Vladimir Tucek

Senior Software Engineer / Technical Founder at Travelities (2020-01 – Present)

Founded and led the development of a travel planning platform that personalizes trip ideas based on individual travel styles

• Designed and implemented a dynamic frontend using ReactJS and backend Rails API
• Integrated AI-powered trip recommendations using the OpenAI API
• Built MVP, iterated features based on early feedback, and shaped product vision
• Responsible for product roadmap, tech stack choices, and end-to-end execution

Senior Software Engineer at REEF Technology / Orderlord (2019-01 – 2020-12)

Led the development of a smart inventory management SaaS platform for restaurants

• Integrated supplier APIs to automate stock reordering based on predictive sales data
• Developed recipe-based inventory and reporting systems
• Built import tools and public-facing APIs for third-party application integration

Senior Software Engineer at EME Hive (2018-01 – 2019-12)

Developed an admin dashboard for a video-based dating quiz product

• Built features using Ruby on Rails, ReactJS, and Firebase
• Implemented real-time content and video management tools in agile workflows

Cofounder at ActiveDesk (2016-01 – 2018-12)

Co-founded and operated a growing e-commerce brand focused on ergonomic furniture

• Led technical development and optimization of the online store
• Scaled operations across multiple European markets, including stock synchronization and payment solutions, worked on expansion strategies, operational automation

Senior Software Engineer at Magnetic (2013-01 – 2016-12)

Engineered a custom AdTech platform similar to Google AdWords

• Developed campaign management from scratch, targeting, analytics, and data reporting tools
• Helped with ideation and development using Ruby, Python, ReactJS, and MySQL
• Supported team scaling through hiring, mentorship, and documentation

Software Engineer at Magnetic (2012-01 – 2013-12)

Contributed to early-stage development and scaling of Magnetic's advertising technology platform using mostly Ruby on Rails, JQuery, MySQL

Cofounder & CTO at Lettr.co (2013-01 – 2015-12)

Cofounded, helped to build and successfully exited a postcard delivery startup

• Enabled travelers to send printed postcards globally within 3 days instead of 14 days
• Built PDF generation, print logistics systems, and e-commerce infrastructure

Software Engineer at Qmee (2013-01 – 2013-12)

Contributed to backend systems for a monetized search browser extension in early days

Co-Founder & CEO at Meevl (2011-01 – 2011-12)

Launched a social media platform for increasing brand awareness and participated in a U.S. startup accelerator

Computer Science in Computer Science – Linnaeus University (2010-01 – 2011-12)

Master of Software Engineering in Software Engineering – Slovak University of Technology (2009-01 – 2011-12)

Bachelor of Informatics in Informatics – University of Zilina (2006-01 – 2009-12)