Profile
Work Experience
Lead Software Engineer at Alpaca Core
Jun, 2024 – present
Design and implementation of an open source C++ SDK for local AI inference. Plugin system and management. Async client-server communication. Daemon. C, Swift, and Java bindings.
Senior Software Engineer at PlayHT
Sep, 2023 – Apr, 2024 (7 months)
Work on TTS software powered by generative AI. Inference rewrite and optimizations. Dev and service infrastructure. Open souce releases.
Staff Software Engineer at ViewRay
Feb, 2019 – Sep, 2023 (4 years 7 months)
Architecture, software design, and implementation of a client-server application which is used by medical personnel with ViewRay's cancer treatment installation. UI Backend. Service architecture.
Software Engineer at Schonfeld
Oct, 2018 – Feb, 2019 (4 Months)
Work on integration of CMake and Conan in the build pipeline of Schonfeld's high-frequency trading software.
Senior Software Engineer at EGT
Jun, 2018 – Oct, 2018 (4 months)
Work on a proprietary slot-machine software engine. Graphics, sound, stability, performance.
Senior Software Engineer at Chobolabs
May, 2015 – Jun, 2018 (3 years)
Design and implementation of rendering system and many other engine systems for Mayhem. Optimizations. Transition to CMake. Support for browser targets with Emscripten. Internal software development. Several open-source libraries at github.com/Chobolabs. Planning.
Sabbatical
Jul, 2014 – May, 2015 (10 months)
Some work on open source and personal projects. Vacation.
Lead Game Developer at Epic Devs
Mar, 2013 – Jun, 2014 (1 year 3 months)
Software architecture and design for Epic Pirate Story II. Management of tasks within the team. Planning. RnD. Training. Internal software development.
Lead Game Developer at Gameloft Bulgaria
Mar, 2012 – Mar, 2013 (11 months)
Project evolution for Fantasy Town, Gangstar 3 Rio, and minor work in other projects. Management of tasks within the team. Planning. RnD. Training. Support.
Senior Software Developer at Abalta Technologies
Oct, 2011 – Feb, 2012 (4 months)
Research and development for the newest project of the company: a GPS tracker and GIS on a Windows CE device.
Sabbatical
Jan, 2010 – Oct, 2011 (1 year, 9 months)
Work on a commercial game as a personal project which didn't come to a release. DynaMix and other open source projects. Vacation.
Senior Software Engineer at Masthead Studios
Jan, 2006 – Jan, 2010 (4 years)
Work on Earthrise MMORPG and its proprietary engine. Management of tasks within the team. Planning. Core design. Rendering engine design and implementation: Terrain, Water, Sky, General rendering pipeline. Design and various implementation in the editors. Network design. Database design and implementation. Build-system design and implementation. Gameplay.
Freelance Programmer
Mar, 2004 – Jan, 2006 (1 year, 9 months)
Various small projects: games, desktop applications
Programmer at Interconsult Bulgaria
Sep, 2002 – Mar, 2004 (1 year, 6 months)
Work on Caddie. Tasks in the GUI and the rendering system. Maintain and migrate legacy code.
Education
Other
Significant Experience With
| Technologies | Multi-threaded, multi-process, client-server, low level, architecture, API design |
| Programming languages | C++, C, CMake, Ruby, lua, Mathematica, Python, and others |
| Dev tools | git, sanitizers, static analyzers, profilers, package managers, and more |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS, Browser |
Projects
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| Bulgarian | – native |
| English | – excellent |
| German | – good |
| Russian | – good |