Justas Puodžius

Senior Lead Software Engineer

Full-stack engineer and technical lead based in Kaunas, Lithuania, with a background that crosses industrial robotics, AI research, and modern cloud platforms. At Toughlex I drive technical decisions for a team shipping microservices-based web infrastructure — while my earlier years in robotics R&D keep me drawn to hard, real-world engineering problems. Master's in IT Project Management, Bachelor's in Mechatronics.

Experience
Toughlex
Senior Lead Software Engineer Jan 2025 – Present
  • Full-stack web application development for critical infrastructure (React, ASP.NET)
  • Microservices architecture with GraphQL and REST APIs
  • DevOps infrastructure: Azure DevOps pipelines, Kubernetes, GitOps, Helm Charts
  • SQL database design and management (MSSQL)
  • Test automation and software design
  • Technical leadership: team management, hiring, performance reviews
  • Sprint planning, priorities management, requirements gathering, technical decision-making
Software Engineer Oct 2022 – Jan 2025
  • Full-stack web application development (React, ASP.NET)
  • Microservices development with GraphQL and REST
  • DevOps infrastructure: Azure DevOps pipelines, Kubernetes, GitOps
  • SQL database design and management (MSSQL)
  • Test automation and software design
Industrial Robotics Company
Team Lead Jun 2022 – Oct 2022
  • R&D team leadership alongside continued hands-on software development
  • UI development for robotics systems (WPF, .NET Framework, C#)
  • Programming communications between robots, computers, and third-party devices
  • AI-based robot work path optimisation and performance optimisation
  • Cloud services development and API development
  • SQL database design (SQLite, MSSQL)
  • Agile methodologies, sprint planning, Jira management, requirements gathering
Software Engineer Feb 2020 – Aug 2022
  • UI development for robotics systems (WPF full-stack, .NET Framework, C#)
  • Programming communications between robots, computers, and third-party devices
  • AI-based robot work path optimisation and performance optimisation solutions
  • Applied ML/AI research for scientific paper publication
  • Computer Vision, test automation, software design (MVVM)
  • Cloud services and API development
  • SQL database design and management (SQLite, MSSQL)
Kaunas Coding School
Lecturer Nov 2019 – Jan 2022
  • Teaching introductory programming in C#
Education
Master's degree — Information Technology Project Management
Kaunas University of Technology
IT project management, organisational structures, and system architectures.
2021 – 2023
Bachelor's degree — Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
Kaunas University of Technology
Thesis: Shortest Path Search Algorithms Analysis.
2016 – 2020
Skills
Leadership & Management Technical Leadership · Small Team Management · People Management · Business Analysis · Process Improvement · Agile Methodologies · SDLC
Frontend React · Tailwind CSS · WPF
Backend C# · .NET Framework · ASP.NET · ASP.NET Web API · GraphQL · REST
DevOps & Cloud Azure DevOps · Kubernetes · Helm Charts · GitOps · Bitbucket · GitHub
Databases Microsoft SQL Server · SQLite
Software Design Microservices · MVVM · Computer Vision · Software Design · Test Automation
Languages
Lithuanian Native
English Professional working proficiency