$ whoami

stefan
./kovachev

shipping web apps since 2010 — typescript, react, php, mysql.

// freelance full-stack dev · 16y · sofia, bg · booking from jul 2026

./hire-stefan.sh →book a call →

profile.ts

type Role = "Lead" | "Founder" | "Freelance";

interface Profile {

name: string;

roles: Role[];

availability: boolean;

}

const me: Profile = {

name: "Stefan Kovachev",

roles: ["Lead", "Founder", "Freelance"],

availability: true, // 👈

};

$ man stefan

01. about

→ portrait.jpg

❯I build bespoke web apps for ops-heavy businesses — the kind where spreadsheets stopped scaling six months ago.

Versatile full-stack dev with a soft spot for whatever framework dropped last Tuesday — and the boring infrastructure that keeps it from falling over at 3am. Particularly obsessive about application architecture. ~16 years of shipping bespoke web applications.

Currently, a senior dev at Antero and running ops + eng at Flip BG. Started at SAP Labs and Fraunhofer back when "ajax" was still a buzzword. Picked up a Diplom in digital media in Kaiserslautern and an MBA from Worcester somewhere along the way.

Three spoken languages: bg, en, de. plus fluent typescript.

16y

shipping web apps

11y

at flip

40+

projects shipped

spoken languages

// now (may 2026): Leading Antero's product builds. Running Flip BG ops on the side. Cronboard ticking along.

// 1 freelance slot open from jul 2026.

// also @

$ git log --oneline --selected

02. selected work

phplaravelvuejavascriptterraformtailwind

private beta · early customers

~/cronboard.io

2023 →

SaaS · Founder

→ End-to-end cron monitoring built solo — ingestion, alerting, billing, dashboard.

Monitoring and management dashboard for Laravel scheduled tasks — built solo from scratch. Live task visibility, failure alerts, performance metrics, and schedule control without touching a deployment.

cat work/cronboard.md →visit ↗

typescriptreactphplaraveljavascriptdocker

bg team 1 → 4 · flagship product shipped

~/antero

2021 →

Lead Full-Stack · Tech Consultancy

→ Took a prototype to a workflow management system for loan origination that the team ships into regularly.

Full-stack on Antero's flagship product — a workflow management system for loan origination. Led the BG team from one to four. Responsible for delivery, team culture, and keeping the teams abroad unblocked.

visit ↗

phplaraveljavascriptfull-stack

11 years · key delivery on major client releases

~/flip

2015 →

Senior Full-Stack Developer · Web Agency

→ Kept the lights on and the projects shipping — for 11 years.

Web agency work across a long tail of client projects. Built several LMSs from scratch, an event management system with live streaming and attendee chat, and many more. Introduced Laravel to the company — it's been the foundation of the stack since.

visit ↗

// 40+ builds · 2010 → present

med creations

mdm design

40+ builds · 16 years · most still running

~/bespoke-client-work

2010 →

Freelance

→ A long list of complex web apps across three continents. Mostly under NDA.

PHP-based web applications, iOS apps, and a lot of work around mapping systems. The gnarly bits product teams hire someone for. Shipped, handed over, codebase left better than found.

cat experience.md →

$ ./services --available

03. services

I take a problem and ship the smallest thing that solves it. discovery → build → handover. solo, or embedded in your team for a quarter or two. fixed scope when it makes sense, t&m when it doesn't.

function fullStackBuild()

·ts + react + php + laravel + mysql
·Greenfield from idea to production
·Fixed-scope or t&m — agreed up front
·Handover docs included

function rescueMission()

·Diagnose before touching anything
·Operate only on what's costing you sleep
·Leave the codebase better than found
·No big-bang rewrites

function launchSaaS()

·Auth, billing, ops dashboards, monitoring
·Skip the commoditised parts
·Done it before — moving faster this time
·Ready for your first paying customer

function consulting()

·Architecture review + written findings
·Honest assessment — not a sales pitch
·Implementation help if you want it
·No retainer required

cat stack.md →

$ ./engagement.sh --new

04. how i work

// timelines above are illustrative — scope and cadence are set on the first call. every project is different.

~/sk/engagement.sh

$ ./engagement.sh --new

[1/4]discovery(~3 days · fixed fee)

We get on a call. I read your repo / docs / mess.

You get a written plan and an honest yes / no / not-yet.

[2/4]build(milestone-driven · duration varies by project)

I ship working software at each milestone (~every 2 weeks).

At each milestone: demo of progress, re-evaluation of the plan, open questions. We cover what's done, what's in progress, and what's next.

No status meetings about status meetings.

[3/4]handover(~1 week)

Docs, runbook, deploy keys, the whole envelope.

You own everything from day one anyway.

[4/4]aftercare(optional · monthly)

I stick around for the bugs you find in week 5.

Cancel any time. No retainer trap.

$ _

cat contract.md →

$ ssh stefan@kovachev

> let's build()

booking from jul 2026 · 1 slot open

Have something gnarly that needs untangling, or a greenfield project that needs shipping? Send a message — I respond within a day.

→book 30min →

→ github.com/skovachev → linkedin/stefankovachev → stefankovachev.com

stack →experience →faq →contract →

$ echo "// 1–2 builds a quarter. when slots are gone, they're gone."

stefan./kovachev