APIs & platforms
Clear application boundaries, dependable integrations, and backend logic designed around real workflows.
00FOUNDER / BACKEND ENGINEERING
Strong systems should feel almost invisible.
I'm Karlo Njegovan, founder of Forgift—an independent web development studio based in Zadar, Croatia.
- EXPERIENCE
- 10+ years
- CORE DOMAIN
- PHP / backend
- APPROACH
- Reliable by design
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Profile
Backend engineering that supports the whole experience.
My work spans clean APIs, custom CMS platforms, database optimization, infrastructure, and the steady modernization of legacy systems.
The goal is simple: make the technology behind the interface run securely, predictably, and quietly enough that teams can focus on their actual work.
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Expertise
Focused on foundations that remain useful.
Data & performance
Practical database design, query optimization, and infrastructure choices that support steady growth.
Legacy modernization
Careful improvements to established systems without disrupting the business processes that depend on them.
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Working principle
Explain clearly. Build carefully. Maintain confidently.
Great user experiences begin with rock-solid foundations. That means pragmatic architecture, transparent decisions, and code that another developer can understand long after launch.
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