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Kristiyan Yordanov

Kristiyan Yordanov

Engineering Manager And Agile Project Manager
Sofia

Summary

Engineering manager and Agile Project Manager with more than 12 years of experience in software development and delivery. Skilled in project management, process optimization, and technical leadership. Successfully led multiple cross-functional teams and delivered 70+ high-impact projects within budget and on time. Demonstrated ability to streamline processes and foster effective team collaboration and strategic planning. Experienced in technical, soft, Agile, and leadership skills trainings.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Engineering Manager

Playtech
07.2024 - Current
  • Leading cross-functional software development team in the Bingo department
  • The team comprises a client, server, QA and DBA team members

Trainer

Potential Synergy
07.2023 - Current
  • Part time
  • Crafted and delivered soft, process and leadership skills trainings - Effective Communication for IT teams; Present and Up-sell for IT; Dev Lead Academy, Agile Project Management BootCamp; Adaptive Leadership; AI for productivity

Senior Engineering Manager

VMware
01.2022 - 07.2023
  • Delivered 65+ business features and 15+ technical modernization initiatives per year
  • Mentoring and coaching the entire engineering team(25-30) in terms of delivery, processes, culture, personal and technical development
  • Acted as an Agile Coach - fostering an Agile culture and training Scrum Masters

Engineering Manager

VMware
06.2019 - 01.2022
  • People Management, Delivery Management, Scrum Master, Hiring Manager, Process Management
  • Total 15 engineers
  • Led 2 self-organized and cross-functional teams owning the software development lifecycle of business-critical SaaS Service that drives operational efficiency for VMW Professional Services

Team Leader

VMware
11.2017 - 06.2019
  • Started as a Senior Java-Angular Software developer and quickly jumped into the role of Team Leader and Scrum Master

Software Engineer

Paddy Power
03.2016 - 11.2016
  • Worked on a real-time betting middle-ware Java system

Software Engineer

HighQ
08.2014 - 02.2016
  • Worked on a Banking platform
  • Acted as an on-site Consultant for the first client in Germany

Software Fullstack Engineer

ITCIS
06.2012 - 11.2013
  • Worked on several Java full-stack platforms

Education

Master - IT Project Management

NBU
10.2014 - 06.2016

Bachelor - Computer Engineering

TU Sofia
09.2010 - 06.2014

System programing - undefined

PGTK
09.2006 - 06.2010

Skills

Agile Methodologies

Project Management

  • Decision Making

  • Teamwork

Conflict Management

  • Leadership

  • Building Teams

Stakeholder Management

Coaching and mentoring

Persuasive communication style

Budgeting & estimating

Adaptability

Accomplishments

  • Led four self-organized and cross-functional teams, owning the entire software development life-cycle of three business-critical SaaS Services designed to automate and streamline sales, pricing, delivery, and technical account management for the global Professional Services team. Team: Full-stack Java-Angular developers, Automation Engineers, DevOps, and Support - a total of 25+ engineers from Bulgaria and India.
  • Led a high-performance engineering culture that focused on agility, growth, delivery, technical excellence, a customer-centric approach, and innovation.
  • Facilitated internal L&D initiatives and measurement of efficiency and productivity of the team members.
  • Built trustworthy and productive relationships with the leadership, peer managers, product partners, 3rd party internal services, and stakeholders from Professional Services and Customer Experience organizations.
  • Drove technical modernization in quality, maintainability, security, CI/CD, observation, and compliance.

Timeline

Engineering Manager

Playtech
07.2024 - Current

Trainer

Potential Synergy
07.2023 - Current

Senior Engineering Manager

VMware
01.2022 - 07.2023

Engineering Manager

VMware
06.2019 - 01.2022

Team Leader

VMware
11.2017 - 06.2019

Software Engineer

Paddy Power
03.2016 - 11.2016

Master - IT Project Management

NBU
10.2014 - 06.2016

Software Engineer

HighQ
08.2014 - 02.2016

Software Fullstack Engineer

ITCIS
06.2012 - 11.2013

Bachelor - Computer Engineering

TU Sofia
09.2010 - 06.2014

System programing - undefined

PGTK
09.2006 - 06.2010
Kristiyan YordanovEngineering Manager And Agile Project Manager