Senior Software Engineer & Engineering Leader
I build AI-powered products and scalable web platforms. Over 12 years, I have worked as a senior engineer, technical lead, and engineering manager—shipping products used by millions and leading multidisciplinary teams from architecture through production.
12+
Years building software
10
Engineers led
Millions
Users reached
40%
Backend response-time improvement
Selected work
A selection of work that shows the scope of problems I take ownership of—from production AI experiences to cloud architecture and multidisciplinary delivery.
AI Product Engineering
01Picsart
Designing and shipping generative AI capabilities inside photo and video editing workflows used by millions of people.
Architecture & Leadership
02PIMPIT
Defined the application architecture and led frontend, backend, and Unreal Engine delivery across a team of ten engineers.
Technical Leadership
03TIRSoft
Led multiple product teams while designing web, mobile, and backend systems for SaaS products.
How I work
The standards I use when making architecture decisions, shipping products, and helping teams deliver.
01
Architecture is useful when it reduces risk, shortens feedback loops, or creates a measurably better user experience.
02
Reliability, observability, security, cost, and operability belong in the first design—not after launch.
03
Clear decisions, useful reviews, and shared context let engineers move quickly without lowering the quality bar.
04
Small production changes reveal real constraints earlier and make complex systems safer to evolve.
Expertise
My strongest contribution is connecting product goals, application architecture, cloud operations, and team execution.
Experience
Picsart - Yerevan
Designed and implemented Generative AI tools and features, enhancing the creative capabilities of Picsart’s photo and video editor used by millions of users worldwide.
February 2024 – Present
PIMPIT - Dubai
Designed and implemented the application's architecture, leveraging Azure services for scalability, high availability, and security.
March 2023 to December 2024
HelpSystems LLC - United States (Remote)
Developed B2B products in the Cybersecurity and Automation industry, focusing on creating core functionality and common components of varying complexity.
June 2022 to November 2023
Garage B14 - Armenia, SC
Developed and enhanced simulation systems within Unreal Engine, ensuring high performance and realistic functionality.
January 2022 to August 2022
TIRSoft - Yerevan
Tech lead of multiple products (designing architecture, choosing technologies stack, planning etc).
March 2021 to July 2022
TIRSoft - Yerevan
Frontend team lead.
March 2020 to March 2021
TIRSoft - Armenia, Yerevan
Developed websites using Node.js, React.js, PHP.
April 2018 to December 2019
Kolba Lab - Yerevan
Developed a platform for school students to store their environmental issues as their school quarter project. The platform was designed to be user-friendly and accessible to students of all ages, with the aim of encouraging them to take an active role in protecting the environment.
2016 to 2018
Huge IT - Yerevan
Worked as a part-time developer mostly on web projects, and at the same time studied for my bachelor's degree.
2014 to 2016
Let's build something useful
I'm interested in senior engineering and technical leadership opportunities where strong product thinking and production ownership matter.