Lyupcho Nikolov
About Lyupcho Nikolov
Lyupcho Nikolov is a Lead Data Engineer and Cloud DevOps Specialist with extensive experience in data engineering and cloud technologies. He has worked for various companies across Europe, including Bourne Leisure Ltd, Adevinta, and Cigna International, and currently holds a position at Equal Experts.
Current Role at Equal Experts
Lyupcho Nikolov currently serves as the Lead Data Engineer and Cloud DevOps Specialist at Equal Experts. He has been in this role since 2023, working remotely from the United Kingdom. In this position, he focuses on leading data engineering projects and implementing cloud-based solutions, leveraging his extensive background in data architecture and cloud technologies.
Previous Experience in Data Engineering and Cloud DevOps
Prior to his current role, Lyupcho Nikolov held various positions in data engineering and cloud DevOps. He worked at Bourne Leisure Ltd as an AWS Cloud DevOps/Developer and Data Engineer for 11 months in London. He then transitioned to Adevinta, where he continued to work with AWS and GCP technologies for 6 months. His experience also includes roles at Cigna International as an AWS BigData Architect and Developer, and at nChain as an AWS Data Architect/DBA.
Educational Background
Lyupcho Nikolov studied at the Electro-Technical Faculty of the University 'St. Kiril and Metodij' in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. He completed his Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Telecommunications from 1996 to 2001. This educational foundation has contributed to his expertise in data engineering and cloud technologies.
Technical Skills and Expertise
Lyupcho Nikolov possesses extensive technical skills in data engineering and cloud computing. He has experience with Delta Lake, including Delta Tables and Delta Live Tables. He has developed a reusable ETL library for Databricks and optimized Spark Pipelines for improved performance. His proficiency extends to utilizing Terraform Cloud and GitHub Actions for CI/CD processes in Databricks.
Professional Achievements
Throughout his career, Lyupcho Nikolov has contributed to significant projects, including the creation of Unity Catalog and Lakeview Dashboards as part of Databricks development. His work has focused on enhancing data pipeline efficiency and improving data processing tasks through optimization techniques.