Samuel Akopyan

R&D Group Lead / Head of R&D

Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv District, Israel

About

Team and Group Leader as well as Senior Software Engineer with extensive experience in research, architecture, and development of scalable business and web-based products. Proven track record of leading engineering teams, mentoring developers, and delivering high-impact software solutions from concept to production. Skilled in bridging business goals with technical execution, improving development processes, and driving product innovation.

Experience

  • Head of R&D at LUCY Security
    Sep 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 10 mos

    * Tools: PHP, Python, HTML, CSS3, JS, jQuery, React * Frameworks: Yii & Laravel (PHP), PHPUnit, Flask (Python), VueJS, Selenium (for AT in PHP) * Servers & Technology: Apache/Nginx, Docker + Kubernetes * Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB * AI & ML: RubixML, PHP-ML, LLM Agents PHP, TransformersPHP, LLPhant, NeuronAI * Ops: Containerization & Orchestration * Eco Systems: JIRA, GitLab, GitHub

  • ThriveDX Labs (Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, Israel)
    • R&D Team / Group Lead
      Jun 2022 - Sep 2022 · 4 mos

    • Full Stack Senior Developer / R&D Tech Lead
      Jan 2021 - May 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

      * Tools: PHP7/8, Python, HTML, CSS, Sass, JavaScript * Frameworks: Yii, Laravel, PHPUnit, VueJS, Node.js, Jest, Bootstrap, Vuetify * Servers & Technology: Apache/Nginx, Docker, AWS, Serverless, Lambda, Git * EcoSystems: JIRA, GitLab, GitHub * Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Sequelize ORM, Eloquent ORM

  • Full Stack Lead Developer at TrueDiscussion
    Mar 2020 - Jan 2021 · 11 mos

    Developing a platform for conversing and finding factual answers to unresolved questions. * Tools: PHP7, HTML, CSS, Sass, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, Vue.js * Databases: MySQL * Frameworks: Laravel, PHPUnit * Technologies: AJAX, OOP, MVC, GitHub/GitLab

  • Founder, Team Lead Manager at ApPHP
    2009 - Aug 2020 · 11 yrs 8 mos

    Development of web-based applications, websites, and software sales. Founder and manager of software development team, the company developed and sold more than 20 web applications, including PHP MVC Framework. There are more than 12000 customers during first 5 years.

  • Full Stack Senior Web Developer at Leibish & Co.
    Aug 2014 - Mar 2020 · 5 yrs 8 mos

    Developing of CRM for the internal needs of all departments of the company. Building and maintenance of the Internet e-commerce website. * Tools: PHP7, HTML, CSS, Sass, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, Vue.js * Databases: MySQL, MongoDB * Frameworks: Codeigniter, Laravel, PHPUnit * Technologies: AJAX, OOP, MVC, SVN, GitHub