Camplight

I’m part of the Partner Success team and my whole focus is getting our partners from 0 to 1.

But apart from that I’m co-creating a software cooperative that wants to evolve human collaboration while growing with 36% CAGR since 2012 🫶 

Partners vary from small startups to enterprise scale-ups. 

By collaborating on different camplight initiatives, I've gained expertise in the leadership of participatory, innovative, business-critical, and digital transformations, focusing on Fintech, Edutech, and Healthtech, among other industries.

I got the benefit of experiencing XXX k€/year budget responsibilities and multi-stakeholder collaborations.

I've participated in co-scaling camplight from 5 people to 21 and in most critical initiatives as a bootstrapped self-managing organization and community operating with X m€/year

Co-Owner & Venture Builder

VMware

R&D for new company product using VMware SDK 5.5, ReactJS (with flux), ImmutableJS, GulpJS, LESS  and BabelJS

Software Developer

Creating value with startup consulting, leadership, growth hacking, sales and helping to build open, transparent, decentralized, distributed lifestyle software company :)

Camplighter

Game Craft

Crafting game experiences :)

Entrepreneurship (interaction design, zero marketing, lead dev, sales dev, project management, team leader & everything in between and what's necessary O_o). 

Running my first democratic startup & pioneering with gamification consulting in the Balkan region :)

Craftsman

Melon, Inc.

Development of flash applications both on web and desktop platforms. Learning how to write my first production-grade code

Flash/Flex developer

XS Software

Main activities and responsibilities	

Balance, improve and optimize game tables for quality experience.
Write Game design documentation for future projects.
Interaction design of game mechanics.
Review existing games of rival companies.
Communicating with other team members on daily basis.
Design and integrate new features and mechanics.
Research new technologies available on the market.

Game Designer

>> I'm a fanatic about high-performing teams, not individuals.

What can I help you  with (through my Camplight & my fractional‑CTO practice)

> AI‑Powered Digital Transformation – From rapid GenAI prototypes to enterprise‑grade roll‑outs that move $1B bottom lines.

> Venture‑Building as a Service – Cross‑functional “camplight” squads that design, ship, and scale new products—fast.

> Fractional CTO Leadership – Strategic tech stewardship for startups and scale‑ups without the full‑time overhead.

> Mindful Team Coaching – Burnout‑proof operating systems and decision‑making models for boss‑less, high‑trust cultures.

How I Got Here (the short version)

I bootstrapped my first studio, building gamified products, then drove it into the ground through sheer hustle and zero alignment. The resulting burnout forced a hard reset: work had to become a path to enlightenment, not a treadmill.

That quest led me to cooperative ownership at Camplight, where we build tech the same way we live—collaboratively, transparently, and with skin in the game. I’ve since:

> Led multiple 7‑figure digital‑transformation programs in FinTech, EduTech & HealthTech.

> Embedded AI/ML solutions that quietly power nine‑digit revenues.

> Mentored dozens of product squads, turning chaotic sprints into enlightened shipping rituals.

Today I call myself a fractional CTO & digital shaman (IG: @the.digital.shaman)—equal parts architect, facilitator, and catalyst for change. 

If you’re ready to fuse technology with a more human way of working, let’s talk.

Vitaliy Filipov 🧘‍♂️

Developing cloud automation solutions for VMware's products: vRO, vRA, NSX, vCenter, Horizon, etc.

- Creating custom cloud automation solutions for VMware's products.
- Leading teams of developers.
- Client communication.
- Supporting the pre-sales and architecture teams.

Senior Cloud Automation Engineer

MAERSK

Architecture and development of manual and automated tools to ensure data and configuration quality for a project in logistics.

- Created a new services driven architecture to support the functionality migration of an old monolith;
- Configured the application's architecture as code on top of Azure;
- Configured the Kubernetes and Docker deployments;
- Documented the design, architecture and structure decisions;
- Set a new automated testing framework up;
- Migrated and extended the existing in-house manual testing framework;

Senior Software Engineer

Lindy Hop Plovdiv

Teaching Lindy Hop, Charleston, Solo Jazz and other Swing Dances. Organizing social events, parties and shows.

- Teaching Swing Dances;
- Organizing Events;
- Organizing Parties;

Dance Instructor

adidas

Architecture, development and DevOps of an internal tool for the IT department of Adidas.

- Migrated a legacy .NET Framework application to .NET 6;
- Reviewed and optimized the application's processes and workflows;
- Overseen the successful data, functionality and user migration;
- Set the deployment pipelines up, using Jenkins;
- Developed and supported new and existing functionality;

Dext

Development and functionality support for a pilot payments product. Improvements on the main application's Segment tracking capabilities.

- Developed and supported the Bank Integration capabilities;
- Developed the Segment tracking capabilities;
- Worked on Dext's Payment product;
- Mastered a new tech stack;

Amexis

Technical leadership of a team, building the next iteration of an existing application.

- Engineered a complex multi-layer application from the ground up;
- Created a new monolith architecture and structured the cloud infrastructure;
- Organized a thorough technical documentation;
- Designed and supported core application systems;
- Optimized core and long-running server operations;
- Led a team and immersed new team members;

Technical Lead

Architecture and development of a pilot application in healthcare and education.

- Led a skeleton crew of developers to build a proof of concept application;
- Developed a dashboard to showcase UI and performance improvements;
- Structured the application layers;
- Designed and supported core application systems;
- Build on top of a life production read-only replica;

Development and optimization of a long-running project in healthcare and education.

- Helped with the immersion of new team members;
- Optimized server and database operations;
- Created unit tests and integration tests;
- Developed new features;
- Deployed hot fixes and bug fixes.

Software Engineer

ScaleFocus Amexis

Development of a pilot iPad application. Migration of a legacy healthcare and education project to a modern single page application.

- Created unit tests and integration tests;
- Validated data integrity and investigated alarms and failures;
- Improved and documented the development toolkit;
- Developed new features;
- Deployed bug fixes;

Preparation for the "Microsoft MCSD: Web Applications" certification track. Development of a project management solution for a cloud based platform.

- Took the Microsoft MCSD: Web Applications certifications;
- Developed new features;
- Investigated bugs;

Junior Software Developer

3S SOT Sliven

Construction and maintenance of security, video surveillance and fire alert systems.

- Constructing radio security systems;
- Maintaining fire alert systems;
- Installing video surveillance;
- Supporting the company's computer network;

Technician

At VMware, I lead cloud automation initiatives, architecting solutions to enhance client adoption of VMware products like vRO, vRA, NSX, vCenter, and Horizon as well as integrating VMware products for hybrid cloud solutions with AWS and Azure. With over a decade of experience as a software engineer, I have a proven track record in delivering successful projects, service oriented architectures, and automated testing frameworks.

My expertise in cloud and full stack technologies, combined with configuring architectures as code, makes me a strong fit for organizations looking to improve development throughput and integrate best practices. I am committed to meticulous planning, forward-thinking strategies, and empathetic leadership.

I thrive on challenging established processes to boost productivity and deliver superior, robust products and services.

taplio

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Vitaliy Filipov 🧘‍♂️

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