Svilen Valkanov

Svilen Valkanov

Software Engineer

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I am a seasoned Software Engineer experienced in all areas of software development life cycle with a focus on Backend Development and DevOps. Being able to work independently and focused in a dynamic environment. I collaborate well within the team and communicate efficiently with people across different verticals and organizations.

Work

SMART.iX

Head of Software Development

Apr 2022 - Nov 2022

Responsible for the technical management of the development

  • Development and implementation of company's platform and solutions
  • Coordinate, lead and assist software development team members
  • Continuously improve the processes and thus the quality
  • Contact person for internal clients and for external partners
  • Tech Stack: Java, Quarkus, MongoDB, Flutter

Independent Contractor

Software Engineer

Jun 2018 - Apr 2022

Working as a Software Engineer and assist DevOps team on various projects

  • Developed Cloud Native applications using Java following standards for testing and quality
  • Created technical designs based on research and analysis of alternative solutions
  • Worked in agile environment with Scrum providing deliverable within time
  • Tech Stack: Java, Quarkus, Vert.x, MongoDB, Kafka, Jenkins (X), Kubernetes, gRPC

Musala Soft

Junior Software Engineer

Jan 2016 - Jun 2018

Software Development in Service company with challenging and innovative projects

  • Implemented and tested software modules
  • Created technical documentation
  • Worked under the supervision of Senior Engineers
  • Tech Stack: Java, Jetty, OSGi

Education

Oracle

Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 6 Programmer in Software Development

Jul 2016 - Oct 2016

University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy

Master in Architecture

Sep 2010 - Feb 2016

Skills

Backend Development

Java Quarkus Vert.x Docker MongoDB Kafka

DevOps

Kubernetes Istio Helm helmfile kustomize GitOps Bash

Testing

JUnit Mockito Testcontainers REST Assured

Security

OAuth2 Open ID Connect Cryptography Certificates RBAC

APIs

gRPC REST API Gateway

CI/CD

Jenkins Jenkins X 3 Maven

Project Management

Scrum JIRA

Languages

Bulgarian

Native

English

B2

German

B2

Interests

Open Source Software

openHAB Quarkus Linux Kodi

Code Quality

Uncle Bob Software Design Patterns Clean Code Architecture