Minko Gechev
Senior Staff Software Engineer at Sofia University
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolMinko Gechev is a product-minded Senior Staff Software Engineer with 15 years of experience driving developer productivity and platform tooling from San Francisco. At Google he has progressed through developer relations and product leadership into senior engineering, blending technical strategy with hands-on contributions. A prolific open-source maintainer, he’s known for projects like injection-js, ngrev and codelyzer that improve Angular developer workflows and static analysis, and has optimized tools from build systems to linters (revive) and algorithm libraries. He combines front-end UI work, backend systems and DevOps expertise—evident in Electron-based visualizers, graph-backed ML web apps, and refactored build pipelines. He also teaches at Sofia University and founded a startup (Rhyme.com), bringing entrepreneurial perspective to large-scale product and developer experience challenges.
15 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
High school Mathematics and Informatics, High school Mathematics and Informatics at Saint Kliment Ohridski, TroyanMaster of Science (MSc) Software Engineering, Master of Science (MSc) Software Engineering at Sofia University St. Kliment OhridskiIvan Hadjiiski, Troyan
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Github Skills (80)
graph-database10
design-patterns10
red-black-tree10
build-automation10
linter10
linting10
web-development10
game-development10
encryption10
markdown10
javascript10
jquery10
binary-search10
gulp10
validation10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
mgechev/mk.js
Feb 2013 - Oct 2019
Canvas implementation of basic fighting game which allows multiplayer over the network.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:54 commits, 5 PRs, 8 pushes in 6 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Minko implemented and refined core movement features within a fighting game built with Canvas. They added new movements such as high kick, jump, and squat, and incorporated orientation logic. The user also addressed bugs related to movement and collision detection, ensuring more accurate and responsive gameplay. The commits demonstrate a focus on enhancing the user experience by implementing new player actions and correcting gameplay behavior.
multiplayer
mgechev/injection-js
Jan 2017 - Nov 2020
Dependency injection library for JavaScript and TypeScript in 5.1K. It is an extraction of the Angular's ReflectiveInjector which means that it's well designed, feature complete, fast, reliable and well tested.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:9 reviews, 40 commits, 24 PRs in 3 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Minko contributed to dependency injection library development, focusing on both build processes and core functionality. They implemented production build configurations, updated documentation, and updated the project to align with Angular 4's dependency injection practices. The commits demonstrate a strong understanding of TypeScript, build tooling, and the library's internal workings.
angulardependency-injectionjavascripttypescriptnode
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