I am an accomplished IT professional with more than 20 years of experience. I specialize in Magento / Adobe Commerce / MageOS and PHP development, keeping up with current web technology trends. I am comfortable using Docker, CI/CD, Cypress, and Git. I contribute to the MageOS community and am a member of it. I have strong problem-solving abilities, write clean, maintainable code, and adhere to industry best practices. I frequently work with Magento 2 architecture, custom module development, theme customization, and API integrations to deliver robust e-commerce solutions.

Nikola Lardev

I am an accomplished IT professional with more than 20 years of experience. I specialize in Magento / Adobe Commerce / MageOS and PHP development, keeping up with current web technology trends. I am comfortable using Docker, CI/CD, Cypress, and Git. I contribute to the MageOS community and am a member of it. I have strong problem-solving abilities, write clean, maintainable code, and adhere to industry best practices. I frequently work with Magento 2 architecture, custom module development, theme customization, and API integrations to deliver robust e-commerce solutions.

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I am an accomplished IT professional with more than 20 years of experience. I specialize in Magento / Adobe Commerce / MageOS and PHP development, keeping up with current web technology trends. I am comfortable using Docker, CI/CD, Cypress, and Git. I contribute to the MageOS community and am a member of it.
I have strong problem-solving abilities, write clean, maintainable code, and adhere to industry best practices. I frequently work with Magento 2 architecture, custom module development, theme customization, and API integrations to deliver robust e-commerce solutions.

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Language

Bulgarian
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Work Experience

Magento Developer at Merkle
October 1, 2025 - October 16, 2025
Design, develop and deploy robust e-commerce solutions with focus on Magento 2 architecture; custom module development; theme customization; API integrations; performance optimization; payment gateway integration.
Magento Developer at Tryzens
September 1, 2020 - October 16, 2025
Built and maintained Magento and Magento 2 websites; developed new modules or extended current ones for both B2B and B2C sites; used LEMP stack, Docker, Magento 2, Knockout, and AWS; ensured test-driven development and code quality.
Magento Developer at Merchant's Development Team
July 1, 2018 - October 16, 2025
Dedicated on-demand role supporting Magento projects; implemented new features, unit testing, bug fixes, and merchant reporting functionality; worked with Magento 2, MySQL, jQuery/Prototype/Knockout, AWS, and TDD.
PHP Team Leader at MentorMate
April 1, 2015 - October 16, 2025
Led a team focused on Magento on top of the Yii framework; responsibilities included developing new features, optimizing existing code, and managing a team of up to 8 developers.
Senior PHP Developer at Unknown
March 1, 2014 - October 16, 2025
Worked on multiple projects; primarily using LAMP stack; migrated some projects to Nginx; worked with Zend Framework, Symfony 2.x, MySQL; improved frontend via CSS/HTML, and maintained web applications.
Magento Developer at Kinguin
December 20, 2017 - October 16, 2025
Built and maintained Magento and Magento 2 websites for a digital goods marketplace; developed new modules or extended existing ones for B2B/B2C; used LAMP, Magento 2, jQuery/Prototype/Knockout, AWS, and REST/QA practices.

Education

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Qualifications

Magento 2 Developer Boot Camp
January 11, 2030 - October 16, 2025
Magento 2 Certified Associate Developer
January 11, 2030 - October 16, 2025
Magento 2 Certified Frontend Developer
January 11, 2030 - October 16, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Retail

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