Ivaylo Alexandrov, Developer in Sofia, Bulgaria
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Ivaylo Alexandrov

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Software Developer

Location
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.

PHPMySQLLAMPREST APIsGitLabGoogle APIFacebook Open Graph APIMagento ModulesMagento EnterpriseMagento 2Amazon EC2Magento 1Agile Software DevelopmentMagento APIGitHub

Availability

Part-time

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

Software Architect

2020 - PRESENT
SoftServe
  • Gathered requirements.
  • Designed solutions.
  • Integrated third-party services.
  • Drove customer success.
  • Led teams.
Technologies: Magento, MySQL, PHP

Magento Architect

2017 - 2019
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.
Technologies: Laravel, Magento 2, Magento, Zend Framework, PHP

Team Lead of Magento Development

2014 - 2016
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.
Technologies: eCommerce

CTO

2011 - 2014
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.
Technologies: Joomla, WordPress, Magento, Zend Framework, iOS, Android, Java, PHP

Web Developer

2010 - 2011
Intuitiv Technologies
  • Developed web solutions for company clients.
  • Crafted the software designs, BI, and BA.
  • Performed project estimations.
  • Coached the team.
Technologies: Magento, Zend Framework, PHP

Zend Framework Developer

2009 - 2010
WebEndians
  • Optimized the current code base.
  • Crafted database designs.
  • Implemented new features.
  • Handled the AWS implementation.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Zend Framework, LAMP

Gardner Denver Medical

A Magento 2.1 EE project.

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

A Magento 1 shipping module with multiple shipping methods for Scandinavian countries.

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

An enterprise server orchestration based on AWS.

Project Tasks:
• Developed the ELB front end.
• Deployed with CodeDeploy.
• Implemented Redis caching, CloudFront CDN, andRDS persistence.

Bevco

http://www.bevco.dk
I built the website for one of the biggest wine stores in Denmark.

PrizeBuzz

A group buying site for a French company.

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.com
An ERP quantity synchronization module.

Project Tasks:
• Planned the protocol between the systems.
• Implemented back-end related features.

BidToken | Penny Auction

Role: Zend Framework Developer

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.

Languages

CSS3, PHP, JavaScript, Swift, Objective-C, Java

Frameworks

Laravel, Zend Framework

Libraries/APIs

REST APIs, Google API, Facebook Open Graph API, Facebook SDK

Tools

GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, Magento Modules, AWS CodeDeploy, AWS SDK, Git, PhpStorm, Bamboo, Jenkins, Vagrant

Paradigms

RESTful Development, Agile Software Development, Waterfall Development, Extreme Programming

Platforms

NetBeans, LAMP, Magento Enterprise, Magento 2, Amazon EC2, Magento 1, Magento API, 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), eCommerce

2014 - 2016

Master's Degree in IT Project Management

New Bulgarian University - Sofia, Bulgaria

1998 - 2003

Bachelor's Degree in Economics

University of National and World Economy | UNWE - Sofia. Bulgaria

SEPTEMBER 2014 - PRESENT

Zend Framework Certified Engineer

Zend

MARCH 2013 - PRESENT

Magento Certified Developer

Magento

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