Independent product engineer · North Macedonia / Europe
I design and build full-stack systems, SaaS products and high-performance web experiences—from the first product decision to deployment and long-term operation.
Available for selected product work and long-term collaborations
Plan · Design · Build · Integrate · Deploy · Maintain
Featured work / 01
Selected case studies across high-trust websites, digital products and operational systems—each shaped around a real business need.
Crypto exchange customers need immediate clarity around current value, the steps required and where they can complete a transaction with confidence.
Inventive needed one place to explain two complementary offers—digital growth and website delivery—while making its personality and commercial focus immediately recognisable.
Dealership teams often maintain vehicles on Autoscout24 and their own website. Duplicate editing creates stale data and avoidable operational work.
Perfume retail requires fast checkout, dependable inventory, fiscal compliance and consistent product information across stores and the public website.
Capabilities / 02
Technology selected around the product, users and operational requirements—not around a predetermined stack.
Employee management, attendance, GPS tracking, inventory, POS, operational workflows, reporting and internal administration platforms.
Product architecture, multi-user platforms, dashboards, subscriptions, roles, permissions and scalable application workflows.
Custom websites, WordPress, WooCommerce, digital marketplaces, product catalogues, multilingual sites and conversion-focused experiences.
REST APIs, third-party integrations, POS synchronisation, scheduled jobs, data import and export, AI workflows and process automation.
Linux servers, CloudPanel, Git-based delivery, databases, DNS, email infrastructure, monitoring, performance and WordPress security.
Project index / 03
Websites, commerce, integrations and private systems across different industries, scales and technical constraints.
Web · Natural stone and craftsmanship
A Serbian stonework website presenting granite, marble, memorials and custom stone projects through clear service pages and visual galleries.
eCommerce · Beauty, fragrance and personal-care retail
A multi-brand beauty and fragrance store with product discovery, variant selection, wishlists and a responsive shopping experience.
Mobile · Personal health and wellbeing
A Macedonian-language cycle calendar and personal journal, with offline tracking and optional cloud backup.
Mobile · Parenting and family care
A shared baby-care journal that brings feeding, sleep, daily routines and family coordination into one mobile app.
WordPress · Beauty and cosmetics
A cosmetics catalogue connecting product collections, local availability and shopping through Select.mk.
Web · Crypto exchange and financial services
A fast, mobile-first crypto exchange experience with live rates, clear conversion steps and direct 24/7 support.
Web · Marketing and creative services
A bold marketing-agency website combining service storytelling, packages, work examples and a focused enquiry journey.
Integrations · Open-source shipping automation
A free, open-source WooCommerce plugin that creates ELS shipments, stores tracking data and keeps customers informed.
Web · Manufacturing and services
A lightweight custom website engineered for speed, clarity and a responsive service presentation.
WordPress · Hospitality and restaurants
A warm restaurant website presenting regional cuisine, atmosphere and guest information.
eCommerce · Cosmetics
A premium cosmetics commerce website with refined product presentation and direct online purchasing.
WordPress · Automotive leasing
A Swiss vehicle-leasing platform for browsing, comparing and requesting personalised leasing offers.
WordPress · Perfume retail
An elegant perfume catalogue connected to the company’s internal POS workflow for coordinated product updates.
WordPress · Multi-brand group
A custom WordPress corporate platform translating a detailed Figma system across a multi-brand group.
WordPress · Hospitality
A multilingual resort website with room presentation, amenities, galleries and online booking integration.
WordPress · Fitness and online coaching
A structured online coaching platform for training programmes, nutrition guidance and athlete services.
eCommerce · Sportswear retail
A responsive sportswear store with dynamic product filtering and a complete WooCommerce purchase flow.
Web · Sports events
A responsive trail-running event platform with route information, registration, donations and online payment.
WordPress · Automotive
A dealership website with a structured vehicle catalogue, filters, finance information and direct enquiries.
WordPress · Photography
A visual portfolio and enquiry website for wedding, commercial and editorial photography.
How I work / 04
Nikola works across the complete lifecycle, reducing the gaps created when strategy, design, development and infrastructure are handed between unrelated teams.
Business requirements, users, current problems, constraints and the evidence needed to define success.
Product structure, database, integrations, permissions, workflows and interface direction.
Frontend, backend, mobile, desktop, integrations and the infrastructure required to operate them.
Testing, deployment, monitoring, maintenance and measured iteration after the product meets real users.
About / 05
Nikola Manov is an IT Manager and Full-Stack Developer with more than 10 years of experience building production websites, eCommerce platforms, internal business systems and connected applications.
His work combines software engineering, product thinking, interface design, automation and infrastructure. He translates business processes into usable software and works across web, mobile, desktop and hardware-connected applications for companies and brands in North Macedonia and Europe.
Trust / 06
Explore the websites, commerce experiences and connected systems behind these collaborations.
Multiple brand and commerce experiences across Alma Family, Alma Fashion and Alma Medical, developed from detailed Figma systems into responsive WordPress and WooCommerce products.
A connected retail ecosystem spanning the brand website, product catalogue, custom POS, inventory workflows and direct fiscal-printer integration.
A custom platform for a Swiss automotive business, combining vehicle discovery, structured leasing enquiries and practical WordPress operations.
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