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Skills:java, go, golang, javascript, typescript, architecture, postgres, mongodb, scalable, testing, redis, kafka, google cloud platform, aws

Senior Software Engineer 07/2024 - current
Rockstar Games, London, United Kingdom
Industry: Interactive Entertainment
A leading video game developer known for franchises such as Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption.
- Leading the backend development of a large greenfield project - Mentoring developers on software engineering practices and architecture and design - Leading the overhaul of multiple Go microservices, while improving test coverage and documentation - Introduced biweekly tech talks, where I often present different topics in an effort to improve the knowledge and efficiency of the entire engineering team--
Software Engineer 09/2020 - 04/2024
ESL FACEIT Group, London, United Kingdom
Industry: Entertainment
A leading esports company offering an online gaming platform with millions of active monthly users.
- Full end-to-end ownership of an event-driven solution detecting and mitigating offensive user behaviour on the platform, analysing over 1,800,000 monthly matches across three regions. - Successfully achieved a notable 30% reduction in negative user reports by collaborating closely with the data science team, integrating proprietary ML models trained on gaming data. - Led the overhaul of a push notification system processing messages for 300,000 concurrent users, while reducing overall throughput by 50% and delivery times by 200% by using gRPC and protocol buffers. - Worked on the development and implementation of a robust user identity verification system, pivotal to the platform’s core value proposition and integral to the primary revenue stream of the organisation.--
Software Engineer 07/2017 - 08/2019
Paysafe Group, Sofia, Bulgaria
Industry: Fintech
A fintech company offering a range of financial products, such as digital wallets and payment processing.
- Worked on the backend and frontend development of a system handling customer transaction limits, processing thousands of transactions per minute using Java and Angular. - Partnered with front-end engineers and architects during the overhaul of the entire user interface of multiple Paysafe products. - Developed a solution for risk mitigation of onboarding politically exposed persons onto the platform.--

Univeristy College London 09/2019 - 09/2020
London, , United Kingdom
Degree: Master's Degree
Major:Software Systems Engineering
Graduated with distinction (highest achievable grade). Successfully led two large group projects with industry partners such as Cisco.

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