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I am passionate about merging technology and art to bring innovative ideas to life. I have over 10 years of experience as a software developer and technical leader, with extensive expertise in front-end and full-stack development, product design, and cross-functional collaboration. My proven track record includes leading teams, implementing scalable solutions, and driving projects to successful completion. I excel in working with stakeholders to define user-focused requirements and craft meaningful product experiences across various domains, including finance, ERP, and event registration platforms. I am an advocate for open-source contributions, and continuous learning.

Personal Info

• Name: Boris Marinov
• Phone: +359 883 420029
• Email: marinovboris@protonmail.com
• Github: abuseofnotation

Skills

Product & Project Management

• Led small to medium-sized software projects, including facilitating daily standups, code reviews, architectural decisions, and team coordination.
• Experience mentoring junior developers, conducting training, and performing performance reviews.
• Proficient in Scrum and Kanban methodologies for project organization and task prioritization.
• Skilled in collaborating with business analysts to gain domain knowledge, understand requirements, and address user challenges.
• Experienced in creating software specifications and designing solutions aligned with customers’ needs.

Domain Knowledge

• ERP solutions, Finance, Accounting, Payments and Subscription platforms.

Technical

• Extensive knowledge of web platforms.
• Front-end JavaScript development for single-page applications with React and Angular. Experienced in UI/UX design with HTML and CSS; some proficiency with D3, Canvas API.
• Back-end expertise with Node.js and Ruby on Rails.
• Database development using SQL.
• Advanced in JavaScript and TypeScript; exposure to Ruby, Java, Perl, PureScript, Haskell, and Clojure.
• Technical solutions spanning multiple technologies.
• Design experience for user interfaces and user experience.
• Server administration, deployments, Unix skills, and AWS experience.
• Payment handling with Stripe.
• OAuth single-sign-on solutions.

UX/Design

• Graphic design and illustration: creating icons, logos, and fonts (Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Inkscape, Glyphs).

Documentation

• Developer-oriented software documentation (API guides, overviews, and tutorials).
• User-oriented software documentation (integrated tips, video tutorials).

Work Experience

Freelance
Jul 2023 – Present
Offering consulting services in web application development, collaborating with various industries.

• Conducted market research and technology assessments to guide project decisions.
• Advised on UI/UX design, ensuring intuitive interfaces.
• Authored technical specifications and contributed to JavaScript, TypeScript, and Ruby on Rails development.
• Conducted business analysis to improve user engagement and streamline workflows.
• Developed technical documentation and communication materials.

Lead of Front-End Development - Growyze
Apr 2022 – Jul 2023
Contributed to early-stage product design and development.

• Designed new features, prepared wireframes with Figma.
• Supervised and mentored junior developers.
• Front-end development with React.js and TypeScript.
• Established Scrum processes.

Full-Stack Developer - Dext
Feb 2021 – Jul 2021
Worked on an innovative accounting and bookkeeping solution with Ruby on Rails.

• Contributed to an internal UI framework using React.
• Collaborated with product teams, designers, and business analysts.
• Full-stack development with Ruby on Rails and React front-end.

Technical Product Manager/Developer - US Squash
Jan 2017 – Feb 2021
Led a development team on the Club Locker platform.

• Refactored and scaled Club Locker to serve various organizations globally.
• Led the project of the complete rewrite of the front-end of the platform in Angular and TypeScript.
• Established and optimized Scrum processes for better planning and testing.

Senior JavaScript Developer - Royal Bank of Scotland (via EPAM)
Nov 2015 – Jan 2017
Developed the front-end for a currency-trading system, collaborating with product owners, designers, and analysts.

Lead Front-End Developer - Interop (formerly Tick 42)
Sep 2013 – Nov 2015
Led the design and implementation of products for leading investment banks.

• Created Tick42 Glue, a WebSocket-based library integral to the company’s product suite.
• Developed Config Manager Workbench for editing MongoDB-based configuration data.
• Led client projects for major European financial institutions and supervised junior developers.

Senior Technical Writer - Bosch (formerly Prosyst Labs)
Nov 2011 – Sep 2013
Developed a documentation portal for Bosch’s IoT solutions.

• Documented APIs, wrote tutorials, and created code examples.
• Developed a web-based information portal.

Open-Source Projects

• Typeface design, including projects on Behance with tools like Fontlab and Glyphs.
• Published an open-source book, Category Theory Illustrated, on mathematics and programming.
• Authored a technical blog on programming featured on HackerNews.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations, Sofia University