. This project was the starting point for a several spin-offs for various purposes - from hospitality to aiding specific groups of people (e.g. people in the early stages of Alzheimer's). 

I had a hand in all of the technical aspects of the development of Anne - speech recognition, speech synthesis, NLU/NLP, intent classification, UI development and infrastructure.

undefined Work highlights at Virtask

  • undefinedAnne4Care
    undefinedreact
    undefinednode
    undefinedtypescript
  • undefinedIntent classification engine
    undefinedai
    undefinedpython
    undefinednode
    undefinedtypescript

For more information on my previous work history, please visit my LinkedIn profile.


Talks and Workshops

A selection of talks and workshops I've given

undefinedBuild you a metaframework in 30 minutes or less
undefinedtypescript
undefinedreact
undefinedThe 70% Solution: Why Your AI Assistant Lies (and How to Work With It Anyway)
undefinedai
undefinedtypescript
undefinedgo
undefinedpython
undefinedBuild the 'Stack' in WhatTheStack
undefinedsolid
undefinednode
undefinedtypescript
undefinedFuture proof your UI: Building with web components
undefinedtypescript
undefinedsolid
undefineddeveloper experience
undefinedDevEx for the rest of us: Building Bridges in DevRel and DevEx for Everyone
undefineddeveloper relations
undefineddeveloper experience
undefinedcommunity
undefinedSolid.js - The React we never had
undefinedsolid
undefinedTeaching the browser how to chat: building an offline capable chatbot in the browser
undefinedai
undefinedreact
undefinedtypescript

Writing

Samples of my writing, technical and otherwise

"BuT, aUtH iS HaRd"

undefinednode
undefinedtypescript

One of my favorite pieces to date - it challenges the assumption that auth is this magically impossible thing to build and maintain. Written while I was working at SuperTokens, but the idea for the article was spawned from personal frustration over the "auth is hard" narrative.

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Solving Auth for Everyone: The SuperTokens CLI Overhaul

undefinedtypescript
undefinednode
undefinedreact
undefinedgo
undefinedpython
undefineddeveloper experience

This piece is about my work on the `create-supertokens-app` CLI overhaul, one of my more ambitious technical projects to date. It goes into each technical decision and how we approached and solved all of the presented challenges.

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SuperTokens Launch Week: Recap

undefineddeveloper relations
undefineddeveloper experience

This is a recap piece of the first launch week we ever did at SuperTokens.

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From Promises to Async/Await: Navigating the Evolution of Asynchronicity in JavaScript

undefinedtypescript
undefinednode

From callbacks to async/await - a journey through the evolution of asynchronicity in JavaScript. Deeply technical, while trying to maintain a timeline, so that it feels like a story.

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Build you a related post classifier for Astro

undefinedtypescript
undefinedai

A step-by-step guide on how to build a related post classifier for Astro using `natural` and the content collection API. And a package to make it easier. It's a deeply technical piece, but tries to keep things digestible.

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Building a personal assistant PWA: Part 1

undefinedtypescript
undefinedai

This is an article I wrote for gun.io a while ago, on offline-capable PWAs with a twist - a personal assistant wannabe chatbot. It's a three-part tutorial showcasing how one might go about building an offline-capable PWA with an AI twist.

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