Summary
Ig H is a Senior Software Engineer based in the New York City area with eight years of professional experience and a strong background in localization, translation, and data engineering. Currently refactoring code at Luminate after a stint as a Recursor at the Recurse Center, Ig blends pragmatic engineering with a habit of continuous learning—often diving into O'Reilly books between projects. Their career uniquely bridges language and tech: translating APIs and literary works, localizing games and betting platforms, and shipping backend/data work in product teams. Trained in Russian language and film directing, Ig brings cross-cultural literacy and narrative sensibility to technical problems, making them adept at translating complex requirements into clear, maintainable systems.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Russian Language and Literature, Bachelor's degree, Russian Language and Literature at Kenyon College
No.1 Middle School Attached to Central China Normal University
Master’s Degree, Directing, Master’s Degree, Directing at Barry. R. Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema
English, Chinese, Russian, French