I am a thinking practitioner with almost two decades of experience designing and building large-scale systems, including microservices, messaging frameworks, and a mix of commercial and open-source products. I blend theoretical knowledge with hands-on practice across the full software development lifecycle and have a proven track record of steering projects from initial concept to successful delivery. Throughout my career I have led teams, driven architecture decisions, and delivered robust backend services and frontend interfaces. I thrive in cross-functional settings, embrace modern cloud and DevOps practices, and continuously seek efficient, scalable solutions that empower stakeholders and users.

Petar Atanasov

I am a thinking practitioner with almost two decades of experience designing and building large-scale systems, including microservices, messaging frameworks, and a mix of commercial and open-source products. I blend theoretical knowledge with hands-on practice across the full software development lifecycle and have a proven track record of steering projects from initial concept to successful delivery. Throughout my career I have led teams, driven architecture decisions, and delivered robust backend services and frontend interfaces. I thrive in cross-functional settings, embrace modern cloud and DevOps practices, and continuously seek efficient, scalable solutions that empower stakeholders and users.

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I am a thinking practitioner with almost two decades of experience designing and building large-scale systems, including microservices, messaging frameworks, and a mix of commercial and open-source products. I blend theoretical knowledge with hands-on practice across the full software development lifecycle and have a proven track record of steering projects from initial concept to successful delivery.

Throughout my career I have led teams, driven architecture decisions, and delivered robust backend services and frontend interfaces. I thrive in cross-functional settings, embrace modern cloud and DevOps practices, and continuously seek efficient, scalable solutions that empower stakeholders and users.

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Work Experience

Senior Fullstack Developer / Tech Lead at Intway
May 1, 2025 - Present
Built a scalable platform for real-time sports analytics, event monitoring, and SLA/breach detection. Integrated frontend dashboards, backend REST APIs, streaming (Kafka), serverless analytics (Athena), and automated infrastructure to enable live event tracking, compliance, and rapid issue response.
Senior Backend Developer / Tech Lead at Intway
July 1, 2024 - May 31, 2025
Developed scalable, fault-tolerant REST APIs for user authentication and e-receipt processing in an online micro-retailing environment. Built data-processing workflows that scrape retailer data from emails and orchestrate microservice-based pipelines.
Team Lead at Software Group AG
November 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024
Healthcare-focused platform for managing patients and data such as medical examinations, appointments, financial and insurance information. Led backend and integration efforts with a focus on data integrity and reliability.
Senior Backend Developer / Tech Lead at Software Group AG
October 1, 2020 - October 31, 2023
Fintech-related projects focusing on process orchestration flows and operational banking; implemented microservices with REST APIs and data persistence using MongoDB, MsSQL Server, and PostgreSQL.
Software Developer at Devexperts Bulgaria Ltd
September 1, 2018 - September 30, 2020
Contributed to forex trading platform development, leveraging Java, Spring, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, and real-time notifications integration.
Senior Software Developer at DataArt Bulgaria Ltd
January 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018
Worked on projects across healthcare and financial sectors; technologies included Node.js, REST APIs, Cassandra, MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, Ethereum, and instant notifications.
Analytics Solution Manager at Analytics Bulgaria JSC
April 1, 2014 - January 31, 2017
Translated complex functional, technical, and business requirements into architectural designs; evaluated analytical market technologies and toolsets (software and hardware) for fit.
Team Lead / Software Manager at B.I.P. LTD
April 1, 2012 - March 31, 2014
Led innovation IT projects; hands-on development with Node.js, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Memcached, Elastica Search, Phalcon, CakePHP.
Team Lead at Konfo LTD
October 1, 2010 - April 30, 2012
Pioneering team contributor to Komfo Platform, a leading social media management system in Scandinavia.
Solution Architect at Mayomo LTD
August 1, 2008 - October 31, 2010
Overall architecture of the solution; database development; administration; feature upgrades; backend moderation system and notification framework.
Software Developer at UNICONTSOFT
July 1, 2004 - December 31, 2006
Developed on Classic VB, MS SQL Server 2000, COM/COM+, multi-tier architectures; created XML web services; explored data migrations to PostgreSQL; numerous pilot projects.

Education

Master's degree at Software technologies in Internet, New Bulgarian University Sofia
September 1, 2005 - June 30, 2007
Bachelor's degree at Computer Science, New Bulgarian University Sofia
September 1, 1997 - June 30, 2003

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services