Igor Stoyanov
Director Of Engineering | Google Cloud
Summary
Technology Leader Driving Innovation in Cloud-Scale Distributed Systems
Results-driven technology executive specializing in large-scale distributed systems and cloud infrastructure. Extensive experience in team leadership, architecture, and hands-on development. Adept at aligning technical solutions with business objectives, fostering collaboration, and mentoring high-performing engineering teams.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Engineering
Google
5 2022 - Current
- Director of Engineering at Google Cloud, leading GCE Control Plane Platform team to deliver innovative scheduling and autoscaling solutions for hyper-scale and high-performing distributed compute clusters
- Proven track record of driving large-scale infrastructure projects that improve efficiency, reliability, and performance for Google Cloud.
Senior Director of Engineering
Carbon Black
06.2021 - 05.2022
- Senior Director of Engineering at VMware, leading development of Carbon Black Cloud, a revolutionary cloud-native security platform that safeguards endpoints, workloads, and Kubernetes environments through intelligent system hardening and behavioral prevention
- Passionate about fostering a culture of innovation, building high-performing teams, and delivering impactful security solutions to protect organizations from evolving cyber threats.
Senior Director of Engineering
VMware
11.2018 - 05.2021
- Senior Director of Engineering at VMware, responsible for VMware Cloud Automation portfolio, spanning SaaS and on-prem cross-cloud compute and container platforms
- Architected, led and delivered successful strategy, execution, and launch of innovative multi-tenant SaaS platform, transforming on-prem software to SaaS model for public and hybrid cloud automation
- Spearheaded DevOps transformation, growing and enabling 120+ engineer team while maintaining market leadership and customer satisfaction
- As Site Lead for Cloud Automation Business Unit, I oversee all site operations, team development (180+ people), and product development initiatives.
Director of Engineering
VMware
04.2016 - 10.2018
- Director of Engineering at VMware, responsible for Cloud Orchestration, Compute, and K8s Platforms and Products
- Led 90+ engineer R&D team in Bulgaria, while driving global strategic direction for cross-cloud, policy-based provisioning, extensibility, on-prem footprint, and numerous cloud-native SaaS services
- Spearheaded VMware's first cloud management SaaS foundation, accelerating product development and time to market
- Championed cloud-native SaaS development culture, driving strategic architecture, product design, DevOps practices, and robust security standards.
Senior Staff Engineer
VMware
07.2012 - 03.2016
- Overall Chief Technical Architect for VMware's Cloud Automation product line, powering cloud service lifecycle automation for Software Defined Datacenter
- Defined highly scalable, extendable cloud-native micro-service architecture, enabling independent services under unified governance model
- Led technical strategy and core development for Cloud Automation products, guiding 300+ engineers across three products and four locations
- Passionate about building high-performing teams, hiring, mentoring, and coaching technical leaders to achieve both development and operational excellence.
Senior R&D Manager
VMware
03.2010 - 06.2012
- R&D Manager at VMware, spearheading the development of vCenter Automation and Orchestration solutions for the Software Defined Datacenter
- Deep expertise in enterprise-level automation and orchestration technologies, with focus on solving complex challenges for Fortune 500 companies
- Developed and grew high-performing engineering team to deliver innovative, scalable solutions that streamline cloud service lifecycle automation
- Led end-to-end product lifecycle management, release activities, and strategic customer engagements
- Fostered culture of excellence through innovative development processes and practices.
Senior Software Engineer
SPR
01.2009 - 05.2010
- Designed and implemented highly scalable, data-intensive distributed systems utilizing Adaptive Model patterns to effectively capture and adapt to evolving business requirements.
- Developed innovative, domain-specific language (DSL)-based user interfaces that leverage user knowledge for enhanced usability and instant knowledge access.
- Optimized project delivery and performance by successfully applying Agile/Lean development methodologies and practices.
- Led integration and transformation of disparate enterprise systems into high-performance, business-aligned service-oriented architecture.
Senior Software Developer
The Ticket Reserve
07.2008 - 02.2009
- Collaborated with business stakeholders to define clear business goals and priorities, ensuring technology solutions directly supported key objectives.
- Architected and implemented high-throughput transaction engine for trading futures contracts for live event tickets, utilizing Java EE, Spring, EJBs, and JBoss for robust transaction management and service integration.
- Spearheaded design and implementation of web services-oriented market APIs, bridging gap between business requirements and technical execution. - Developed modular, JEE container-based service architecture with Spring for dependency injection, ensuring flexibility and maintainability.
- Engineered custom XML-based messaging layer to seamlessly connect transaction engine backend with consumer-facing web UI for order processing.
- Contributed to development of full-stack web application, enabling centralized management and real-time monitoring of market activity and order transactions through advanced reporting and data mining algorithms.
- Mentored and promoted team culture embracing Test-Driven Development (TDD), Continuous Integration (CI), prioritization techniques, refactoring, and other Agile/Scrum/XP best practices.
Software Engineer
Thoughtworks
01.2005 - 06.2008
- Architected and developed custom, large-scale, multi-tier object-oriented systems, leveraging Java EE, Ruby on Rails, and diverse open-source frameworks to deliver scalable and maintainable solutions.
- Provided expert consultation to organizations on Agile methodologies, object-oriented design patterns, domain-driven design, testing techniques, and development best practices, fostering culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
- Led cross-functional teams through all phases of enterprise system development, from requirements gathering and design to implementation and testing, with focus on mission-critical processing systems in banking and insurance sectors.
Web Application Developer
Office of University Research Services, Loyola University Chicago
01.2002 - 12.2004
- Maintained and enhanced University Research Service website, ensuring optimal performance, user experience, and accessibility for researchers and faculty.
- Designed, developed, and tested streamlined online proposal submission and approval system, improving efficiency and transparency throughout research funding process.
- Delivered comprehensive data analysis and metrics on proposal effectiveness and approval rates, providing valuable insights for strategic decision-making and resource allocation.
- Implemented Online Content Management System (CMS), enabling efficient content updates, collaboration, and improved information dissemination for research community.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science And Programming
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, USA 01.2002 - 1 2004
Timeline
Senior Director of Engineering
Carbon Black
06.2021 - 05.2022
Senior Director of Engineering
VMware
11.2018 - 05.2021
Director of Engineering
VMware
04.2016 - 10.2018
Senior Staff Engineer
VMware
07.2012 - 03.2016
Senior R&D Manager
VMware
03.2010 - 06.2012
Senior Software Engineer
SPR
01.2009 - 05.2010
Senior Software Developer
The Ticket Reserve
07.2008 - 02.2009
Software Engineer
Thoughtworks
01.2005 - 06.2008
Web Application Developer
Office of University Research Services, Loyola University Chicago
01.2002 - 12.2004
Master of Science - Computer Science And Programming
Loyola University Chicago
01.2002 - 1 2004
Director of Engineering
Google
5 2022 - Current
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