Senior Software Engineer • AI-Powered Architectures
Full-Stack Developer
Expert in building scalable SaaS platforms and AI-integrated systems with Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, C#, and cloud technologies. Proven leader delivering enterprise-grade solutions that accelerate innovation and business growth.
Arbi Stepanian
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER • AI-POWERED ARCHITECTURES
Driving Innovation with AI-Enhanced Software Solutions and Scalable Architectures
Arlington, Texas, United States
Projects
Portura.ai: AI-Powered Portfolio & Recruiter Assistant
Architecting an AI‑driven platform enabling dynamic portfolios, recruiter search, and AI agent interaction.
Designed microservices with Kafka, Redis, MongoDB (structured + vector), and OpenAI.
Built normalization pipelines, embedding workflows, RAG search, and real‑time recruiter–AI chat.
Experience
- Jan 2021
Technical Co-Founder
Vertical Drop LLC
Present
Co‑founded and built the next‑gen Risen Media platform, a live church presentation system with real‑time collaboration, multilingual support, and AI‑powered workflows.
Designed scalable architecture using ASP.NET, secure APIs, WebSockets, Redis Pub/Sub, and GCP/Azure hosting.
Led development of Risen Media’s Android TV display app (v2.0), overseeing offshore teams and code quality.
Implemented AI‑assisted tooling with ChatGPT + Copilot to accelerate feature development, debugging, and documentation.
Collaborated closely with church teams to enhance UX, accessibility, reliability, and live performance stability.
Tech stack: ASP.NET | C# | Node.js | Azure | GCP | Redis | SQL Server | WebSockets | MAUI | jQuery | LESS
- Dec 2015
Senior Software Engineer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Apr 2025
Developed internal platforms, automation tools, and enterprise analytics dashboards for global Data Science teams.
Built product recommendation engine powering HPE.com & Buy.HPE.com.
Delivered GenAI-powered internal systems including Ask BI, CMO Chat, and SDR AI agent tools.
Leveraged ChatGPT & Copilot to auto‑generate tests, improve API reliability, refactor legacy code, and accelerate delivery.
Tech stack: C# | ASP.NET MVC | Java | Python | Vertica | SQL Server | jQuery | GenAI Tools
- Feb 2011
Director of Technology
Threshold Interactive
Dec 2015
Directed engineering/QA teams delivering high‑traffic websites (Honda, Nestlé, Aspen Dental).
Led architecture, performance optimization, offshore team management, and large‑scale deployments.
Tech stack: ASP.NET | MVC | Razor | SQL Server | NHibernate | PHP | jQuery
Summary
Highly experienced Senior Software Engineer specializing in AI-assisted development, scalable SaaS architecture, and full‑stack engineering across .NET, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, and cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP). Expert in building AI‑integrated products using OpenAI, LLM pipelines, vector databases, semantic search, and agent workflows. Advanced use of ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot for rapid prototyping, code generation, debugging, refactoring, test creation, API design, and system architecture acceleration.
Proven track record in leading engineering teams, delivering enterprise systems, designing microservices, optimizing performance, and shipping production‑grade AI‑enabled platforms.
Education
Bachelor of Science, BSME
Azad University (Tehran South Branch, Iran)
Jan 1994 – Jan 1999
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