Davorin Špičko

Software engineer · Java & Adobe Experience Manager

I’m a software engineer with experience in Java and Adobe Experience Manager. I’ve worked on web components, API integrations and delivery pipelines, alongside leading development teams and reviewing code.

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Experience

Lead Software Engineer

January 2025–present

IBM iX DACH

June 2017–December 2024

At IBM iX DACH, I developed AEM components and API integrations, configured delivery pipelines and reviewed code. I also held team and department leadership roles and supported colleagues in the Content & Workflows practice.

My work also included setting up development environments, writing technical requirements and reviewing pull requests. Alongside hands-on development, I took on responsibility for leading development teams. These roles brought together my work on web components, integrations and delivery with supporting other developers and reviewing their code.

Java Web DeveloperJune 2017–August 2020
Lead Java Web DeveloperAugust 2020–December 2024
Head of Digital PlatformsMay 2021–December 2023
Expert Lead Content & Workflows PracticeJanuary–December 2024

As a developer on agency teams, I contributed to client projects including:

Content platform development. I worked on an AEM as a Cloud Service platform, integrating external content and authentication services and building internal content-management tools.

Component development and migration. I developed AEM component backends and API integrations, and contributed to migrating components to a newer AEM version and interface.

Game developer

KupiKey d.o.o. / Just1337 Studio

June 2015–May 2017

Earlier in my career, I developed games for Steam using Unity and C#, including character movement and state-machine behaviour.

Java · Adobe Experience Manager · API integrations · CI/CD · team leadership

Certifications

My Adobe credentials cover AEM architecture, component development, operations, cloud migration and business practice. My AWS credentials cover DevOps, solution architecture, development and cloud fundamentals. They complement the practical engineering and team leadership experience described above.

Adobe

Adobe Certified Master – Adobe Experience Manager Sites Architect
Adobe Certified Expert – Adobe Experience Manager Sites Developer
Adobe Certified Expert – Adobe Experience Manager Dev/Ops Engineer
Adobe Certified Expert – Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service Migration
Adobe Professional – Adobe Experience Manager Sites Business Practitioner

AWS

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
AWS Certified Developer – Associate
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Education

Master of Informatics

Faculty of Organization and Informatics,
University of Zagreb

2021

Bachelor of Informatics

Faculty of Organization and Informatics,
University of Zagreb

2014

Additional education

I completed the “Stručnjak/inja za umjetnu inteligenciju” (AI specialist) programme at AI Center Lipik. The programme covers Python, data science, machine learning, deep learning, computer vision and natural language processing. This additional education builds on my university studies in informatics and my professional background in software development.

April 2026 · 30 ECTS

Contact

You can contact me on LinkedIn to discuss my engineering experience.