Summary
Nayden Markatchev is a Software Development Team Lead based in Calgary with 13 years of experience building systems-focused software and leading teams at Cisco. He combines a passion for simplicity and correctness with hands-on expertise across malware protection, cloud technologies, and site reliability engineering, having progressed from research and systems administration roles to technical leadership. His background includes an M.Sc. in Computer Science and early work in academic grid research, which informs a methodical, research-minded approach to engineering problems. Known for clarity of design, he emphasizes maintainable architectures and reliable execution in large-scale enterprise environments. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic problem-solver who balances technical rigor with team mentorship.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
ОМГ "Акад. Кирил Попов"
M.Sc., Computer Science, M.Sc., Computer Science at University of Calgary
B.Sc., Computer Science, B.Sc., Computer Science at University of Saskatchewan
Russian, English, Bulgarian