experience

2021 – the end
buildzoom data senior software engineer (remote) building data infrastructure and backend services for a construction technology platform that aggregates public records on contractors across the us. python, ruby on rails, postgresql, mysql, snowflake, aws, terraform, agentic ai, claude code.
2020 – 2021
coinsquare senior software engineer (remote) backend development at canada's leading regulated cryptocurrency exchange, facilitating trading of bitcoin, ethereum, and 60+ assets for 500k+ users. python, databases, agile.
2015 – 2020
gazelle.ai back end lead / sr. back end developer led backend team building gazelle.ai from the ground up — ml pipelines, etl, restful microservices, elasticsearch, mongodb, aws.
2014 – 2015
butterfly network sr. software engineer (consultant) restful services for web and medical devices.
2012 – 2014
brandicted cto built restful backends, amazon scrapers, and internal bi services.
2010 – 2012
ludia sr. system engineer backends for facebook games. python, restful, aws, mysql, dynamodb. agile/scrum.
2009 – 2010
outbox technologies sr. developer barcode scanning application for windows/linux mobile devices.
2008 – 2009
pivotal payments sr. software engineer crm, billing systems, 3rd-party db integrations. python, django, mysql.
2004 – 2008
quazal senior developer c++/python backend, db design and scalability, mysql optimization, race condition detection and locking mechanisms. game webservices (xbox, playstation).
1997 – 2004
answer chase / hpla / boomerang software software developer

education

1991 – 1996
yerevan state university m.s., applied mathematics