I'm Stamen Dinev — a Sysadmin / DevOps engineer with 10+ years managing Linux server infrastructure across global data centers. Today I keep 3,000,000+ websites online at hosting.com, with stops along the way at SiteGround and EnigmaSoft.
Responsible for the servers and end users behind 3,000,000+ websites. Manage a server infrastructure of physical and virtual machines across 40+ data centers. Administer Shared & Cloud Linux servers, Proxmox clusters, and MySQL/PgSQL databases to ensure high availability and performance.
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02/2017 — 08/2024
Sysadmin / DevOps
SiteGround · Plovdiv, BG
#linux#devops#9 data centers
Owned servers and end users for 2,000,000+ domains. Managed server infrastructure of virtual machines across 9 global data centers. Administered Shared & Cloud Linux servers and multiple MySQL/PgSQL databases — keeping uptime and performance high.
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2014 — 2017
Senior Technical Support
SiteGround · Plovdiv, BG
#on-call#support#award 2016
24/7/365 availability for customers on infrastructure, software, and hardware questions. Handled 500+ technical support tickets per month. Awarded SiteGround's Technical Support of 2016.
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2013 — 2014
Technical Support Specialist
EnigmaSoft Limited · Plovdiv, BG
#cybersecurity#windows#mac
Direct customer communication for cybersecurity products on Windows and Mac. Manual examination of custom scan logs, intervention in complex cases, and consultation on potential system vulnerabilities.
§ Operating principles
How I run systems.
01// principle
Neat & tidy
Configurations and solutions stay lean — no bloat, no unnecessary attack surface. Clean systems are debuggable systems.
02// principle
Quick but precise
Get everyone back to work as fast as possible, without cutting the corners that turn an outage into a recurring one.
03// principle
Communicative
Slow to conclude, fast to ask. The right questions pinpoint the real problem before anyone touches production.
04// principle
Server-side expertise
A decade running Linux fleets, databases, and hosting platforms — including 3M+ websites across global data centers.
§ Education
Where I studied.
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2010 — Present
Bachelor's Degree in Informatics
University of Plovdiv · Plovdiv, BG
Foundations in computer science, networking, and software engineering — the groundwork that supports a decade of running production Linux infrastructure at scale.