Mitja Pugelj

Mitja Pugelj has a diverse work experience spanning several companies. Mitja began their career at Ferbit d.o.o. in 2006 as a Java and Oracle programmer, working on the mobile product 4smartfuture. After three years, they joined Comland in 2011, initially as a Software Development Engineer, later becoming the Lead Software Development Engineer, and ultimately serving as the CTO from 2014 to 2017. In 2017, they joined ZUUM d.o.o. as a Senior Software Developer, where they worked until 2019. Mitja then transitioned to Bitstamp, where they held various roles, including Senior Software Engineer, Onboarding and Compliance division lead, and currently serves as the Head of Platform Engineering. Additionally, they have also worked as a Freelance Web Programmer, co-authoring Drupal-based websites.

Mitja Pugelj completed a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Ljubljana, Faculty for Computer Science, from 2004 to 2010. Following this, they pursued a higher level of education, earning a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Science with a specialization in computer vision from the same institution, from 2011 to 2014.