ANDRANIK ARAKELYAN

Back End Developer - TitanHub (Contract)

Working on the backend of a multi-tenant, multi-casino system that powers scalable online gaming platforms.

• Develop and maintain backend services with Node.js and TypeScript
• Design and optimize RESTful APIs for core platform features and real-time operations
• Improve system architecture for better scalability, reliability, and security
• Integrated Cloudflare DNS automation for enhanced domain and DNS management
• Working on live stream platform infrastructure development with AWS services

Full-stack Developer - Self-employed

• Designed and created ToolsZone, a comprehensive suite of 100+ browser-based utility tools with a clean, ad-free interface. This is my most mature project with continuous updates and optimization
• Architected and developed a microservices-based language learning platform (LLT) encompassing web and admin panel applications
• Developed utility desktop applications using Electron for audio file transcription and local development system management (project creation, terminal session management, and multi-service orchestration)
• Practicing AI-assisted development using GitHub Copilot and OpenCode for personal projects, leveraging AI agents to accelerate coding workflows and maintain high code quality
• Implemented backend services using TypeScript/NodeJS, NestJS, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and RabbitMQ
• Developed frontend components utilizing TypeScript, React/NextJS, and Tailwind CSS
• Designed features including text and video reading/watching with integrated dictionary lookup, YouTube media extraction, speech-to-text processing with Whisper, and sentence saving capabilities
• Developed and maintain ApiCron, an API automation platform that enables developers to schedule HTTP requests using cron expressions
• Gained experience across the full stack, from UI components to server-side logic and infrastructure

Freelance Backend Developer - Self-employed

• Developed and implemented robust APIs using NodeJS and TypeScript with the NestJS framework
• Designed and wrote comprehensive unit tests to ensure API reliability and code quality
• Utilized PostgreSQL for data persistence and management

Backend Developer - Teracloud Armenia

• Led the design of the backend architecture for Blast TV, ensuring scalability and performance
• Defined and documented backend workflows, effectively delegating tasks within the backend team
• Authored comprehensive system and API documentation using Confluence and Swagger, improving team understanding and integration efforts
• Conducted thorough code reviews, contributing to improved code quality and reduced bugs
• Swiftly identified and resolved critical bugs in the production environment, minimizing impact on end-users
• Developed and implemented numerous RESTful CRUD APIs using NestJS, enhancing system functionality
• Designed and implemented a multi-PostgreSQL database architecture and schema, optimizing data storage and retrieval
• Established and documented coding standards and naming conventions, promoting code consistency across the team
• Integrated Sentry for proactive error monitoring and debugging
• Integrated AWS S3 for scalable and reliable storage of system resources
• Designed and implemented a microservice to abstract the handling of uploadable resources, improving modularity
• Enhanced the authentication microservice by adding new features and resolving issues within a dynamic roles-based access control system
• Developed an API stress testing tool, ensuring the robustness and performance of backend endpoints

Backend Developer - Hexact

Worked on Hexometer and Hexowatch, web monitoring platforms that track website changes and issues.

• Successfully resolved critical production issues, ensuring system stability for end-users
• Developed and optimized complex MongoDB aggregations and PostgreSQL queries, improving data processing efficiency
• Implemented GraphQL APIs, providing flexible and efficient data fetching capabilities
• Developed new tools leveraging a headless browser (Puppeteer) to enhance system functionality
• Significantly improved the web crawler/spider in Hexometer through fixing bugs, optimizing performance, re-implementation, and extending its capabilities
• Implemented a structured and readable logging system, improving observability and debugging
• Integrated the Stripe payment system, enabling secure and reliable transaction processing
• Developed APIs for generating comprehensive summaries, reports, statistics, and charts, providing valuable data insights
• Implemented a thread pool to manage high-concurrency synchronous operations, improving system responsiveness
• Designed the backend architecture and implemented core components for both products
• Implemented a graceful shutdown mechanism and recovery strategies to enhance system resilience against partial failures and reboots

Backend Developer - Vishup Technologies

• Designed the complete backend architecture for the company's smart home system The Moon
• Worked as the main backend developer for Vishup PC and mining farm rental system
• Developed and implemented a custom bidirectional communication protocol over TCP for real-time data exchange
• Implemented a flexible trigger-rule-action mechanism for controlling a wide range of Z-Wave smart home devices
• Deployed and managed the system using PM2
• Created an intuitive smart home system management admin dashboard using VueJS
• Gained practical experience in NodeJS, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, MySQL, WebSocket, TCP/TLS, and binary data manipulation and processing

Frontend Developer - ColibriLab LLC

• Gained foundational experience in AngularJS, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Developed problem-solving skills through effective work on challenging codebases
• Implemented user authentication forms using Facebook and Google APIs
• Integrated the Stripe payment form into the frontend
• Developed new user-facing pages and features and efficiently resolved existing bugs