HarunKestendžić
I build backend systems and web applications. Lately that means AI.
- Now
- Backend AI Engineering intern at FlyRank
- Studying
- Computer Science at SSST, graduating 2028
- Looking for
- A junior or intern role in backend, AI or software
- Based in
- Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Experience
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Oct 2026 to nowAI Internship, Backend AI Engineering track at FlyRank
- A remote, self-paced internship programme that I do part-time alongside my studies.
- Learning to build RAG systems, AI agents and APIs with the Claude API and MCP, with expert feedback and a capstone project.
2025Web Developer at Orior Media
- Orior Media (oriormedia.com) is a digital agency in Chandler, Arizona. I worked in a team of two on projects for its client JR Services, a logistics outsourcing company with offices in Sarajevo, Phoenix and Dubai.
- Built their WordPress website, including the careers and job location pages (joyrideservices.com).
- Built parts of an applicant tracking system for truck-driver recruitment: the React and TypeScript frontend with Tailwind, and the Node.js and Express API on PostgreSQL. The system was planned to pull leads from Facebook Lead Ads into a Kanban pipeline; it was partly built.
Nov 2024 to Aug 2025Junior Game Developer at Alchemy Studio
- Built the full interface of an in-game computer for a simulation game: a mock Linux-style operating system with windows and apps.
- Implemented a shop for computer parts, a PC crafting system, time management for in-game PCs and an item placement system.
- Worked in an AI-assisted workflow, about half of the code written with Claude, reviewed and integrated by me.
- Received a written recommendation from the studio's founder and CEO.
He stood out the most by far from all the previous applicants we had.
Jasmin Skamo, Founder and CEO, Alchemy Studio · Read the letter (PDF)
Oct 2023 to May 2025Graphic Designer at Aktuelno Design
- Designed visuals for social media stories and posts, and added and updated products on client WordPress websites.
2022 to 2026Other work and volunteering
- Driver at Vozzy (2026), bartender at L'Incontro (2023), volunteer at Sarajevo Film Festival and Omladinski Film Festival (2022).
Smaller projects
Coursework, learning projects and early work. Open one for screenshots and details.
WebForkifyA recipe search app that talks to an online recipe API.JavaScriptSassParcel
WebMaptyA workout log on a map: click the map, add a run or a cycling ride, and it stays saved.JavaScriptLeaflet
WebBankistA landing page for a made-up bank, built to practise DOM events and browser APIs.JavaScriptHTMLCSS
WebPig gameA two-player dice game: roll to build up points, hold to bank them.JavaScriptHTMLCSS
WebGuess my numberA small game where you guess a secret number between 1 and 20.JavaScriptHTMLCSS
DesktopCar ReviewA JavaFX desktop app for keeping a list of cars, with its own login and registration.JavaJavaFXMySQL (JDBC)
DesktopTourist Management SystemA Qt desktop app for registering tourists and travel packages.C++QtSQLiteCMake
Other softwareWorkshop registrationsA console program that loads workshops, participants and registrations from text files and reports average scores.Javastreamsthreads
Other softwarePlayer score analysisA console program that reads players, teams and scores from CSV files and answers questions about them with streams.Javastreamsthreads
Other softwareShop reportsA console program that reads a shop's customers, items and purchases from CSV files and writes five reports.Java
NetworkingNetwork design (Project 7)A small office network designed and tested in Cisco Packet Tracer: three routers, several switches, VLANs, and DNS, DHCP and FTP servers.Cisco Packet Tracer
WebGym Extreme websiteA seven-page website for a gym called Gym Extreme, written in Bosnian.HTMLCSS
WebRamo website mockupA mockup of a promo site for Ramo, made while the game was still upcoming.HTMLCSS
GamesHangmanA hangman game with a Bosnian interface, played by clicking letters on the screen.PythonpygameEducation
- SSSTBSc Computer Science, minor in Electrical Engineering, 2024 to 2028 (expected). GPA 8.58 out of 10.
- CoursesTop grades in Programming and Calculus (10), then OOP, databases, web, and data structures and algorithms (9).
Recognition
- 1st place, game programmingFIT Coding Challenge v.19, June 2026
- TOEFL iBT 100/120English language test, April 2024
- ScholarshipAtlantbh, 2026
- ParticipantBEST Mostar Hackathon, 2025