Ivan Cernja

Co-Founder

Austria8 yrs 6 mos experience

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Key Highlights

10+ years in developer tools and platforms.
Expert in eliminating DevOps bottlenecks.
2x Y Combinator alumni.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS expert with a strong focus on developer tools and growth strategies.

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Developer RelationsProduct-Led GrowthArtificial Intelligence (AI)Go-to-Market StrategyWeb DevelopmentWeb DesignJavaScriptCreative WritingTechnical WritingSoftware Quality AssuranceGoogle AnalyticsPhotoshopMicrosoft OfficeCSSHTML

About

10+ years growing developer tools and platforms. 2x YC. Now at Encore, helping engineering teams eliminate DevOps bottlenecks and ship 2-3x faster in the age of AI-accelerated development. If your team is writing code faster than you can ship it, let's talk.

Experience

Encore

2 roles

Growth

Promoted

Jul 2025 – Present · 9 mos

Growth Partner

Jan 2025 – May 2025 · 4 mos

Pythagora (yc w24)

Growth Partner

Jan 2025 – May 2025 · 4 mos

YC (W24)

Shuttle

Head of Growth

Jul 2022 – Dec 2024 · 2 yrs 5 mos

YC (S21) - established Shuttle as the number one development platform for Rust.

Lotus lambda

Co-Founder

Apr 2022 – May 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo · Zagreb, Croatia

Ehlert it gmbh

Product Management

Oct 2021 – Jul 2022 · 9 mos

Kickstage

Product Management

Mar 2021 – Jul 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos

Five

Product Manager

Aug 2019 – Nov 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos · Zagreb

five.agency (acquired by Endava)
Five is a mobile design & development agency with a strong presence in New York. Helping big brands build and execute their mobile strategy and products.
recognized as the #2 New York mobile development agency in 2020 by Clutch.co
recognized as a top 5 New York mobile development agency 3 years in a row by Clutch.co
Google Developers Certified Agency, a recognition granted to an elite group of agencies worldwide for outstanding Android design and development.

Q software

Product Manager

Feb 2018 – Aug 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos

q.agency
#1 fastest growing software agency in Europe. Q creates digital solutions for clients all over the world by offering a wide range of IT, design and marketing services. Helped over 200 clients grow globally, from Fortune 500 companies to the leading tech startups.
Clutch.co - best digital agency in Europe - 2020
Deloitte - fastest growing companies in Europe - 3rd place - 2017
Deloitte - fastest growing companies in Europe - 3rd place - 2018
Deloitte - fastest growing companies in Europe - 3rd place - 2019

Codeanywhere inc.

Technical Support

Jun 2017 – Jan 2018 · 7 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Codeanywhere is a cross-platform cloud IDE (integrated development environment) created by Codeanywhere, Inc. Codeanywhere enables users to instantly write, edit, collaborate and run web development projects from a web browser and any mobile device.

Cmg digital

Project Manager

Feb 2017 – Feb 2018 · 1 yr · Pula

https://www.cmg.digital/
Convergent Media Group (CMG) is a full-service independent International Digital Agency. Since 2001, it is creating end-to-end solutions for web, mobile, portable and digital OOH.