Nikola Svetoslavov
Senior Staff Software Engineer at Palo Alto Networks
Sofia, Sofia-City, Bulgaria
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Top SchoolNikola Svetoslavov is a Senior Software Engineer with seven years of experience building secure, scalable backend systems for enterprise Managed File Transfer products, currently contributing at Palo Alto Networks. Grounded in mathematics and computer science, he combines C++ expertise with cloud integrations, cryptographic modernization, and hands‑on incident resolution in hardened production environments. His career began in education—teaching mathematics and C++ at school and university levels—which informs a systems‑oriented, pedagogical approach to architecture, clear abstractions, and mentoring. Nikola has led end‑to‑end feature ownership, implemented native cloud storage integrations, and strengthened security pipelines using SAST/SCA tools, reflecting both product and security sensibilities. Based in Sofia, he is completing postgraduate studies in Mathematics and IT Education, applying learning science to make complex technical concepts more maintainable and teachable.
7 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Postgraduate Degree Mathematics and Information Technology Education, Postgraduate Degree Mathematics and Information Technology Education at Sofia University St. Kliment OhridskiSecond English Language High School "Thomas Jefferson
Github Skills (9)
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mathematics10
object-oriented-programming10
fmi10
java8
json7
cpp4
azure3
azure-sdk1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
stoychoX/Object-oriented_programming_FMI_2021-2022
Feb 2022 - Jun 2022
Materials for the "Object-oriented programming" course given by me @ Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Sofia University
Contributions:311 commits in 3 months
mathematicsobject-oriented-programming
Justsvetoslavov/Object-oriented_programming_FMI
Feb 2023 - Mar 2023
Materials for the "Object-oriented programming" course given by me @ Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Sofia University
Contributions:70 reviews, 86 commits, 172 PRs in 26 days
mathematicsobject-oriented-programming
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