Blagovest V.

About Me

Blagovest is a Senior Python Developer creating, packaging and releasing Python applications and solutions - writing tools to automate tasks and integrate backend components, web services and user-facing elements. He delivers solutions on highly responsive web applications and builds microservices - proposing designs, gathering feedback and releasing and documenting solutions for stakeholders.

AI, ML & LLM

Frontend

Backend

Database

DevOps

Workflow

Other

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior Python Developer/Data Scientist
2022 - Present (3 years)
Remote
  • Creating and developing innovative software solutions from clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Participate in scrums consisting of cross-functional teams, both software and hardware.

  • Ensure that features are being delivered efficiently and on-time.

Infinite Lambda
Infinite Lambda
Machine Learning Engineer
2021 - 2022 (1 year)
Remote
  • Designed and built end-to-end machine learning model pipelines, complex software programs, and tools for clients.

  • Defined, established and worked with the best MLOps best practices to enhance automation, monitoring, and scale.

  • Provided on-going support for machine learning solutions - identifying and fixing defects on solutions.

ZotaPay
ZotaPay
Data Scientist
2019 - 2021 (2 years)
Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Developed and deployed microservices to handle data and reporting tasks - ensuring data consistency on the platform.

  • Designed and implemented the flow of information across multiple 3rd-party tools used by different teams within ZotaPay.

  • Provided subject-matter expertise for financial data reporting and modelling using modern data science techniques.

Mereo Technologies Group
Mereo Technologies Group
Data Scientist
2018 - 2021 (3 years)
Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Designed, developed and implemented Mereo's algorithmic trading and backtesting platform.

  • Worked on different backtesting trading strategies utilizing technical and fundamental analysis indicators and ML models.

  • Developed and deployed processes to handle portfolio risk modelling, data ingestion and processing on Mereo platform.

Tradeo Social Trading
Tradeo Social Trading
Data Scientist
2016 - 2018 (2 years)
Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Designed and developed the recommender system to enhance social interaction on the Tradeo platform.

  • Built and released high-level reports on company financials for high-level management within the company.

  • Developed and implemented new tools to optimize marketing solutions and delivered reports on Tradeo's exposure and risk.

Yatrus Analytics
Yatrus Analytics
Data Scientist
2015 - 2016 (1 year)
Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Deployed new solutions to process Twitter's Firehose stream - enhancing the event discovery functionalities.

  • Implemented NLP solutions to improve Named-Entity Recognition and mapped out the interaction of entities on the platform.

  • Designed and built solutions to enhance the ontology of current news and facts on Twitter.

AdCash Advertising Network
AdCash Advertising Network
Data Scientist
2014 - 2015 (1 year)
Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Implemented text-based classification solutions to enhance website categorization on the AdCash platform.

  • Built and deployed AdCash's ad-serving engine to optimize revenue and improve advertiser-publisher matching.

  • Deployed modern ML approaches to enhance solutions on the project using Recommender Engines, Regression Methods, aNN, and Decision Trees.

Strypes
Strypes
Python Developer
2013 - 2014 (1 year)
Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Buil and implemented a core suite of web applications leveraging modern Python frameworks and tools.

  • Reviewed existing Python codebases to migrate them to newer Python versions - providing recommendations for improvements.

  • Identified, debugged and resolved complex defects, bugs and issues on solutions.

Showcase

Python Developer - Prenatal Anomaly Detection
Python Developer - Prenatal Anomaly Detection
  • Developed a tool to assist a local prenatal clinic with better care decision-making by providing recommendations on potential complications.

  • Implemented a recommender system that analyzes patient data and generates insights for improved operational guidance.

  • The new solution resulted in better thresholds for the clinic's operations, leading to improved care.

Senior Python Developer - Proprietary Algo-trading Engine
Senior Python Developer - Proprietary Algo-trading Engine
  • Developed new pricing methods for stocks and derivatives using a broad tech stack.

  • Enhanced client investment and fund management with improved ROI.

  • Utilized a team of PhD candidates for a proprietary algo-trading engine.

Senior Python Developer - Data Platform Modernisation
Senior Python Developer - Data Platform Modernisation
  • Developed and deployed a new data platform to modernize the client's existing data platform.

  • Enhanced security protocols on the new platform to accommodate a distributed team globally.

  • Improved data platform capabilities to handle large volumes of data.

Education

B.Eng (Hons). Artificial Intelligence with Management
B.Eng (Hons). Artificial Intelligence with Management
The University of Edinburgh
2009 - 2013 (4 years)