Boyan K.

About Me

Boyan is an enthusiastic Full-Stack Software Engineer with 10+ years of software development experience translating user requirements into overall architecture and implementing new systems. He was part of and led multiple web and software development projects for companies such as Knauf, FOX, IWC, Fillay, Watchdog.guru, and others, using various technologies. His experience includes being a Web Architect for the website of the International Olympiad in Informatics, as well as being a contributor by coaching and mentoring several teams that won awards at international competitions.

Frontend

Backend

Database

DevOps

Other

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior Software Engineer
2020 - Present (5 years)
Remote
  • Create and develop innovative software solutions for different 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.

Cloud Solutions LLC
Cloud Solutions LLC
Chief Technology Officer
2014 - 2020 (6 years)
Skopje, Macedonia
  • Worked on developing software solutions for startup company that specializes in the development of state of the art web and mobile applications for emerging businesses.

  • Developed projects for several companies, including Knauf, FOX, Clevertech, IWC, and others.

  • Led the development of Watchdog.guru, which is an intelligent SaaS product built by Cloud Solutions that helps businesses and freelancers to automate and monitor their servers, logs and backups.

Freelancer
Freelancer
Web Developer
2009 - 2014 (5 years)
Macedonia
  • Worked at the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering (FCSE) - as a lab assistant (courses: "Structured Programming" and "Advanced Programming") and as a software engineer.

  • Developed a website that is currently used by the Macedonian Crisis Management Centre to inform institutions and people about important events, delays, disasters, etc.

  • Created several mobile applications (as part of the new Nokia research center). One of the mobile applications was part of a project that won an educator's choice award at the Microsoft Partners in Learning Global Forum 2012.

Computer Society of Macedonia
Computer Society of Macedonia
Software Engineer
2009 - 2020 (11 years)
Skopje, Macedonia
  • Oversaw the organizing of contests in informatics for primary and high school students, and preparing students for international competitions and Olympiads in informatics.

  • Chief administrator and developer of mendo.mk - an online grading system (with more than 12000 members), used for teaching informatics to high-school and university students; also used for organizing national and international (Balkan Olympiads, etc) competitions in algorithmic programming.

  • Author of training materials for teaching the C++ programming language, and materials for teaching students about algorithms and data structures; most are published on the mendo.mk system, and read by thousands of students.

Showcase

Lead Web Developer - International Olympiad in Informatics
Lead Web Developer - International Olympiad in Informatics
  • The IOI is a five-year international science Olympiad supported by UNESCO.

  • The primary goal of the IOI is to promote interest in informatics and information technology.

  • The developer was responsible for the official website of the International Olympiad in Informatics, including backend and frontend development, achieving a high score on Google PageSpeed Insights.

Full-Stack Developer - Watchdog
Full-Stack Developer - Watchdog
  • Watchdog is a web application designed to monitor servers, logs, and backups.

  • It processes large amounts of data and supports various cloud providers like AWS and GCP.

  • The developer worked as a full-stack developer, focusing on data processing and visualization using Node.js, Java, React, and AWS.

Lead Web Developer - CuteApps
Lead Web Developer - CuteApps
  • CuteApps is a drag-and-drop web application builder for designers.

  • The application utilizes Node.js and PostgreSQL for backend storage and loading designs.

  • The frontend is developed using React and Vue.js.

Education

Bachelor's Degree, Information Technology
Bachelor's Degree, Information Technology
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies
Master's Degree, Computer Science
Master's Degree, Computer Science
Faculty of Information Sciences and Computer Engineering