Stiliyan Stoyanov

Founder

Stiliyan Stoyanov

Lead Software Engineer · Solution Architect

Sofia, Bulgaria · contact@goalgus.bg

  • Laravel / PHP
  • AWS / Kubernetes
  • System Architecture
  • React / TypeScript
  • AI / LLM
  • Engineering Leadership

About

I am a software architect and hands-on engineering lead focused on turning complex business processes into reliable products. My experience spans SaaS, fintech, automotive data, print manufacturing, cloud platforms and applied AI.

Experience

  1. Founder & Lead Software Engineer / Solution Architect

    GOALGUS LTD · BDCBox (US client)

    2025–Present

    • Own technical architecture and hands-on engineering for a multi-tenant automotive customer data platform spanning Laravel, Next.js, data ingestion, telephony and AI.
    • Directed five contract developers: designs, specs, integration contracts, reviews and critical fixes.
    • Built AWS async workflows with SQS, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kubernetes/EKS and Argo CD; multi-provider SMS/voice and LLM integrations.
  2. Technical Lead / SaaS Modernization

    Cloudcard LTD

    Sep 2024–Sep 2025

    • Technical leadership in a seven-developer team for an e-commerce SaaS platform supporting ~3,000 online stores.
    • Led upgrades Laravel 8→12, PHP 7→8.3 and Vue 2→3 with production-safe rollout.
    • Built AI Copilot workflows for reporting, campaigns and inventory-aware assistance.
  3. Founder & Software Engineering Consultant

    GOALGUS LTD

    Feb 2023–Present

    • Founded a Bulgaria-based engineering company delivering backend architecture, integrations and technical leadership for international clients.
  4. Technical Lead

    Beluga IT LTD

    May 2019–Feb 2023

    • Led five developers building publishing, print-production and customer communication software for Dutch clients.
    • Architected self-service design studios and workflows for print prep, mail, SMS, email and delivery.
    • Regular on-site planning with Netherlands stakeholders.
  5. Technical Lead / Senior PHP Engineer

    Credissimo LTD

    Mar 2018–May 2019

    • Led backend initiatives for international consumer lending on PHP/Phalcon.
    • Integrated credit bureaus in Poland, North Macedonia and Colombia via SOAP and REST.
    • Built internal communication workflows and lending calculation systems.
  6. Full-Stack Software Engineer

    Pulsio LTD

    Jun 2016–Mar 2018

    • Co-built a Laravel/WordPress print manufacturing platform with a configurable product calculator.
    • Automated quotation and production planning from inventory, machine capacity and shipments.
  7. PHP Developer → Technical Lead

    Digits Consulting LTD

    Jul 2015–Jun 2016

    • Led migration of a trading platform backend from CodeIgniter to Laravel; guided PHP and frontend engineers.
    • Designed PHP client services integrated with a C# layer for MetaTrader 4/5.
  8. PHP Developer

    Illex Tech LTD

    Jan–Jul 2015

    • Developed a browser-based retail/POS platform covering cashiers, inventory, sales and reporting.

Selected work

BDCBox

Architecture and engineering leadership for an automotive customer data platform: ingestion, communication systems, AI tools and AWS-based services.

Cloudcard

SaaS modernization across Laravel, PHP and Vue; AI Copilot workflows for e-commerce operations.

Beluga IT

Led a five-developer team building publishing, print design and communication systems for Dutch customers.

Credissimo

Credit-bureau and lending integrations across Poland, North Macedonia and Colombia.

Pulsio

Automated print pricing, manufacturing planning and logistics.

Digits Consulting

Led a Laravel backend modernization for a MetaTrader-connected trading platform.

Work with GOALGUS

Need architecture, delivery leadership, or a full-stack partner from Sofia?

Outside engineering I write and produce original music — about 100 songs — and have contributed to music-video work for Bulgarian bands.