# Hakob Hakobyan

Hakob Hakobyan is a remote worker on Himalayas, Senior Software Engineering Specialist at xAI, based in Armenia.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@hakobhakobyan1

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Senior Full-Stack Developer at xAI building internal tools and workflows to test Grok models before public release.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | Armenia |
| Authorized to work in | Armenia |
| Salary expectations | 90k+ USD |
| Job categories | Full Stack Developer, Software Engineer |
| Skills | Fullstack Development, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, NodeJS, Next.js, REST APIs, GraphQL, Microservices, AWS, Kubernetes, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ |
| GitHub | https://github.com/iamhakob |

## About

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At xAI, I build internal tools for Grok models and tutor workflows to test internal models before public release. I also develop backend services for rating model responses, tracking test results, and supporting internal review workflows.

Previously, at Picsart, I developed drawing-engine and mini-app modules used by 50M+ users, including offline recovery features that increased user activity by 10%. At CodeSignal, I built interactive IDE features and microservices for isolated code execution across 40+ languages.
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## Experience

### Senior Software Engineering Specialist (current)

[xAI](https://himalayas.app/companies/x-ai). Oct 2025 - Present

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Building internal tools for Grok models and tutor workflows to test internal models before public release. Developing backend services for rating model responses, tracking test results, and internal review workflows.
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Skills: JavaScript, TypeScript, NodeJS, React, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, AWS, RabbitMQ, Kubernetes

### Senior Full-Stack Developer

[Proxify](https://himalayas.app/companies/proxify). Feb 2024 - Oct 2025

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Delivered solutions for clients from fintech, e-commerce, and SaaS sectors, leading architecture and delivery of scalable services. Mentored new developers on code quality, CI/CD practices, and architecture.
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Skills: JavaScript, TypeScript, NodeJS, Next.js, React, Redux, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Docker, AWS

### Software Engineer II

[Picsart](https://himalayas.app/companies/picsart). Mar 2023 - Feb 2024

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Developed key modules for the drawing engine and mini-app ecosystem used by 50M+ users. Optimized rendering logic in the web editor, reducing canvas load time by 30%.
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Skills: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Redux, NodeJS, GraphQL, IndexedDB, Canva, Webpack

### Full-Stack Software Engineer II

[CodeSignal](https://himalayas.app/companies/codesignal). Apr 2021 - Mar 2023

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Architected and built interactive IDE features and microservices for isolated code execution for 40+ languages. Reduced system cold starts by 20% through AWS container orchestration optimizations.
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Skills: JavaScript, TypeScript, NodeJS, GraphQL, React, Redux, MongoDB, Redis, Docker, AWS

### Software Engineer

Hexact. Apr 2020 - Apr 2021

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Built backend services for real-time monitoring, scraping, and alerting with 99.9% uptime SLA. Designed REST/GraphQL APIs and integrated with third-party platforms.
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Skills: JavaScript, TypeScript, NodeJS, ExpressJS, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, Docker

### Full-Stack Developer

AKNA AI. Feb 2019 - Apr 2020

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Developed backend endpoints and CRUD logic for RESTful APIs supporting internal admin tools. Wrote unit tests and performed debugging to ensure feature reliability.
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Skills: JavaScript, TypeScript, NodeJS, React, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Docker

## Education

### American University of Armenia

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science. 2020 - 2023

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Pursued a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at the American University of Armenia from 2020 to 2023.
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### FAST Foundation

Researcher, Machine Learning. 2019 - 2020

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Served as a Machine Learning Lab Researcher at FAST Foundation from 2019 to 2020.
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## Tech stack

- Kubernetes
- Sass
- Less
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
- Cassandra
- IndexedDB
- Node.js
- Next.js
- Redis
- React
- Webpack
- JavaScript
- RabbitMQ
- Sequelize
- GraphQL
- Redux
- TypeScript
- Docker
- Zapier
- Integromat
- Mongoose
- Vite

To contact Hakob, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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