The people who build, support and sell the barKoder Barcode Scanner SDK. Our journey began at Manatee Works, continued through Cognex and led to barKoder, founded in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 2019. Together we bring over 15 years of shared experience in barcode scanning and software development.
Together we have built some of the industry's most advanced scanning solutions. With barKoder, we combine that experience with startup agility to build scanning tools for developers around the world.
CEO & Co-Founder
Vangel leads barKoder and brings more than a decade of business development experience in mobile barcode and OCR technologies. Since founding the company, he has steered its growth into a global provider of barcode scanning SDKs. The Founder Square named him one of its Top 25 Startup CEOs for H1 2025.
Vangel Ivanov on LinkedIn
CTO & Co-Founder
Vladimir leads the creation and development of the barKoder SDK, with a focus on speed and performance across all platforms. He works with low-level and high-level technologies on mobile, desktop and web, and combines computer vision and machine learning techniques to improve how barKoder decodes. As head of engineering, he guides the team.
Vladimir Zivkovic on LinkedIn
COO & Co-Founder
Vladimir leads the team behind barKoder's SDK and app, oversees its technical direction and develops across backend, frontend and native Android and iOS. His backend work uses Node.js, Python, PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB, and his frontend work uses Vue.js.
Vladimir Lazarevski on LinkedIn
iOS Developer
Goran builds iOS apps in Swift and SwiftUI, using clean architecture, Combine, MVVM, dependency injection, testing and CI/CD. He also works on barKoder's cross-platform SDKs with Flutter, MAUI and React.
Goran Chakarevski on LinkedIn
Android Developer
Viktor builds Android apps in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, using MVVM, Coroutines, dependency injection, testing and CI/CD. He also creates and maintains cross-platform technologies for the barKoder SDK, including Flutter, MAUI and React.
Viktor Krstev on LinkedIn
C++ / WASM Developer
Dimitar has 5+ years of low-level C++ programming, often in native Linux and Python, and 5+ years of building JavaScript SDKs with WebAssembly, including integrations with React, Angular and Vue.
Full Stack Developer
Trajce is a full-stack web developer who works with PHP, Node.js, React, Vue and RESTful APIs, with testing and CI/CD across the frontend and backend.
Trajce Poprizov on LinkedIn
Front-End Developer
Petar builds responsive web interfaces with React, Vue, HTML, CSS and JavaScript, with a focus on accessibility, performance and clean, maintainable code.
Consultant
Andrea holds a PhD in mathematics and is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Civil Engineering Subotica, University of Novi Sad. With more than 5 years of experience as a C++ developer, she combines mathematics and C++ in her contributions to the barKoder SDK.
Andrea Rožnjik on LinkedIn
Product Manager
Lazar has over 11 years of experience in barcode scanning, with a background in Android development, QA and customer support. He aligns barKoder's product strategy with market demands and users' needs.
Lazar Ilievski on LinkedIn
Visual Designer
Atanas has over 15 years of experience in product design, spanning UX/UI, graphic and visual design, motion graphics and video editing.
Atanas Janev on LinkedIn
Chief Sales Officer
Ani manages barKoder's sales strategy and execution and oversees the company's day-to-day accounting operations.
Ani Lazarevska on LinkedIn
M&A & Growth Advisor
Keo advises barKoder on mergers and acquisitions and on growth, with a focus on expanding into new markets. Keo joined barKoder in June 2026.
Keo Sar on LinkedInEngineers who can help tune scanning configurations and resolve difficult implementation cases, a sales team for your quote, and a free trial to test on your own barcodes.
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Vangel Ivanov (CEO), Vladimir Zivkovic (CTO) and Vladimir Lazarevski (COO) founded barKoder in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 2019.
Over 15 years of shared experience in barcode scanning and software development. The founding team's earlier work includes the Manatee Works Barcode SDK and the Cognex Mobile Barcode SDK.
Yes. Technical support comes from engineers who can help tune scanning configurations and resolve difficult implementation cases. Open a ticket in the barKoder Developer Portal or email support@barkoder.com.
Use the quote request form or email sales@barkoder.com. Published plans are on the pricing page.
barKoder Ltd. is registered in Sofia, Bulgaria, at 16 Lyuben Karavelov Street. The About page lists the company's details, certifications and partnerships.
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