Backend Developer · Team Lead · Speaker
Nedelcho Nikolov
With over a decade of experience in web development, I love exploring new technologies and creating software that pushes boundaries. As a team lead, I manage large-scale projects and help my team achieve their goals. I'm also an avid conference speaker, sharing insights on web development and emerging technologies.
Journey
Experience & Milestones
Microprocessor Engineering @ PGEHT Pleven
Started at the technical school from 8th grade with speciality Microprocessor engineering. Learned a lot of new things about computers and engineering as a whole.
Computer Systems & Technologies @ TU Gabrovo
Started learning for my bachelor's degree in Gabrovo.
Web Developer @ ProHost
First job as a Web developer in a small company named ProHost in Gabrovo. I worked there for about a year and a half and learned a lot of things and gained much practical experience with building websites.
Web Developer @ eTel
Started working for a digital agency in Sofia - eTel. There I worked for almost 4 years, and dealt with big projects, as well as customer communication and internal services and projects. I learned a lot of valuable things there, about dynamic interfaces with JS and how to properly integrate external APIs in our systems.
Computer Systems & Technologies (Masters) @ TU Gabrovo
Started learning for my master's degree in Gabrovo, I managed to pass all my exams, but waited too long to make my final work, so I can graduate, and they revoked my rights to graduate.
Senior PHP Developer @ Enetpulse
Moved to a new company in Sofia called Enetpulse, where I started as a Senior PHP Developer, in about a year later I started dealing with the company AWS setup, and participating in the infrastructure maintenance. Soon after that I was promoted to a Team Lead for one of the new company projects. I'm still working for the same company after more than 7 years.
IT Project Management @ NBU
My second master degree about IT Project Management. I wanted to learn more new things and get better at managing people, so I dived into this. Successfully graduated 2023 after a long procrastination on my side.
Volunteer @ OpenFest Bulgaria
First time volunteering at a conference. I was part of the Heralds team, which were responsible for announcing the speakers on stage and helping them with the Q&A part.
Volunteer @ QA: Challenge Accepted
Second conference that I was volunteering at, this time I took part in everything, including moving stuff around, helping the sponsors, helping the conference guests.
Volunteer @ DEV: Challenge Accepted
This was the first year the conference was organized, and I was part of the volunteers, as well as a speaker at the same time.
Suffering from Success @ DEV: Challenge Accepted
I made my first conference talk at DEV: Challenge Accepted conference in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was a big challenge to speak in front of so many people, but an unforgettable experience. The topic that I chose was about handling inconsistent traffic with peak usages.
Volunteer @ QA: Challenge Accepted
I was helping with everything on the conference, like last year.
Volunteer @ OpenFest
I joined the volunteers once again, and again I was part of the Heralds team, which was responsible for announcing the speakers on stage.
Volunteer @ DEV: Challenge Accepted
Second year that I'm part of the conference volunteers, as well as a speaker at the same time.
Don't Let Technical Debt Drag You Down @ DEV: Challenge Accepted
My second conference talk at DEV: Challenge Accepted conference in Sofia, Bulgaria. This time I talked about technical debt, what it is, how to manage it and how much is a bad thing. I was also nominated for the Dev of the year award.
Volunteer @ QA: Challenge Accepted
Once again I was helping with the conference with whatever I can.
Volunteer @ OpenFest
Third time volunteering at this conference and I was announcing the speakers on stage once again.
Legacy Revived: Migrating a Frameworkless PHP App to Laravel @ WebExpo Prague
My first time speaking on an international stage. I talked about a project that we migrated from a frameworkless PHP app to Laravel with Vue.js frontend, the challenges we faced, and how we overcame them.
Laravel and FilamentPHP Express Course @ SoftUni
This is my first seminar at SoftUni, where I'm talking about Laravel and FilamentPHP. I'm showing how to build a simple blog app with Laravel and FilamentPHP. The whole event was online.
Volunteer @ DEV: Challenge Accepted
This will be my third time volunteering at the conference.
Volunteer @ QA: Challenge Accepted
Once again I will be helping with the conference with whatever I can.
Volunteer @ OpenFest
Once again I will be announcing the speakers on stage, this time I'm also the second responsible for the Heralds team.
Volunteer @ js.talks();
I was a volunteer for the first time on this conference. I helped with a lot of things during the conference day.
Effective Communication Upwards and Downwards in the Organization @ IT Weekend
First time speaking on IT Weekend event. I talked about the importance of effective communication in the organization, and how to achieve it.
Mentor @ Mentor the Young
My first time as an official mentor. I was helping a mentee with his first steps in the DevOps world. We had weekly meetings, where we discussed various topics.
EventHive.tech
One project that I'm really passionate about is EventHive.tech - a platform for listing and finding tech events. The platform is still in its early stages, but I'm working hard to make it better and more useful for the community.
Volunteer @ Present to Succeed
First time volunteering at this conference. I was helping with the access control and with helping the visitors find their way around.
Volunteer @ Beer.JS
First time volunteering at this conference. I was helping with the access control, interviewing some of the sponsors and visitors and helping the visitors with their questions.
Volunteer @ QA: Challenge Accepted
This year I'm part of the organizing team for the conference. I'm helping with everything that needs to be done.
Volunteer @ DEV: Challenge Accepted
This year I'm part of the organizing team for the conference. I'm helping with everything that needs to be done.
Volunteer @ OpenFest
Once again I will be announcing the speakers on stage, this time I'm also head of the Heralds team.
How to Find Your First Job @ OpenFest
I was part of a panel discussion about how to find your first job in the tech industry. We discussed various topics, like how to find job offers, how to write a good CV, and how to find the right job for you.
Mentor @ Mentor the Young
My second season of Mentor the Young. This time I'll mentor a mentee who is interested in becoming a better professional in Salesforce development and to build his own branding.
The Two-Second Ultimatum: 1 Image, 39 Outputs @ js.talks();
A concise, practical story of how we turned a single image into 39 outputs in under two seconds — while ensuring they're already in S3. We'll share the whole journey: from early naive attempts, through several technologies and experiments with different programming languages, to a stable production solution.
Grupovi.bg
One of my side projects that I'm working on is Grupovi.bg - a platform to list all group classes in fitness and studios in Bulgaria. I think that everyone should have an easy way to find and book group classes in their city, and this is what I'm trying to achieve with this project.
Mentor @ Mentor the Young
My third season of Mentor the Young. This time I'll mentor a mentee who is interested in becoming a better professional mainly with focusing on backend development and DevOps basics.
Contact
Let's Connect
Whether you want to discuss a project, talk about the latest in web development, or just say hello — I'd love to hear from you.
Send me an email[email protected]