Summary
Nikolay Kolev is a seasoned Senior Software Engineer based in Irvine, CA with over three decades of hands-on experience building cloud-native, DevOps, and web systems. Currently at CloudBolt, he architects infrastructure-as-code and applies ML-driven AIOps to optimize Kubernetes application performance and cost across millions of configuration variables. A serial founder and long-time advisor (Webgineers, eCRATER) with leadership stints from CTO to DevOps lead, he blends startup agility with enterprise-grade reliability. His background includes driving CI/CD and custom Git workflows at Deloitte and leading production resiliency work at StormForge and Jack Henry. Triplebyte certification validates his technical breadth, while his presidency of a local church shows a commitment to community leadership beyond engineering. He’s especially adept at translating complex infrastructure telemetry into actionable automation that improves developer velocity and production confidence.
17 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Specialist (Bachelor), Applied Information Science (in Economics), Specialist (Bachelor), Applied Information Science (in Economics) at International Academy of Business and Management (MABiU)
Master, Business Information Systems, Master, Business Information Systems at Eindhoven University of Technology