PHP 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.
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]