Engineering Leader | Solutions Architect

Sofia, Bulgaria | pavlov@mariopavlov.com | LinkedIn | GitHub

Engineering leader with a proven track record in building and mentoring high-performing teams, delivering robust software solutions, and driving continuous improvement. Adept at bridging technical and business goals, fostering collaboration, and ensuring successful project delivery in dynamic environments.

Work Experience

Solutions Architect @ LimeChain

June 2025 – Present

  • Translating business and technical requirements into robust software architecture and operational plans
  • Designing and building AI agent systems and integrating AI tooling into development workflows and client solutions
  • Scoping and building project teams (Ops, Designers, QA, Developers), personally onboarding leads
  • Acting as a strategic partner to clients — advising on resource allocation, team scaling, and process improvements

Tech: Rust, Solidity, Go, AI Agents, LLM Integration

Tools: GitHub, GitHub Actions, AWS, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot

Methodologies: Agile/Scrum, TDD, DDD, Clean Architecture

Team Lead & Software Engineer @ Offerista / ShopFully

December 2023 – May 2025

  • Led Java development team while serving on the Software Architecture Committee
  • Led post-merger integration (PMI) between ShopFully and Offerista, from architecture design through delivery
  • Achieved 90%+ test coverage while maintaining high code quality standards
  • Built and mentored a cross-functional team of Java and JavaScript developers

Tech: Java (Micronaut, Jakarta EE), Vue.js, React, TypeScript, Next.js, AWS, Docker

Tools: GitLab, Jira

Methodologies: DDD, Clean Architecture, Agile/Scrum, TDD

Principal Developer @ ThinkMarkets

August 2022 – December 2023

  • Collaborated with team members to develop and maintain back-end code across Java, C#, and Python
  • Delivered key projects: Jenkins CI/CD pipeline fixes, ETL process improvements, Oracle-to-MSSQL migration, observability with ELK/Grafana
  • Improved and refactored the entire Hazelcast caching layer, introducing unit testing and REST monitoring interfaces

Tech: Java, C#, Python, Hazelcast, Tomcat, EJB, Docker

Senior Developer @ Digital Ventures

January 2022 – August 2022

  • Worked on Sportal365 CMS platform delivering functionality for the sporting industry
  • Implemented automated testing frameworks with BDD strategy
  • Refactored search capabilities and event subscription platform

Tech: Java, PHP, Spring, Laravel, RabbitMQ, Docker, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch

Senior Software Engineer @ Cybereason

October 2021 – January 2022

  • End-to-end software development lifecycle on a cybersecurity product across Windows, Linux, and macOS
  • Full SDLC involvement: requirements gathering, planning, design, development, testing, release, and support

Tech: C++, Python

Software Engineer & Tech Lead @ Experian Data Quality

September 2017 – October 2021

  • Served as Tech Lead on the Global Intuitive product; led core product development, EDQ integrations, and search performance optimization
  • Supervised EDQ integrations for SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, and Salesforce — recognized twice with Spot Awards
  • Performed major backend search engine upgrades with zero downtime on live services

Tech: C, C++, C#, Python, Git, Azure DevOps, Veracode

Software and Web Developer @ VS Revo Group

April 2015 – September 2017

  • Developed new modules for Revo Uninstaller (Windows product) and supported product website and marketing campaigns

Tech: C++, MFC, COM, SQLite

Key Skills

AI & Agentic Engineering: AI Agents, Multi-Agent Systems, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), Prompt Engineering, LLM Fine-tuning (LoRA, PEFT), Tool Calling, Model Context Protocol (MCP), ReACT, Chain-of-Thought Reasoning, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot

Languages: C/C++, C#, Java, Python, Go, Rust, Solidity, PHP, JavaScript, TypeScript

Frameworks: Spring, Laravel, Micronaut, Jakarta EE, Vue.js, React, Next.js

Infrastructure & Tools: AWS, Docker, Hazelcast, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ, ELK, Grafana, Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions

Methodologies: Agile/Scrum, Test-Driven Development, Domain-Driven Development, Clean Architecture

Awards

Collaborate to Win — Experian Spot Award

Recognized for building a strong foundation for third-party CRM integration products, documenting solution architecture, and bringing integrations to the same standard as core GPD solutions.

Delight Customers — Experian Spot Award

Recognized for delivering a proof-of-concept for Brazil country support using HERE maps, demonstrating deep understanding of core data and matching functionality under a tight schedule.

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