SOFTWARE ENGINEER / FULL-STACK / CALIFORNIA

HAKOB
CHALIKYAN

ROLE

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

MISSION

Building thoughtful, scalable systems.

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ABOUT

* BACKGROUND

Hi, my name is Hakob! I'm a software engineer with a B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science from UC San Diego. I specialize in full-stack development across web and desktop environments.

* WHAT DRIVES ME

I love solving complex problems and using creativity to build meaningful tools. Whether it's designing engaging interfaces or working with data, I enjoy tackling new challenges and growing through them.

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EXPERIENCE

TECHNICAL CO-FOUNDER

CheckinIn

JAN 2025 — PRESENT

VISIT SITE

01Co-founded and built a B2B SaaS generating ~$1,000 MRR, owning full product lifecycle from development and product architecture to customer support.

02Built a multi-location operations platform processing ~500 tasks per week, enabling task management, live video check-ins, time tracking, and team rewards from a single dashboard.

03Developed cross-platform apps (Next.js web + React Native/Expo tablet) with real-time sync, reducing owner on-site visits by 50% through remote monitoring and live video check-ins.

04Implemented real-time video workflows and two-way digital notes with automated notifications, enabling staff to surface issues without on-site intervention.

STACK:TypeScriptNext.jsReact NativeExpoConvexTailwindLiveKit

SOFTWARE ENGINEER II

Nidec - Motion Control Engineering

APR 2024 — PRESENT

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

NOV 2021 — APR 2024

01Engineered a custom WYSIWYG layout engine for hardware configuration, allowing non-technical stakeholders to build fully flexible, component-based designs while reducing customization times from 1 week to <4 hours.

02Led development of a client-side application for a hardware modernization platform, bridging legacy systems with modern feature sets to reduce wait times from 2+ years to 1 week.

03Collaborated with backend engineers to design telemetry schemas for critical hardware metrics (e.g., thermal thresholds), ensuring efficient data transmission across 100+ distributed endpoints.

04Built a real-time observability dashboard that visualizes these data streams, transforming a zero-visibility environment into one where technicians can pinpoint specific hardware failures instantly.

05Owned the frontend technical design end-to-end, authoring requirements, design specs, and testing plans, while executing the majority of development and coordinating task handoffs with a junior engineer.

06Developed a remote dispatching system that expanded the product into new verticals by enabling authorized personnel to control hardware from centralized locations.

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SKILLS

01Languages

TypeScriptJavaScriptPythonC#

02Frontend

ReactNext.jsReact NativeExpoTailwind CSSD3.jsXAML

03Backend

Node.jstRPC.NETREST APIsWebSockets

04Databases & Caching

PostgreSQLConvexRedisDrizzle ORM

05Infrastructure & DevOps

AWSDockerVercelGitHub ActionsCI/CD

06Tools

AI SDKGitLiveKitPostHogSentry

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PROJECTS

NBA Scorigami

ESPN

Tracks all NBA games and visualizes the most frequent final scores with interactive data visualization and comprehensive analytics. Featured in ESPN article.

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