Ivaylo Alexandrov
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Sofia, Bulgaria
Toptal member since March 3, 2017
Ivaylo is a Magento and Zend certified engineer who has more than 16 years of professional programming experience. His specialties are Magento 1/2, SDLC, Agile development, AWS solution architecture, software architecture, database design and optimization, RESTful web services, payment gateway implementations, and different API and subsystem integrations.
Portfolio
Experience
- PHP - 14 years
- MySQL - 13 years
- Zend Framework - 10 years
- Adobe Commerce - 7 years
- Agile Software Development - 6 years
- Magento 2 - 6 years
- Magento Enterprise - 6 years
- Laravel - 3 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Vagrant, Docker, Git, PhpStorm, MacOS
The most amazing...
...thing I've done was to build and integrate RESTful services, chat bots, AI, and BI.
Work Experience
Back-end Magento Developer
Freelance
- Managed different projects, mainly back-end integrations. Consulted clients on how to approach their targets. Gathered requirements and estimated resources.
- Optimized server resources. Performed ERP Integration, custom logic, and 3rd-party integration for different clients.
- Performed daily product updates with cron jobs. Created custom modules for process management and UI.
Software Architect
SoftServe
- Gathered requirements, designed solutions, integrated 3rd-party services, and drove customer success.
- Drove customer success and implemented different API connections.
- Led a team of professionals in different areas to meet customer needs.
Magento Architect
Westum
- Implemented Magento good practices, processes, coding standards, and training sessions.
- Designed, estimated, and developed a variety of APIs.
- Integrated third-party services for company clients.
- Planned, architected, and implemented the IT infrastructure.
- Crafted multi-regional eCommerce solutions and BI.
- Managed outsourcing operations.
- Orchestrated AWS.
Team Lead of Magento Development
vConnect
- Built a shipping module for the new PostNord Magento extension.
- Customized the Magento built-in functionality for company clients.
- Developed the licensing server with a RESTFul API based on Laravel.
- Held and managed the team training sessions.
- Upheld the team to SDLC best practices.
CTO
Intuitiv Technologies
- Upheld SDLC best practices and software design BI/BA.
- Implemented agile project management principles.
- Held team training sessions.
- Performed project estimations.
- Acted as the technology decision maker.
- Consulted with customers.
Web Developer
Intuitiv Technologies
- Developed web solutions for company clients.
- Crafted the software designs, BI, and BA.
- Performed project estimations.
- Coached the team.
Zend Framework Developer
WebEndians
- Optimized the current code base.
- Crafted database designs.
- Implemented new features.
- Handled the AWS implementation.
Experience
Gardner Denver Medical
Project Tasks:
• Built the initial development environment based on Vagrant/Puppet and managed the deployment.
• Developed the back-end specific functionalities.
• Planned and estimated the epics, stories, and tasks.
PostNord Shipping Module
Project Tasks:
• Designed and planned the project.
• Generated project estimations.
• Handled the implementation.
• Established development environments.
• Upheld SDLC best practices.
• Held team training sessions.
SharkGaming
Project Tasks:
• Developed the ELB front end.
• Deployed with CodeDeploy.
• Implemented Redis caching, CloudFront CDN, andRDS persistence.
PrizeBuzz
Project Tasks:
• Designed the architecture and software.
• Built and documented RESTful APIs.
• Developed the OAuth server.
• Designed the database with Doctrine 2.
BalevBio
http://www.balevbiomarket.comProject Tasks:
• Planned the protocol between the systems.
• Implemented back-end related features.
BidToken | Penny Auction
Project Tasks:
• Built a real-time service based on Amazon EC2 Debian, PHP 5, Zend Framework, Lighttpd, MySQL 5, jQuery, and Dojo.
• Optimized and refactored an already built codebase.
• Decreased response time from 200 to 20 milliseconds.
Education
Master's Degree in IT Project Management
New Bulgarian University - Sofia, Bulgaria
Bachelor's Degree in Economics
University of National and World Economy | UNWE - Sofia. Bulgaria
Certifications
Zend Framework Certified Engineer
Zend
Magento Certified Developer
Magento
Skills
Libraries/APIs
REST APIs, Google API, Facebook Open Graph API, Facebook SDK, Facebook API, Social APIs
Tools
GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, Magento Modules, AWS CodeDeploy, AWS SDK, Git, PhpStorm, Bamboo, Jenkins, Vagrant
Languages
CSS3, PHP, JavaScript, Swift, Objective-C, Java
Frameworks
Laravel, Zend Framework
Paradigms
RESTful Development, Agile Software Development, Waterfall Development, Extreme Programming, REST
Platforms
NetBeans, LAMP, Magento Enterprise, Magento 2, Amazon EC2, Magento 1, Magento API, Adobe Commerce, Linux, iOS, MacOS, Docker, Magento, Android, WordPress, Joomla, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Storage
Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Redis, MySQL, Memcached, MongoDB
Other
Amazon Route 53, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Back-end, eCommerce, Magento Cloud
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