Backend
C#.NETASP.NET CoreEntity FrameworkWeb API
Viktor Iliev
Full-Stack Developer focused on backend logic with ASP.NET Core Web APIs, databases, and practical full-stack web systems. For frontend development, I use Next.js, React, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS, while my finance background helps me understand and build clear, practical business workflows.
Tech Stack
Frontend
ReactNext.jsTypeScriptJavaScriptTailwind CSSHTML5CSS3
Databases
MS SQLPostgreSQL
Tools & Deployment
DockerGitHubGitRender
My profile
I focus on building software across backend logic, APIs, databases and full-stack web development. I work with C#/.NET, ASP.NET Core, Next.js and TypeScript, while my accounting, audit and financial-control background helps me understand business processes, data accuracy and reporting requirements more clearly.
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Backend and system thinking
I approach tasks through backend structure, data flow, APIs and maintainable logic rather than isolated screens alone.
02
Full-stack execution
I can connect frontend, API, database and deployment into one practical and working solution.
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Business-aware development
My accounting and audit background helps me understand reporting, data accuracy and real operational workflows behind the software.
Professional path
2025 – Present
Freelance Full-Stack Developer
Developing and maintaining web projects with a focus on clean frontend interfaces, backend logic, database structure, multilingual content, and deployment-ready implementation.
- • Built business-oriented web projects using Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and ASP.NET Core.
- • Worked on responsive layouts, multilingual UI, reusable components, and clean user flows.
- • Implemented backend logic, database models, API integration, and admin-oriented workflows for portfolio and business websites.
Next.jsReactTypeScriptTailwind CSSASP.NET CorePostgreSQLGitHubDeployment
December 2025 – May 2026
Coca-Cola Hellenic Business Services Organization EOOD, Varna
General Accounting Expert
Worked in general accounting with a focus on fixed assets, CAPEX, month-end close, reconciliations, and financial reporting, while using Excel at an advanced level for processing, validation, and structuring accounting information.
- • Supported general accounting activities related to fixed assets, CAPEX, and core accounting tasks.
- • Worked on month-end close, reconciliations, financial reporting, and compliance with IFRS and internal policies.
- • Used Excel at an advanced level for analysis, tracking, checks, and organizing accounting data and reports.
May 2023 – May 2024
KPMG Bulgaria, Varna
Audit Assistant
Performed audit procedures, including substantive testing, analytical reviews, and walkthroughs of internal controls, while working directly with client finance teams and using Excel at an advanced level for checks, analysis, and reconciliations.
- • Performed substantive testing of financial statement line items and analytical reviews.
- • Worked with client finance teams to gather documentation, perform reconciliations, and identify discrepancies.
- • Used Excel at an advanced level for data processing, checks, analysis, and support of audit work.
My projects
01
DG Vision Studio — Photography Website
Status and purpose: Status: Real project. Public website for a photography studio focused on business presentation, portfolio content, services and client contact.
Features and technical execution: Built as a real business website with clear information architecture, responsive frontend, reusable UI sections and structured content for photography services.
Key features:
- Homepage with clear business presentation
- Portfolio sections for visual work showcase
- Service-oriented content blocks
- Contact section with a clear contact flow
- Responsive layout for mobile, tablet and desktop
- Reusable UI sections for easier maintenance
- Clean navigation and content hierarchy
- SEO-friendly page structure
- Deployment-ready frontend architecture
- Real public project used for business presence
Next.jsReactTypeScriptTailwindCSSResponsive UIDeployment
02
Nikola Halachev — Accounting Website
Status and purpose: Status: Real project. Corporate website for an accounting professional with service presentation, bilingual content and a structure focused on client inquiries.
Features and technical execution: Built as a professional presentation website focused on trust, service presentation and clear business communication to potential clients.
Key features:
- BG/EN bilingual content
- Accounting service presentation
- Professional visual hierarchy
- Clean navigation and service sections
- Responsive frontend structure
- Contact-oriented corporate layout
Next.jsReactTypeScriptTailwindCSSi18nResponsive UIDeployment
03
HygiaTrade — E-commerce Platform
Status and purpose: Status: Live full-stack project. A production-deployed commerce platform for hygiene and cleaning products with a Next.js/React storefront, ASP.NET Core REST API, PostgreSQL persistence and a protected operational back office.
