Systems engineer and developer who builds from the ground up. Operating systems, custom processors, database engines and secure software — written by someone who thinks in memory layouts and threat models, not just frameworks.
From bare metal to production infrastructure. I ship systems software, custom hardware, databases and secure backends — starting from the metal, not the framework.
Operating systems, kernel modules, custom allocators, drivers and embedded firmware. Code that runs where there is no framework to catch you — written in C, C++ and Rust, profiled to the cycle.
Security audits, authorized penetration testing, threat modeling and hardening. We review your code the way an attacker reads it — then close the gaps before anyone else finds them.
Backend platforms, distributed systems and APIs engineered for failure modes, not demo day. Typed end-to-end, observable by default, load-tested before launch — with the web and mobile frontends to match.
PLC programming for manufacturing and process control. Precise ladder logic, structured text and real-time I/O handling that keeps machinery running without fault — built to last decades, not sprints.
"Anyone can ship features. I engineer the layer everything else stands on."
Drop me a message. I'll get back with my thoughts within 48 hours — whether we end up working together or not.
Five disciplined phases. No surprises, no scope creep. I work with the focus of someone who cares about every layer — from first commit to production.
A focused selection. Each project started with a technical problem worth solving and a team worth partnering with.
A custom terminal-only operating system written entirely in C. Boots on bare metal, features a hand-rolled shell, custom memory allocator, and a minimal filesystem driver.
A fully functional processor designed and implemented in Verilog from scratch. Features a custom 32-bit ISA, ALU, register file, control unit and memory interface — synthesizable on real FPGA hardware.
A custom database management system built from scratch in C. Features its own query language, a hand-rolled parser, query planner, executor, and a B-tree indexed storage engine.
A series of sleek personal portfolio and self-promotion websites for students and early-stage founders — built to load fast, rank on Google, and make a strong first impression.
I'm a systems engineer and developer who builds from the ground up. I work with the discipline of someone who cares deeply about every layer of the stack — from kernel to interface, from circuit to application.
I think in memory layouts, syscalls and threat models. Most developers start at the framework and work up. I start at the metal and work out — which means my software behaves the same under load, under attack and under audit.
I believe the best code you can write is code you fully understand: built intentionally, tested rigorously, and owned completely.
We take the time to understand the problem correctly before writing a single line. Discovery isn't overhead — it's the investment that prevents rewrites.
Every project is owned by me from kickoff to handoff. No hand-offs to unknowns. The person you talk to is the person who writes the code.
Weekly recorded demos, shared workspaces and async updates. You always know exactly what we're building and why — before it ships.
We care about your uptime, your latency, your security posture. Technical excellence without business impact is just craftsmanship. We combine both.
We let the work speak first and the words confirm it.
"I needed a personal site to land my first internship and had no idea where to start. Vuk built me something that honestly looks better than half the senior devs I've seen online. Got three interview callbacks within a week of going live."
"I came to Vuk with a rough Figma and a tight deadline — end of semester. He delivered a polished, fast personal site that actually represents my work the way I wanted. My professors asked who built it. Recommend without hesitation."
"As a first-time founder I needed a landing page that could attract early users and investors — fast. Vuk understood the product vision immediately. The site went live in under two weeks and it's been the first thing I show in every pitch deck."
I'm selective about what I take on — preferring projects that are technically interesting and worth building right. If that sounds like yours, drop me a message. I'll respond with my thoughts within 48 hours.