Igor Barakaiev
Engineer at Imaginara
Palo Alto, California, United States
Summary
👤
Senior🎓
Top SchoolIgor Barakaiev is an engineer with a decade of experience building software across startups and research-oriented programs, currently working at a stealth company in Palo Alto while founding Imaginara. He combines hands-on engineering roles at firms like QuantCo, Cove, and GitStart with academic depth from Stanford (MS Computer Science, AI track) and a BS in Symbolic Systems, blending AI, neuroscience, and product thinking. His background includes short-term high-impact stints at Bloomberg and Silicon Valley Insight and participation in Neo's scholar program, reflecting a mix of industry and research exposure. Igor tends to operate at the intersection of applied ML and systems engineering, shipping practical solutions that bridge models and production constraints. Based in Silicon Valley, he leverages entrepreneurial drive from founding Imaginara alongside contributions to early-stage teams, suggesting a bias toward rapid iteration and experimentation. An often-overlooked strength is his cross-disciplinary training in symbolic systems and neuroscience, which informs a human-centered approach to AI systems design.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Phillips AcademyUniversity of OxfordMaster of Science - MS Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence track), Master of Science - MS Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence track) at Stanford University
Russian, Ukrainian, English
Github Skills (38)
elixir10
dsl10
forge10
policies10
privacy-protection10
privacy-preserving10
rating10
installers10
datalayer9
code-generation9
extensible9
database8
privacy8
conda8
ash8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
Politiwatch/PrivacySpy-Extension
Aug 2019 - Jun 2020
Contributions:1 release, 42 commits, 32 pushes in 10 months
ibarakaiev/igniter
Jun 2024 - Aug 2024
Contributions:38 pushes, 38 branches in 1 month
Find and Hire Top DevelopersWe’ve analyzed the programming source code of over 60 million software developers on GitHub and scored them by 50,000 skills. Sign-up on Prog,AI to search for software developers.