Ilian Iliev is a Senior Software Engineer with 14 years of experience building web applications and backend systems, currently contributing to Redis after nearly a decade at Lifesum where he led feature projects and architectural decisions. He specializes in Python and Django, has driven migrations toward Go, and has built systems ranging from CMS and CRMs to social networks and high-scale consumer apps. A pragmatic architect and hands-on coder, he repeatedly improves performance and scalability while mentoring junior engineers. Ilian also writes about Python and Django and frames his work as “using computer code to solve human problems,” reflecting a user-focused approach informed by a PhD-level background in information systems.
14 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Automated Systems for Information processing and information management, PhD, Automated Systems for Information processing and information management at State University of Library Studies and Information Technologies
Bachelor, Heat engineering, Bachelor, Heat engineering at Technical University of Sofia
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