• 🎓 Third-year Applied Software Engineering student at the Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad (GPA: 9.95/10)
• 💻 Focused on backend engineering, distributed systems, and full-stack web applications
• ⚙️ Strong foundation in C, C++, C#, TypeScript, and software architecture principles
• 🌐 Building modern applications with React, TypeScript, Node.js, and ASP.NET Core
• 🏗️ Interested in scalable systems, game backend architecture, and system design
• 🤝 Experience working in Agile (Scrum) teams using Git, GitHub, and Jira

Languages:
C, C++, C#, TypeScript, JavaScript

Game Development:
Unity (C#), ScriptableObject architecture, UI systems

Backend & Systems: ASP.NET Core (.NET 8), Node.js, Express, REST APIs, Authentication & Authorization, Distributed Systems

Frontend:
React, Next.js, Vite, HTML, CSS

Databases:
SQL Server
MySQL

Tools & Workflow:
Git, GitHub, Jira, Agile (Scrum)

Full-stack turn-based RPG with server-authoritative combat, event-driven battle reconciliation, and run-based progression built in Unity + ASP.NET Core.

A fully playable prototype where the backend controls combat resolution and the client reconstructs battles through event replay.

Tech Stack:

• Unity (C#)
• ASP.NET Core (.NET 8)
• REST API architecture
• ScriptableObject-based asset system

Key Features:

• ⚔️ Server-authoritative turn-based combat system
• 🧠 Event-driven battle reconstruction (damage, heal, status effects)
• 🗺️ 5-node encounter map with replayable fights
• 🧙 Move learning + loadout management system
• 📈 XP-based leveling system with stat scaling
• 💾 Save & load system (single-slot persistence)
• 🧩 Modular architecture (GameManager, BattleManager, ApiClient)

🎥 Full Gameplay Demo:
https://youtu.be/XRCgYCd0nDU

Full-stack esports management platform built by a team of four students. Supports tournament organization, team management, automated bracket generation, match lifecycle management, role-based administration, and distributed deployment.

Tech Stack:

• React
• TypeScript
• Node.js
• Express
• MySQL
• Docker

Key Features:

• 🎮 Team and tournament management
• 🏁 Automated bracket generation engine
• ⚔️ Match scheduling and progression tracking
• 👥 Lineup and player performance management
• 🔐 JWT authentication & role-based authorization
• 📋 Audit logging and admin dashboard
• ⚖️ Custom load balancer with health monitoring
• ☁️ Distributed deployment across Render and Railway

Engineering Highlights:

• Dependency Injection
• Repository Pattern
• Result Pattern
• SOLID principles
• N+1 query optimization
• Weighted Round Robin load balancing

Full-stack application for detecting non-technical losses (NTL), analyzing electricity consumption, and monitoring grid outages.

Tech Stack:

• Frontend: Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind, Leaflet
• Backend: ASP.NET Core Web API, Dapper
• Database: SQL Server (large-scale dataset)

Key Features:

• 📊 NTL analytics dashboard with top offender detection
• ⚡ Feeder anomaly scoring and classification
• 🗺️ Interactive power grid visualization (map-based)
• 🚨 Real-time & historical outage tracking
• 🔎 Data-driven insights over large datasets

👉 Built during a competitive hackathon environment (team-based, time-constrained)

Team-based project built with C# and .NET.

• Role-based authentication system
• XML-based data storage (NoSQL)
• Layered architecture (Clean Code & SOLID)
• Developed using Agile (Scrum)

• Improving my Turn-Based RPG project
• Learning distributed system design patterns
• Exploring scalable backend architectures
• Preparing for software engineering internships

• 📧 Email: [email protected]
• 💼 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/novakovic-david
• 💻 GitHub: https://github.com/nole78