Intro

I am a software engineer with a focus on infrastructure and blockchain and a love for cloud-native technologies like Kubernetes and Helm. I did my B.Sc. at the University of British Columbia specializing in Honours Computer Science and Physics. I love the outdoors and nature, and spend my free time surrounded by it. That is when I am not looking at a screen.

Currently

I currently work for the team behind Synapse Protocol in Newport Beach, CA. We are a 10-person startup that builds and maintains blockchain infrastructure for one of the largest crypto bridges with over $43B in volume. We support 20 EVM and non-EVM chains. My expertise is in building infrastructure using Kubernetes for large workloads like blockchains and ERP.

Some history

• Growing up in Bulgaria I always enjoyed studying English and wanted to move to an English speaking country.
• In grade 8 I was terrified to take my first Physics class, but 10 minutes into the class I realized I absolutely loved it.
• When applying for universities I ended up getting rejected for Physics and only accepted for CS degrees (which were my backup choices). I had to accept an offer for CS and transfer to Physics later on. However CS was quite enjoyable so I did both and now work entirely in the CS industry.
• I didn't expect to spend 5 years at SAP, but I have constantly found new opportunities and challenges and enjoyed my work.
• Moving to Coinbase was a calculated risk during a down market for Crypto, but so far it has panned out.
• After joining Synapse I was the only DevOps engineer and got to setup our blockchain infrastructure the way I saw fit and learned a lot doing it.

Ask me in person for other stories that I'm afraid to share with the internet.

I like

• Hiking, Climbing, Skiing
• Basketball, Volleyball, Surfing, Frisbee, Swimming, Running
• Travelling, Politics, Economics, Investing
• Science, Physics, Chemistry
• Drum and Bass, EDM, Dubstep
• Blockchain, DeFi

Travel / Geography

• I finished high school in Sofia, Bulgaria. I have since lived in Vancouver, Calgary, Zurich, New York and Los Angeles.
• I've been to ~ 28 countries
  • Europe
    • Albania
    • Austria
    • Belgium
    • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • Bulgaria
    • Croatia
    • England
    • France
    • Germany
    • Greece
    • Italy
    • Macedonia
    • Montenegro
    • Netherlands
    • Norway
    • Portugal
    • Serbia
    • Spain
    • Switzerland
    • Turkey
  • North America
    • USA
    • Canada
    • Mexico
    • Costa Rica
    • Cuba
    • Belize
    • Guatemala
  • South America
    • Peru