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Ilko Dragoev

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Director of Software Engineering at Invenda Group AG
📍 Bulgaria

Ilko Dragoev is a dynamic technology leader with over 20 years of experience in software engineering management, specializing in cloud technologies and VMware. He holds a Master of Computer Applications from the Technical University of Sofia and has a proven track record of bringing enterprise software from concept to completion.

He is the founder of the VMware Talentboost Academy, a program dedicated to mentoring junior engineers, and holds five patents in software engineering and cloud technologies.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Director of Software Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Bulgaria
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Mentoring Talent
Founded the VMware Talentboost Academy and serves as a mentor, demonstrating a deep commitment to developing the next generation of engineers.
Cloud & Virtualization
An expert with deep experience in VMware and cloud platforms, having led the development of core virtualization and management products throughout his career.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Director of Software Engineering
Invenda Group AG
10-2022 - 10-2025
Director Software Engineering - Application Services Sofia
SoftwareONE Bulgaria
7-2020 - 10-2022
Director of Software Engineering
HeleCloud, A SoftwareOne Company
2-2018 - 7-2020
Director Of Engineering
DataStork - Cloud, SaaS and BigData engineering
1-2009 - 2-2018
Manager R&D
VMware
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Education
1996 - 2002
Master of Computer Applications (MCA)
Technical University of Sofia
1992 - 1996
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