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find the real cause behind recurring technical problems
Software architect and technical consultant
Clear engineering for systems that are slow, fragile, or hard to change.
I help companies diagnose weak technical foundations, choose the right next move, and improve the systems their business depends on.
Common signals
Slow or unstable systems that block delivery
Integrations with unclear ownership and repeated failures
Data that exists but does not guide decisions
Technical choices that create more work than progress
The fix is rarely “more code”. It is usually better structure, clearer ownership, and fewer accidental dependencies.
Goran Štimac
Software architect and technical consultant
How I help
Clearer systems. Better technical decisions. Less wasted effort.
I work as an external architect and technical consultant when the system is hard to trust, change, or scale.
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simplify architecture before adding more tools
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connect systems, data, and automation around how the business works
The goal is not more activity. The goal is a system the team can understand, operate, and improve.
What I Do
Focused consulting for the systems behind the business.
The strongest fit is architecture, integrations, automation, data and AI workflows, and ongoing technical direction.
Architecture & System Audits
Find bottlenecks, risks, and the next best fixes for complex systems.
- Identify bottlenecks, risks, and clear next steps
- Review performance, reliability, and maintainability
- Turn findings into priorities teams can execute
Integrations & Automation
Reliable integrations and automation that reduce manual work and keep data moving.
- Connect systems and remove manual work
- Clarify contracts, ownership, and error handling
- Keep data moving across products and operational systems
Data & AI Workflows
Data and AI workflows that turn information into useful action.
- Turn scattered data into useful, actionable insights
- Connect assistants to documents, tools, and workflows
- Build AI systems teams can evaluate and maintain
Other ways I can help
If the problem spans multiple systems, use the full index to decide where a first engagement should start.
What you get
Practical outcomes backed by senior engineering judgment.
You get clearer direction, fewer fragile edges, and help from someone used to complex environments.
Results
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A clearer technical direction
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Fewer fragile integrations and operational surprises
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Less complexity for the team to carry
Why me
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20+ years of hands-on engineering experience
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Experience with complex systems in large-scale environments
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Practical, vendor-neutral judgment before implementation
Process
Three steps. Clear scope. No unnecessary rewrite.
Understand the problem, choose the right move, and act on a plan the team can use.
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Review the setup
We look at what is happening, what is breaking, and where the business feels the cost.
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Define the right direction
I recommend the simplest workable path, the changes to avoid, and where effort is best spent.
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Move with a clear plan
You get a practical next step that reduces risk and keeps the work aligned with business goals.
Blog
Recent posts
A few posts worth a look.
Infrastructure & DevOps
Cilium Sidecarless Service Mesh: eBPF-Powered Networking in 2026
Cilium rewrites the service mesh rulebook by running the data plane in the Linux kernel with eBPF — no sidecar proxies per pod, lower latency, and simpler operations. How it works, where it falls short, and how it compares to Istio in 2026.
Updates & Announcements
Production Incident-Response Playbooks: What Every Team Should Cover
CISA, NIST, Google SRE, AWS, Microsoft, and PagerDuty all converge on the same lightweight incident-response playbook structure. Here is what every production team needs to include — and where to start.
Updates & Announcements
Astro Beyond Static Sites: Server Islands and Hybrid Rendering
Astro's server islands let content sites add dynamic components to otherwise static pages without abandoning CDN caching. What they are, when they make sense, and what an adapter changes.
Updates & Announcements
CI/CD Pipelines: From GitHub Actions to Self-Hosted Runners
GitHub Actions in 2026 sees hosted runner prices cut 39%, parallel steps GA, the new Runner Scale Set Client for custom autoscaling, and stronger security controls — making the hosted versus self-hosted runner decision more nuanced than ever.
Security & Privacy
Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration: A Practical Guide
A practical guide to migrating from classical to post-quantum cryptography: NIST-standardized algorithms, hybrid TLS key exchange deployment, OpenSSL/oqs-provider configuration, the White House 2030 deadline, and a phased migration strategy rooted in crypto-agility.
Updates & Announcements
Singapore Tightens Critical Infrastructure Security with Updated CCoP 2026 and New Cloud Code
Singapore CSA updates the Cybersecurity Code of Practice for CII operators with three proactive defense pillars, executive accountability mandates, Cyber Trust Mark Level 5, and a new CCoP for Cloud Services — with AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure Companion Guides.
Free discovery call
Book a free 30-minute discovery call and get a clear direction for your system.
I can help you review the current setup, decide what to fix first, and create a practical path forward.