I’m Robert Starsi (some people know me as klevo), a full-stack software developer from Slovakia. I love the web, Ruby, Rails, Go, JavaScript, HTML & CSS, Linux and UI & graphic design. Check out my portfolio to see what I’ve created.

How I got into software development

I discovered web development in my first year of college after watching friends build websites for extra cash. I jumped in, quickly finished my first design in Photoshop and learned whatever was needed to deliver what the client wanted. That mindset still guides me: start with the goal, then pick the technologies and process that serve it. I enjoy the cycle of building useful things and seeing people use them; it never gets old.

Technologies I gravitate towards

Experience

Over the years I’ve worked solo, led teams of a dozen people and contracted for a Fortune 100 company. I’ve collaborated with designers, helped founders turn ideas into working software and played a key role in hiring by conducting interviews and preparing and reviewing tech tests.

Different teams, conditions and approaches have let me succeed, make mistakes and learn from both. Those lessons become better software and stronger relationships. I’m as excited to learn and take on new projects as when I wrote my first line of code, now with more experience and confidence.