Nick Lukic

Web Developer

Nikola Nick Lukic

Hello 🌍👋

I'm a Full Stack Web Developer specializing in beautiful, compliant, and performance-optimized websites and web applications.

I specialize in React, Next.js, Vue.js, and Laravel, with additional expertise in EVM and UTXO based blockchain systems.

I've lead development teams, delivered high-performance web applications, and mentored junior developers.

I've lecutured a web development university course at the SAE Institute.

Currently serving as a co-organizer for BelgradeJS events.

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Portfolio and Experience

prijatna kafica website screenshot

Coffee Shop Blog | Prijatna Kafica

  • Developed a fully responsive frontend along with admin panel for writing new blog posts and image management. Designed relational database for administrator and content management.
  • Stack: Node.js, TypeScript, Tailwind, Express.js, EJS, Prisma ORM, PostgreSQL, Redis
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SS Auto Tech

  • Designed and implemented a custom backend content management system to support product information editing using Laravel 11 and Tailwind.
  • Designed the database schema using MySQL.
  • Managed the deployment process, from server provisioning, database setup and CI/CD pipeline implementation.
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University Lecturer - SAE Institute

  • Taught a face-to-face Web Development course, teaching HTML, CSS, SASS (SCSS), JavaScript, React, React Native, AJAX, jQuery, PHP, MySQL, Relational database design, command line usage, and Git.
  • Responsible for 2 classes of 6 students over the course of 3 trimesters.
  • Created teaching materials, assignments, and final project guidelines, and provided consultations.
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Apex Fusion

  • Developed frontend interfaces and designed backend systems using React, Next.js, Vue.js, Tailwind, Material-UI, Laravel, and MySQL.
  • Led and mentored a team of 5 for the development of our front-facing website.
  • Consulted stakeholders to define functional requirements, managing the development lifecycle from idea to deployment.
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Rise Academy

  • Developed a website for video course delivery and football academy promotion using the Teachable platform, implementing code modifications using JavaScript.
  • Provided technical consulting, analyzing requirements and recommending optimal solutions for their specific use case.
  • Configured DNS settings and managed domain migration for the production deployment.
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Front-End Developer - Juneo Supernet

  • Developed frontend interfaces and designed backend systems using React, Next.js, Vue.js, Tailwind, Material-UI, Laravel, and MySQL.
  • Led and mentored a team of 5 for the development of our front-facing website.
  • Consulted stakeholders to define functional requirements, managing the development lifecycle from idea to deployment.
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TheFuse News - Freelance

  • Developed UI elements and custom APIs to implement an endless newsfeed scroll feature using Vue.js, Laravel and Tailwind.
  • Performed database query optimizations which led to a 5x page load time improvement for individual news pages.
  • Implemented caching strategies for quicker API request delivery to third-party services.
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Solidity Smart Contract Developer - MVP Workshop

  • Developed, tested, and deployed multiple smart contracts on the Polygon blockchain written in Solidity.
  • Collaborated with R&D to develop a proof-of-concept Solidity Smart Contract for new blockchain initiatives, presenting the project to stakeholders.
  • Implemented a transactional email system using the MailChimp API and NestJS.
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Full-Stack Developer - Quantox Technology

  • Designed and implemented the backend system for an internal employee management web application using Node.js (Express.js) and MySQL. Collaborated with the frontend team through daily meetings.
  • Liaised with mentors and team members to develop various web applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript during my initial 3-month internship.
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Organizer of JavaScript meetups

I organize regular JavaScript meetups as a part of BelgradeJS - an organization which contributes the JavaScript ecosystem by hosting networking events with guest speakers.

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myself (standing on the right) at a meetup with my teammates.
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myself (standing in the middle) at a meetup with my teammates.

Blog Posts

CSS outline property for web accessibility

Importance of the CSS Outline Property for Web Accessibility

Learn why the CSS outline property is crucial for web accessibility and why you should never set it to outline: none.

closures

Understanding Closures in JavaScript

What exactly is it, and why is it such a powerful concept?

man at computer avoiding memoization pitfalls

Memoization in JavaScript - When Optimization Goes Wrong

Memoization is often used to improve performance, but in some cases it can actually slow down your code.

Deep vs. Shallow Copy in JavaScript

Deep vs. Shallow Copy in JavaScript - How to Avoid Common Pitfalls

Making copies of data isn't always as simple as it seems. JavaScript has two types of copies: shallow and deep.

Deep vs. Shallow Copy in JavaScript

Fish Pie Recipe - A Delicious and Easy-to-Follow Recipe

A classic British dish that combines flaky pastry with a rich, creamy fish filling. An easy-to-follow recipe for a delicious meal.

Testimonials

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Simon Stojsavljevic

Director of SSAutoTech

Nick did a fantastic job on my website.
I had an existing website that could not be edited by anyone other than the original development team. I wanted more overal control of it and wanted the ability to be able to amend things, such as prices, detail updates, content etc,
Nick enhanced our website greatly, allowing us full control of our website content, whilst keeping the overall structure virtually unchanged from the original concept. I am very grateful for Nick's help and support here!

Highly recommend his services.

Simon

Jovana Ivanovic

Founder of Rise Academy

Working with Nikola was an excellent experience from start to finish. We needed guidance on how to offer and sell an online football technique course in South Korea, as well as a website for this purpose (including coding and UX/UI design).

We are very satisfied with the final product. Nikola provided us with valuable insights and implemented solutions that perfectly met our needs. He was always on time with deliverables and consistently went above and beyond to offer support and guidance throughout every phase. The final website is exactly what we envisioned. We wouldn't have achieved our goals without his expertise.

Highly recommend.

Simon

Sara Lukovic

IT mentorship Mentee

His mentorship program helped me make my first website. The IT mentorship was truly a wonderful experience, and he shared a wealth of knowledge with me. Before working with Nikola, I hadn't been involved in IT and didn't even know the basics about computers. As a mentor, he's very motivating and explains complex concepts well, which meant a lot to me. I learned how to create websites and design them under his mentorship.

All praise for Nikola

- Sara, IT Mentorship participant

Contact

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