Summary
Milen Dyankov is an engineering and developer experience leader with over 16 years of hands-on experience and 20+ years in the software ecosystem, now running his consulting firm Commsen International from Poland. He combines product-led growth, developer advocacy, and software architecture expertise to help open-source projects and engineering teams boost adoption, flatten learning curves, and optimize workflows. As a founder and former VP of Developer Experience at AxonIQ, and Head of Developer Relations at Liferay, he has built and led distributed teams that created developer portals, academies, and community platforms. Milen is a natural educator and communicator—he co-founded SoftUni Polska and has a long track record of creating engaging technical content and live events that translate community feedback into product improvements. His background spans enterprise Java architecture, consulting, and startup advocacy work, giving him a rare blend of delivery-focused engineering and outward-facing developer relations. He often pairs strategic product thinking with pragmatic engineering changes that measurably increase developer productivity and product adoption.
16 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
High School of Mathematics and Natural Science "Vassil Drumev"
MA, Computer Science, MA, Computer Science at St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo
Bulgarian, Polish, English