Summary
Ognyan Bankov is a seasoned software engineer with 13 years of experience building Android clients and JVM server-side systems, currently focused on Mini-retirement projects. He created the Forge framework for Android and has a track record of delivering high‑velocity solutions suited to startup environments where time-to-market matters. His background spans fintech and payments—developing EMV Level 2 kernels for contactless POS terminals—as well as cryptocurrency integrations with Monero, Stellar, and XRP. Comfortable across the full stack, he began as a PHP/web developer (creator of the Tangra PHP framework) and evolved into a Kotlin-centric mobile engineer. Based in Bulgaria, he combines deep practical experience with a pragmatic product-first mindset and a knack for reusing frameworks to accelerate delivery.
13 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Management, Master, Management at Vélikoturnovski universitet 'Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodi'
TMEM Vaptsarov, Sofia
English, Russian, Bulgarian