Ian Araya
XR VR Developer CEO at SOGGY INK GAMES PTY LTD
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Top SchoolIan Araya is an XR/VR developer and founder with eight years of software engineering experience building educational technology and immersive learning platforms. As CEO of Soggy Ink Games, he is developing EQUANIMOUS, a gamified 3D memory-training environment aimed at higher-ed students and clinical learners, drawing on prior platform engineering work at Smart Sparrow and Pearson. He blends full-stack web skills (React, GraphQL, Node) with game and VR development, leading international teams and shipping adaptive learning systems. Self-taught from a diploma in Architectural Technology to YC Startup School and industry roles, Ian pairs creative problem-solving with a community-building mindset. Outside work he channels curiosity into surfing, rock climbing and creative photography—hobbies that inform his user-centered design instincts.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Cambridge park high schoolFull Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering at freeCodeCampFull Stack Web Development, Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development, Computer Software Engineering at CodecademyStart Up School, Start Up School at Y CombinatorDiploma, Architectural Technology/Technician, Diploma, Architectural Technology/Technician at TAFE NSW- Sydney Institute
English, Spanish, Italian, Japanese
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Github Skills (50)
switch10
windows10
styled-components10
nvm10
nodejs10
versioning10
management10
css-in-js9
css9
golang9
go9
react9
editor8
typescript8
javascript8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
Anaizing/portfolio
Jan 2023 - Sep 2024
Contributions:15 PRs, 104 pushes, 19 branches in 1 year 7 months
Anaizing/anaizing-components
Jul 2018 - Jul 2018
Contributions:58 commits, 30 pushes, 2 branches in 4 days
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