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 Consensys on the team behind the popular wallet MetaMask. MetaMask has 30 million monthly active users and the infrastructure requirements are quite high. I work on the DevSecOps team and support internal tooling, infra, security and monitoring. 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 it turned out alright.
• 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.
• Two months after meeting my girlfriend, we went backpacking in Southeast Asia for 3 months. It was a great experience and we are still together.

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, Freediving
• 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.

Countries I've Been To (~34)

Countries I Want to Visit