Sep 2024 – Present · 1 yr 9 mos

• Leading the Automate MFT Engineering team - a team of senior and principal engineers - in building Progress’s new cloud-native Managed File Transfer (MFT) platform. Automate MFT delivers secure, scalable, and compliant file automation.
• Key Responsibilities and Achievements:
• Formed and structured the Automate MFT engineering team from internal experts, defining objectives, delivery frameworks, and collaboration models.
• Drove the technical vision, architecture, and execution strategy, ensuring alignment with business outcomes, customer needs, and product goals.
• Partnered with Product Management and UX to define release scope, prioritize features, and deliver roadmap milestones with precision and speed.
• Collaborated with leadership to develop and validate the cost of goods model, leading cost-efficiency and infrastructure optimization initiatives.
• Directed cross-functional readiness for General Availability (GA), aligning Engineering, Marketing, Support, and Sales Engineering for a unified launch.
• Guided performance analysis and architecture improvements, enhancing scalability, reliability, and customer experience.
• Achieved SOC 2 and HIPAA compliance for two production environments ahead of GA through proactive security, threat modeling, and audit readiness.
• Elevated internal Security Maturity (SAMM) and established sustainable governance for ongoing compliance.
• Drove continuous improvement in team efficiency and delivery predictability through optimized processes, automation, and selective integration of AI tools to enhance productivity and collaboration.
• Defined on-call rotations, incident response, and change control processes aligned with enterprise standards.
• Delivered a no-code task builder feature, enabling customers to automate secure file transfers without scripting.
• Contributed to achieving up to 50% lower TCO compared to legacy MFT systems, strengthening product competitiveness and customer value.

Mar 2022 – Dec 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos

• Leading a team of 10 professionals, responsible for multiple products.
• Key Responsibilities and Achievements:
• Guided engineering decisions to align with product requirements and business goals
• Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders (Product Management, Marketing, etc.) to brainstorm, estimate, and shape product roadmaps
• Conducted competitor reviews to refine strategies
• Engaged directly with customers through calls to handle escalations, present product capabilities, and identify opportunities for improvements and potential business deals
• Led major cross-functional projects, including the migration of subscription and identity systems, influencing technical and business requirements
• Reorganized teams for better collaboration and focus, evolving from separate Backend and Clients teams to a unified structure
• Achieved a two-week release cycle for desktop applications, down from 6–8 weeks, by optimizing processes
• Monitored AWS costs to ensure alignment with budget projections and optimize usage
• Recruited, onboarded, and mentored team members, fostering growth and promoting one to a managerial role
• Created and managed growth plans for team members to align personal and organizational goals.
• Handled compensation planning, promotions, and staffing changes
• Directed efforts for SOC2, HIPAA, GDPR, and SAMM certifications
• Championed security initiatives, including threat modeling, process improvements, roadmap planning, and the discontinuation of outdated products to enhance security and maintain compliance
• Supported internal legal processes for GDPR requests and compliance initiatives
• Led contract renewals with external services, navigating complex negotiations
• Represented the company on platforms like .NET Rocks podcast, Progress Telerik webinars, DevReach conference, and Radiotochka 2 podcast
• Contributed to community engagement as part of the jury for the "Women in STEM" scholarship in Bulgaria

Apr 2020 – Mar 2022 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Leading Fiddler Clients team with 5 to 8 people in the team, responsible for:
• Fiddler Everywhere - https://www.telerik.com/download/fiddler-everywhere
• Fiddler Classic - https://www.telerik.com/download/fiddler
• FiddlerCore - https://www.telerik.com/fiddlercore
• The team consists of Software Engineers, QAs, Front-end and Support person.

Dec 2019 – Mar 2020 · 3 mos

• Bugfixes for NativeScript Command-Line Interface.
• Development of Fiddler Everywhere - an Electron-based cross-platform desktop application that allows you to capture and inspect HTTP requests from your machine, build your own HTTP requests and send them.

Aug 2018 – Nov 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos

• Leading NativeScript CLI team with 5 members - 3 developers and 2 QAs.
• The main responsibility of the team is the NativeScript Command-Line Interface - a console app that allows you to create and develop NativeScript applications.

Mar 2016 – Jul 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos

• Work on:
• AppBuilder Command-Line Interface
• NativeScript Command-Line Interface - the main tool for create and develop NativeScript applications. NativeScript is a cross-platform JavaScript framework that lets you develop native iOS and Android apps from a single code base. The framework provides JavaScript access to the native APIs, user interface, and rendering engines of iOS and Android. By using JavaScript or TypeScript, you can create one project that builds into an iOS or Android app with completely native user experience.
• NativeScript Sidekick - Electron-based cross-platform application that allows you to create and develop NativeScript applications

Oct 2014 – Feb 2016 · 1 yr 4 mos

• Work on Telerik AppBuilder™ which lets you build hybrid mobile apps for multiple mobile platforms.
• Work on AppBuilder™ Command-Line Interface - it dismisses IDE and operating system dependencies to let you develop hybrid mobile apps just the way you want to. Use TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, etc.

May 2014 – Sep 2014 · 4 mos

• Implement new features and fix issues in different UI Controls - PivotGrid, PivotFieldList, Menu, ContextMenu, ScheduleView, etc. Work on different OLAP configurations and accessing data from OLAP Cubes via AdomdClient.dll and own implementation of XMLA protocol. Use different MDX queries to fetch correct data from OLAP. Work on ScheduleView control and support for appointments with different size in MonthView.
• Implement different Drag-Drop scenarios for customer specific cases.

Dec 2013 – Apr 2014 · 4 mos

Aug 2013 – Nov 2013 · 3 mos

Jul 2012 – Jul 2013 · 1 yr

• I`m working as a WPF and Silverlight Support Officer.