Robert Filkin
Software Developer at AkarStudios
Los Angeles, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRobert Filkin is a back-end software developer based in Los Angeles with nine years of experience and a BS in Computer Science and Computer Game Science from UC Irvine, supplemented by multiple UCLA Extension certifications including a coding boot camp and cybersecurity training. He excels in C++ and backend architectures, with a particular passion for designing data structures and pipelines that organize complex datasets and improve customer workflows. Robert has practical experience across industries—from game development at Game Gen to designing FileMaker-driven business documents and maintaining WordPress sites for AkarStudios—demonstrating both hands-on coding and product-focused operational support. Comfortable stepping into coordinating roles on tight, diverse team projects, he combines persistence in debugging with an ability to align tasks to teammates’ strengths to consistently meet deadlines. His background in game science gives him a systems-oriented perspective that informs scalable, performant back-end designs.
9 years of coding experience
Cybersecurity Boot Camp, Cybersecurity Boot Camp at UCLA ExtensionMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science, 3.2, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, 3.2 at California State University, NorthridgeHigh School Diploma, Science Magnet, High School Diploma, Science Magnet at Reseda Senior High SchoolUniversity of California, Irvine
Github Skills (10)
jquery7
nodejs6
nodemailer6
e-mail5
javascript5
newsletter5
maps4
mysql4
database4
3d3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
rfilkin/17-NoSQL-Workout-Tracker
May 2020 - Feb 2025
Contributions:10 PRs, 13 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 9 months
rfilkin/11-NoteTaker
Mar 2020 - Dec 2024
Contributions:4 PRs, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 9 months
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