# Kaloyan Kulov — Full profile export > Machine-readable profile generated from https://www.kaloyankulov.com **Last updated:** 2026-06-26 **Summary:** See https://www.kaloyankulov.com/llms.txt for a concise overview. --- # About - **Name:** Kaloyan Kulov (Kalo) - **Title:** Builder & Engineer - **Tagline:** AI Engineer @Fadata · BSc ICT Student @Fontys - **Location:** Eindhoven, Netherlands - **Status:** Building AI systems at Fadata - **Email:** kulovkaloyan@gmail.com - **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaloyan-kulov - **GitHub:** https://github.com/kaloyan-kulov - **Resume:** https://www.kaloyankulov.com/resume.pdf Software Engineer with hands-on experience in Java backend and React frontend development. Built financial applications at Philips and insurance features at Fadata. Proficient in Spring Boot, microservices, and cloud deployment on Azure and AWS. Currently focused on AI/ML — building RAG systems with Python, LangChain, and AWS Bedrock. --- # Experience ## Fadata **Sep 2025 – Present · 10 mos** · Hybrid ### AI Engineer (Feb 2026 – Present · 5 mos) Building a RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) system using Python, LangChain, and AWS (Bedrock, SageMaker, S3). Designing LangChain tools and pipelines for model deployment and inference. Managing AWS infrastructure (IAM, S3) and participating in code review across backend and AI components. **Highlights** - Architected a RAG pipeline using LangChain + AWS Bedrock for AI-driven document retrieval - Designed and deployed inference endpoints on SageMaker for production model serving - Managed IAM policies and S3 data pipelines supporting the full AI/ML stack - Contributed to code review standards across backend and AI service boundaries **Technologies:** Python, LangChain, AWS Bedrock, SageMaker, S3, IAM ### Software Engineer (Sep 2025 – Feb 2026 · 6 mos) Worked within an Azure DevOps environment using pipelines and Artifact feeds for CI/CD across Java/Spring Boot services. Developed data access and business logic using Java, Spring Boot, and Hibernate in an Agile workflow. **Highlights** - Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps for Java/Spring Boot microservices - Developed data access layers and business logic using Hibernate ORM - Maintained code quality through unit testing and structured code review in Agile sprints **Technologies:** Java, Spring Boot, Azure DevOps, Hibernate, CI/CD --- ## Philips **Feb 2025 – Jul 2025** · Eindhoven / Amsterdam · Hybrid ### Full-stack Developer Intern (Feb 2025 – Jul 2025 · 6 mos) Collaborated with a multinational finance team to deliver Power BI and Microsoft integrations using React, Spring, TypeScript, and Azure — enabling executive-level analytics. Automated UAT testing with Playwright (80%+ reduction in manual testing). Architected a modular API infrastructure with intelligent caching, reducing server load by 50%. **Highlights** - Delivered Power BI + Microsoft integrations in React/TypeScript enabling executive analytics dashboards - Reduced manual UAT testing effort by 80%+ by building a Playwright automation framework - Architected a modular API layer with intelligent caching, cutting server load by 50% - Established Azure DevOps pipeline standards adopted across the finance department **Technologies:** React, TypeScript, Spring, Azure, Playwright, Power BI --- ## Bulgarian Society Netherlands **Sep 2024 – Aug 2025** · Remote ### Web Developer (Sep 2024 – Aug 2025 · 1 yr) Developed MERN stack features, applied refactoring best practices, and redesigned the UI with responsive components for improved maintainability. **Highlights** - Redesigned the community site UI with responsive React components - Refactored legacy Node.js/Express API routes for better maintainability - Managed MongoDB data models and migration scripts **Technologies:** MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js --- ## Fadata **Jul 2024 – Feb 2025 · 8 mos** · Sofia → Hybrid ### Junior Backend Developer (Sep 2024 – Feb 2025 · 6 mos) Developed insurance software features including policy management and claims processing using Java and Spring Boot, from requirements to deployment. Solved complex internal process workflows through cross-team collaboration. **Highlights** - Built policy management and claims processing features end-to-end in Java/Spring Boot - Collaborated cross-team to map and automate complex internal insurance workflows - Participated in full deployment cycle from requirements gathering to production **Technologies:** Java, Spring Boot, SQL, Insurance Domain ### Backend Developer Intern (Jul 2024 – Sep 2024 · 3 mos) Built RESTful APIs and backend services for customer data management using Azure DevOps in an Agile environment. **Highlights** - Developed RESTful APIs for customer data management in Java/Spring Boot - Worked within Azure DevOps pipelines in an Agile sprint workflow **Technologies:** Java, REST APIs, Azure DevOps, Spring Boot --- ## Codix **Jul 2019 – Aug 2019** · Sofia ### Trainee (Jul 2019 – Aug 2019 · 2 mos) Gained experience in database management within a professional IT environment. Collaborated with development teams on database tasks and reporting. **Highlights** - Supported database management tasks in a professional IT environment - Collaborated with development teams on database reporting workflows **Technologies:** SQL, Databases --- # Projects ## ShiftFill – AI Staffing Agency **Mollie Hackathon** · 2026 Built at the Mollie Hackathon in Amsterdam — an AI-powered staffing agency concept targeting the Dutch flexible labour market. Designed to match workers with short-term shifts intelligently, reducing friction for both employers and on-demand workers. **Highlights** - Won / placed