Boian Ivanov
Senior Software Engineer at Checkatrade
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolBoian Ivanov is a Senior Software Engineer based in London with 10 years of experience building scalable backend systems and user-focused front ends using TypeScript and AWS. He has repeatedly led architecture and stack decisions—most recently at Hyper SQ where he designed a real-time tracking platform combining Lambda, DynamoDB, Terraform and Svelte—and currently contributes to Checkatrade. Comfortable across the full stack, Boian has a strong track record delivering internal tools and APIs for high-traffic media platforms and product teams at DMG Media and iTech Media. He is an active open-source contributor who improved AWS Data API raw SQL handling in the popular Drizzle ORM, reflecting a knack for tricky backend integrations and test-driven fixes. Colleagues describe him as pragmatic and security-minded, balancing rapid delivery with maintainability. Outside work he’s “living life one line of code at a time,” combining steady craftsmanship with curiosity about the future of web development.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Informatics, Bachelor's degree Informatics at New Bulgarian UniversityMaintenance of computer systems applications and networks Computer Science, Maintenance of computer systems applications and networks Computer Science at 1st EPAL Serres, Greece
English, Bulgarian, Greek
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Github Skills (19)
typescript10
orm10
sql10
typescript-types10
typescripts10
testing9
nodejs9
mysql8
postgresql8
html6
mcrypt6
php6
clause6
wordpress6
forms6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
drizzle-team/drizzle-orm
Mar 2023 - Dec 2023
Headless TypeScript ORM with a head. Runs on Node, Bun and Deno. Lives on the Edge and yes, it's a JavaScript ORM too 😅
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 1 PR, 9 comments in 9 months
Contributions summary:Boian primarily focused on improving the AWS Data API integration for the Drizzle ORM. Their work involved fixing issues with raw SQL data mapping, refactoring the code to correctly pass metadata, and adding comprehensive tests for raw SQL statements, specifically with the AWS Data API. Additionally, the user's commits included merging of branch "main" and general refactoring changes.
deno-deploymysqlsqlsqlite3sqlite
boian-ivanov/old-homepage
Mar 2018 - Oct 2024
Contributions:12 pushes, 1 branch, 1 comment in 6 years 8 months
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