Svetoslav S.

About Me

Svetoslav is a Senior PHP Developer with 10+ years of development expertise - striving for high-quality and rapid output through agile development best practices. He works in a fast-paced environment on new sites, existing high volume and feature-rich web solutions - brainstorming ideas, spec them out and making them happen. He is excited to learn new skills and technologies and a problem solver with ownership over projects.

Frontend

Backend

Database

DevOps

Other

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior PHP Developer
2021 - Present (4 years)
Remote
  • Creating and developing innovative software solutions for 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.

CollaboraZon
CollaboraZon
Software Engineer
2018 - 2021 (3 years)
Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Developed a cloud-based productivity tool to help teams organize tasks and information; with features for sharing files, events and posts with groups/individuals.

  • Migrated the platform from a shared hosting service to AWS EC2 - replicating all related services on the new solution.

  • Performed QA checks on solutions and tested new features across a variety of browsers and devices.

Bavachki.bg
Bavachki.bg
Lead Developer / Founder
2017 - Present (8 years)
Bulgaria
  • Designed, developed, and supported new features and solutions on the Bavachski platform; documenting functionalities and maintaining compliance and best standards.

  • Work on improvements, internal tools, and implementation issues - handling maintenance and on-going support of past and future technical solutions.

  • Follow responsive coding principles for scalable and optimized code.

Minerva Networks
Minerva Networks
Senior Software Developer
2014 - 2017 (3 years)
Remote
  • Designed and iterated Minerva's browser-based IPTV software for set-top boxes; writing, scaling and implementing a wide array of solutions on the project.

  • Rebuilt the project's architecture - working on the frontend and handling integration tasks with the team.

  • Supported the team lead to organize the team, handle weekly refactoring and code maintenance tasks on the project.

Cayetano Gaming
Cayetano Gaming
Software Developer
2013 - 2014 (1 year)
Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Developed and implemented frontend components and solutions on a socially-oriented Facebook betting application.

  • Worked on real-time updates on odds on the betting app and optimized the page load time.

  • Guided and mentored fellow software developers and other team members to develop their skills.

Sensika Technologies
Sensika Technologies
Software Developer
2012 - 2013 (1 year)
Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Handled and implemented solutions for media monitoring, digital channel performance measurement and data analytics.

  • Oversaw daily queries on websites via RSS, Pubsubhubbub, and other raw data sources - crawling for information on the project.

  • Managed search queries and tasks on 40+ million articles using technology similar to the modern-day Elastic Search.

Showcase

Senior Developer - Collaborazon.com
Senior Developer - Collaborazon.com
  • Collaborazon is a cloud-based productivity tool for organizing tasks and information.

  • It offers features for sharing files, events, and posts across groups and individuals.

  • The solution was developed from scratch using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and AWS.

Lead Developer - Bavachki
Lead Developer - Bavachki
  • Developed a marketplace-style platform connecting parents with caregivers.

  • Implemented automated translation using Amazon Translate for all strings.

  • Integrated video chat via WebRTC and Manychat.

Software Developer - Napred-Nazad.com
Software Developer - Napred-Nazad.com
  • First live project implementation – backend and frontend development.

  • Focuses on connecting Bulgarians abroad.

  • Currently lacks English translation.

Education

BSc. Computer Science
BSc. Computer Science
University of Library studies and Information Technologies
2016 - 2020 (4 years)