Traiko Dinev
Senior Software Engineer (Curriculum - Python ML GenAI) at Skiller Whale
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolTraiko Dinev is a senior software engineer and PhD researcher in robotics based in Edinburgh, with 11 years of experience building ML-driven systems and curriculum for Python, ML, and GenAI. He blends academic depth in reinforcement learning and control with hands-on product experience—from teaching and curriculum design at the University of Edinburgh to shipping production code at Skiller Whale and prior roles spanning front-end, back-end, and systems administration. His work uniquely bridges applied research and developer-facing education, making complex robotics and RL concepts accessible to learners and practitioners. Comfortable across the stack, Traiko brings a practical focus on learning-for-control problems with a track record of mentoring students and contributing to interdisciplinary robotics initiatives.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Robotics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Robotics at The University of EdinburghSofia High School of Mathematics
English, Bulgarian, German
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (66)
extensible10
ros10
optimization10
robotics10
astar10
autonomous-robots10
dynamics10
trajectory-optimization10
motion-planning10
cli9
developer-tools8
ai8
agent8
php-extension8
electron7
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
traikodinev/website
Sep 2016 - Apr 2026
Website repository.
Contributions:3 PRs, 62 pushes, 2 branches in 9 years 8 months
skiller-whale/core-kotlin
Aug 2023 - Jan 2026
Exercise files and environment for Skiller Whale's "Core Kotlin" curriculum
Contributions:3 reviews, 4 PRs, 4 pushes in 2 years 5 months
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