Features and technical execution: Built as a layered client-server system covering the complete flow from product discovery to post-order administration. The application combines customer accounts, catalog search and filtering, product comparison, wishlist and reviews, cart and checkout, VAT-aware retail and wholesale pricing, stock validation and deduction, inventory receipts, order status workflows, product and brand administration, GDPR account tools, management reporting and role-based security. The backend is separated into API, Domain, Data, Core and Common projects with repository abstractions, Entity Framework Core migrations, centralized exception handling and automated unit tests.
Key features:
- Product catalog with categories, brands, search, filtering, pagination and detailed product pages
- Product comparison, wishlist and customer review functionality
- Authenticated cart and checkout with delivery details, consent validation and stock checks
- Retail, discounted and quantity-based wholesale pricing with per-product VAT calculations
- Order lifecycle with customer history and administrative status management
- Automatic inventory deduction on checkout and administrator stock receipts linked to invoice numbers
- Admin dashboard for products, categories, brands, users, orders, stock and operational reporting
- Reporting for revenue, sold units, received stock, low-stock and out-of-stock products
- JWT access tokens, refresh tokens, password hashing, role-based authorization and protected routes
- Forgot/reset password flow with pluggable email notification delivery
- GDPR personal-data export and account deletion functionality
- Stored product images, product active/inactive state and new-product status management
- Redux Toolkit state management, bilingual UI and responsive frontend
- Layered ASP.NET Core architecture with repositories, domain services and centralized error handling
- PostgreSQL persistence with Entity Framework Core migrations and soft-delete support
- Backend unit tests for services, repositories, JWT configuration and database connection handling
- Docker/Render deployment configuration and GitHub deployment checks
Free Render hosting may take up to 60 seconds to start.
ASP.NET Core Web APIC#.NETNext.jsReactTypeScriptRedux ToolkitTailwindCSSPostgreSQLEntity Framework CoreJWTREST APIDockerRenderxUnit
04
Orisia — Folk Community Platform
Status and purpose: Status: Active full-stack project. A bilingual platform centered around Bulgarian folk dance, community updates, events and cultural content.
Features and technical execution: Built as a separated Next.js frontend and ASP.NET Core Web API backend with PostgreSQL persistence. The application combines public cultural content with account and administration functionality in a reusable client-server architecture.
Key features:
- News and community feed
- Events and calendar sections
- Horoteka dance library for Bulgarian dances and rhythms
- Gallery and cultural content sections
- BG/EN bilingual interface
- Account and login flows
- Administrative content management areas
- Responsive Next.js frontend
- ASP.NET Core Web API backend
- PostgreSQL persistence with Entity Framework Core
Free Render hosting may take up to 60 seconds to start.
Next.jsReactTypeScriptTailwindCSSASP.NET Core Web APIC#.NETPostgreSQLEntity Framework CoreREST APIDockerRender
05
Elenski Balkandzii — Full-Stack Platform
Status and purpose: Status: Live hosted WIP project. Client-server application split into dedicated Next.js frontend and ASP.NET Core Web API backend repositories, with the frontend deployed on Render.
Features and technical execution: Built with a responsive Next.js and TypeScript frontend plus a .NET 10 ASP.NET Core Web API backend using Entity Framework Core and PostgreSQL. The frontend now includes reusable navigation, footer, core pages and a clean responsive presentation layer and is deployed as a static Render site.
Key features:
- Live frontend hosting on Render
- Dedicated Next.js frontend repository
- Responsive desktop, tablet and mobile layout
- Reusable navbar, footer and core page structure
- TypeScript App Router structure
- Reusable API client configuration
- ASP.NET Core Web API backend
- .NET 10 solution structure
- Domain and Data projects
- Entity Framework Core
- PostgreSQL connection setup
- Scalar/OpenAPI API documentation
- Docker Compose PostgreSQL setup
Next.jsReactTypeScriptResponsive UIASP.NET Core Web APIC#.NET 10PostgreSQLEntity Framework CoreScalarDockerRender
06
PaladinHub 1.0
Status and purpose: Status: Portfolio project. Community platform for the World of Warcraft Paladin audience, built as a .NET 8 MVC application with an account system, content modules and a Talent Tree Builder.
