Nikolay Kostov
Solutions Architect at Software University (softuni.bg)
Sofia, Sofia-City, Bulgaria
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Top SchoolNikolay Kostov is a Solutions Architect with 18 years of experience designing and delivering web and desktop applications, primarily on the .NET platform (C#, ASP.NET Core, ML.NET, Entity Framework) and complementary stacks like Node.js and PHP. He combines hands-on full-stack development with technical leadership—previously managing engineering teams at Telerik and now leading solutions at ZenCodeo while training developers at Software University. A Microsoft Certified Trainer and expert witness for Bulgarian courts, he brings rigorous attention to deadlines and a reputation for clean, maintainable code (evidenced by his work on an ASP.NET Core template and contributions to StyleCopAnalyzers). Deeply comfortable with algorithms and data structures, he also focuses on code quality and tooling, having introduced StyleCop enforcement and performance-focused refactors in open-source projects. Recognized early in his career by Forbes Bulgaria’s "30 under 30" and as "Student of the Year," he pairs academic depth with practical delivery across enterprise and training contexts.
18 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
National Gymnasium of Natural Sciences and Mathematics "Academician Lyubomir Chakalov"Master's degree, Software Applications in the Internet, Master's degree, Software Applications in the Internet at New Bulgarian UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Computer Sciences, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Sciences at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski
Bulgarian, English, Serbian
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Github contributions (5)
NikolayIT/ASP.NET-Core-Template
Feb 2016 - Jun 2022
A ready-to-use template for ASP.NET Core with repositories, services, models mapping, DI and StyleCop warnings fixed.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:8 releases, 3 reviews, 297 commits in 6 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Nikolay primarily worked on setting up the ASP.NET Core template. Their initial contributions involved creating the default ASP.NET MVC template project and subsequently installing Glimpse and removing project files. They updated NuGet packages and refactored the project by moving classes in Account and Manage view models and extracted them into separate files. The user installed StyleCopAnalyzers and fixed StyleCop warnings demonstrating code quality focus and improvements.
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DotNetAnalyzers/StyleCopAnalyzers
Oct 2015 - Feb 2017
An implementation of StyleCop rules using the .NET Compiler Platform
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:22 commits, 6 PRs, 49 comments in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Nikolay primarily focused on refactoring and improving the codebase. This involved optimizing performance by replacing inefficient methods with faster alternatives. Additionally, the user fixed typos and removed code redundancies, contributing to a cleaner and more efficient project. The commits also include updates to unit tests to ensure the project's quality and reliability.
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