Summary
Zhan Isaakian is a software engineer with a decade of full-stack experience building high-throughput systems and consumer-facing UIs for some of the world’s largest social platforms. He began coding at 14 modifying game mods and progressed to leading greenfield initiatives—most notably account recovery, security/auth services, and multilingual support at VK—delivering measurable improvements in speed, developer efficiency, and fraud prevention. As a founding engineer at m4o.com he architected core backend infrastructure, a coin economy, and deep third-party integrations (Stripe, Twilio, SendGrid) to drive engagement and monetization. Zhan excels at unifying mobile and desktop experiences, integrating AI/ML into admin workflows, and designing scalable data and sharding strategies for real-time operations. Based in Los Angeles, he combines startup grit with large-product discipline and a bias for shipping secure, auditable systems. A tinkerer at heart, his early modding background still informs a pragmatic, user-focused approach to architecture and feature design.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Physics and Mathematics Specialized School named after Artashes Shahinyan, Armenia, Yerevan
Armenian, Russian, English