Features and technical execution: Portfolio full-stack project demonstrating ASP.NET Core MVC, Razor, identity flow, database work, domain modules and real application structure.
Key features:
- ASP.NET Core MVC architecture
- Razor-based UI layer
- Identity authentication and account system
- PostgreSQL database
- Entity Framework Core data access
- Talent Tree Builder module
- Content and discussion modules
- Admin-oriented workflows
- Docker / Render deployment setup
- Modular structure for easier extension
Free Render hosting may take up to 60 seconds to start.
ASP.NET Core MVC.NET 8RazorC#Entity Framework CorePostgreSQLIdentityDockerRender
07
PaladinHub 2.0
Status and purpose: Status: WIP portfolio project. Planned modernization of PaladinHub into a separated ASP.NET Core Web API backend and standalone Next.js frontend.
Features and technical execution: WIP full-stack architecture with cleaner separation between backend and frontend, aimed at a more modern, scalable and maintainable version of the platform.
Key features:
- ASP.NET Core Web API backend
- Next.js frontend architecture
- TypeScript UI layer
- PostgreSQL persistence
- Entity Framework Core data layer
- Authentication flow
- REST API structure
- Docker-ready setup
- Deployment preparation
- Cleaner separation of concerns than the MVC version
Free Render hosting may take up to 60 seconds to start.
ASP.NET Core Web APINext.jsTypeScriptTailwindCSSPostgreSQLEntity Framework CoreDockerRender
Education
2024 – 2026
Software University (SoftUni)
Software Development Program
Completed structured software development program focused on real-world skills, practical technologies, project-based learning and writing clean, maintainable code.
- • Completed courses in Programming Fundamentals, Object-Oriented Programming, Databases and Web Development.
- • Hands-on experience with C#, ASP.NET, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, databases and backend web application development.
- • Focused on building dynamic server-side web applications, APIs and practical full-stack solutions.
September 2023 – January 2026
University of Economics – Varna
Master’s degree, Accounting and Control
Master’s degree covering advanced topics in financial control, financial analysis, financial accounting, international accounting standards, risk analysis, auditing, taxation and financial reporting.
- • Developed stronger analytical thinking and understanding of financial control and reporting processes.
- • Built knowledge in international accounting standards, risk analysis, auditing and taxation.
- • Useful foundation for work with financial data, reconciliations, reporting and structured business processes.
September 2019 – June 2023
University of Economics – Varna
Bachelor’s degree, Accounting and Audit
Bachelor’s degree focused on financial accounting, auditing, taxation and corporate finance.
- • Developed analytical and problem-solving skills through coursework and applied projects.
- • Studied economics, financial analysis and business management.
- • Strong base for audit, accounting, documentation and accuracy-focused work.
2014 – 2019
Vocational High School of Economics and Management – Ruse
Professional degree, Operational Accounting
Professional training in operational accounting with an early foundation in accounting logic, business documents and financial operations.
- • Built discipline for working with details, documents and numerical information.
- • Developed an early foundation in accounting and business administration.
- • Prepared for later education in accounting, audit and financial control.
Software development courses and certificates.
SoftUni
Programming Basics
Course dateJanuary 2022
Issue date28/02/2022
AreaBackend
LevelBasics
SoftUni
Programming Fundamentals with C#
Course dateSeptember 2024
Issue date02/12/2024
AreaBackend
LevelFundamentals
SoftUni
C# Advanced
Course dateSeptember 2024
Issue date28/10/2024
AreaBackend
LevelAdvanced
SoftUni
Entity Framework Core
Course dateOctober 2025
Issue date05/12/2025
AreaDatabase
LevelBackend
SoftUni
ASP.NET Fundamentals
Course dateMay 2025
Issue date20/08/2025
AreaBackend
LevelBackend
SoftUni
ASP.NET Advanced
Course dateJune 2025
Issue date18/08/2025
AreaBackend
LevelAdvanced
SoftUni
JS Front-End
Course dateJune 2025
Issue date12/08/2025
AreaFrontend
LevelFrontend
SoftUni
IT Career Booster
Course dateOctober 2024
Issue date20/12/2024
AreaFrontend / Backend / Database
LevelCareer