at the Mollie Hackathon in Amsterdam - Designed an AI matching engine pairing workers with zero-hour contract shifts - Built end-to-end in a single-day sprint with a multidisciplinary team - Targeted the Dutch flexible labour market — one of Europe's largest gig economies **Technologies:** AI, Python, Hackathon, Product Design ## Dutch Design Charrette: Collaborative Art Installation **Fontys × Next Nature Museum** · 2026 One-week sprint with international students in a Design Thinking process to build a working interactive installation. Brief: make collective human effort visible and inspiring. We built a collaborative prototype using shared interaction to drive light and a Pepper's Ghost hologram. **Highlights** - Partnered with Next Nature Museum (Eindhoven) for a public installation brief - Led coordination, concept development, and materials/fabrication for the team - Built a Pepper's Ghost hologram driven by collective user interaction - Worked in a multidisciplinary international team across a one-week design sprint **Technologies:** Design Thinking, Hardware, Collaboration, Fontys --- # Education ## Bachelor's degree, Computer Science **Fontys University of Applied Sciences** · Sep 2022 – 2026 Eindhoven, Netherlands - Specialisation: AI & ML, Complex Software Systems, Human Centered Design - Languages: Python, Java, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, C# - Frameworks: Spring Boot, React, FastAPI, Gin, ASP.NET - DevOps: Docker, Prometheus, Grafana, CI/CD - Architecture: C4 Model, UML, Microservices, Figma - Testing: E2E & Unit Testing, SonarQube - Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, Jira ## Diploma, Computer Technology **SPGE "John Atanasov"** · Sep 2017 – May 2022 Sofia, Bulgaria - Computer Architecture & Hardware - Software Development with C++ - Cloud Technologies & Server Management --- # Certificates ## Anthropic Courses on AI agents, Claude, and the Model Context Protocol. - **Introduction to Agent Skills** — Apr 2026 · Skills, LLM (ID: s8ntszf8sze4) - **Claude Code in Action** — Feb 2026 · Claude, AI Pair Programming (ID: c83gguvh866j) - **Model Context Protocol: Advanced Topics** — Oct 2025 · MCP, Large Language Models (LLM) (ID: me3nsnfed9rf) - **Introduction to Model Context Protocol** — Sep 2025 · MCP, Large Language Models (LLM) (ID: brxvm4wwib5i) ## Cisco Networking Academy Cybersecurity certifications from Cisco Networking Academy. - **Introduction to Cybersecurity** — Jun 2026 · Cybersecurity, Information Security (ID: 0ee0c945-3209-4994-a3ed-8105dff14bcb) ## Udemy Self-paced courses on algorithms and interview preparation. - **Master the Coding Interview: Data Structures + Algorithms** — Mar 2026 · Data Structures, Algorithms (ID: UC-bb131c17-16e4-4c95-8442-911f65147c8d) ## Software University (SoftUni) Professional software engineering and DevOps training paths. - **Python Path** — Python, Data Structures - **Software Engineering and DevOps** — Jun 2023 · DevOps, CI/CD - **Container & Cloud** — May 2023 · Docker, CI/CD ## IELTS Official English language proficiency certification. - **IELTS** — Sep 2021 · Expires Sep 2023 · English as a Second Language (ESL), Communication ## Telerik Academy School Foundational web development training. - **Web Programming** — Jun 2021 · HTML/CSS, JavaScript --- # Interests & hobbies ## Culture Music, movies, and books — what I reach for to unwind and what often starts a conversation. **Topics:** Music, Movies, Books - Concerts & playlists - Cinema & streaming - Always reading something ### Music Concerts, playlists, and deep dives — from live shows to whatever's on repeat this week. - Live shows - Curated playlists - Genre rabbit holes ### Movies Cinema and streaming — from blockbusters to slow-burn indies worth talking about. - Theatre trips - Streaming picks - Rewatch favorites ### Books Always reading something — fiction, non-fiction, and the occasional technical deep dive. - Fiction & non-fiction - Tech & design reads ## Sport Running and gym — staying active on the road and in the weight room. **Topics:** Running, Gym - Road & trail runs - Strength training ### Running Road and trail runs — clearing my head and chasing a better pace. - Road runs - Trail outings - Race goals ### Gym Strength training — consistency in the weight room. - Compound lifts - Progressive overload ## Community NPO work and event organizing — showing up for causes and bringing people together. **Topics:** NPOs, Event organizations - Non-profit volunteering - Planning & running events ### NPOs Volunteering with non-profits — giving time to causes that matter. - Ongoing volunteering - Cause-driven work ### Events Planning and running events — bringing people together around shared goals. - Meetups - Community gatherings - Logistics & hosting ## Building Hackathons, side projects, and tinkering with AI — making things outside the day job. **Topics:** Hackathons, Side projects, AI - Hackathon prototypes - Side projects & experiments - Interactive & hardware builds - People who inspired the work ### Hackathons Weekend sprints — shipping prototypes under pressure with a team. - 48-hour builds - Team collaboration ### Side projects Experiments outside the day job — trying ideas without a deadline. - Web apps - Hardware tinkering - Learning new stacks ### AI Tinkering with AI — models, agents, and tools that push what's possible. - LLM experiments - Agent workflows - Automation ### People Builders, mentors, and creators who shaped how I think about making things. - Pieter Levels — ship fast, solve real problems - Andrej Karpathy — clarity in AI and teaching - Paul Graham — essays on startups and building --- # End of profile — Kaloyan Kulov Source: https://www.kaloyankulov.com/llms-full.txt