Melkon Hovhannisyan
Melkon Hovhannisyan is a tech entrepreneur and senior software engineer with 7+ years of experience building production-grade systems across fintech, cybersecurity, logistics, and e-commerce — working with companies from early-stage startups to some of the world's largest platforms.
A key engineer inside companies that collectively raised over $220M — including Bridgewise ($45M) and Datarails ($175M) — Melkon has shipped backend infrastructure, AI-powered automation, and agentic systems in production. Not someone who prototypes AI. Someone who ships it.
Forbes Technology Council member, WorldSkills International Champion in Web Technologies, and AWS Certified Solutions Architect — building at the intersection of AI and real-world impact.
The Journey
Started career as a software engineer, shipping e-commerce and enterprise software for global brands including Vans and DHL.
Selected for FAST Foundation's InVent programme - Armenia's leading deep tech startup accelerator. First hands-on experience building and pitching startups.
Key backend engineer at Bridgewise, an AI-powered financial intelligence platform that raised $45M. Built core infrastructure handling 10,000+ daily transactions, cutting infra costs by 75%.
Co-founded and served as CTO of Direlli, growing an engineering team to 20+ developers and building multiple owned products including an HR tech platform.
Won the WorldSkills International Championship in Web Technologies at the Special Edition in South Korea - one of the most competitive global skills competitions.
Senior engineer at Zerocopter, Europe's first hacker-powered security marketplace. Built microservices, security infrastructure, and automated deployment pipelines.
Appointed WorldSkills Champions Trust Representative for Asia (2023–2024), advocating for skills excellence across the region.
Senior backend & AI engineer at Reddit and Datarails ($175M raised). Shipped agentic workflows, LLM-powered automation, and AI-driven features in production.
Invited to join the Forbes Technology Council - contributing thought leadership on AI, agentic systems, and the future of tech.
Focused on applying AI to solve real-world problems at scale — combining deep technical execution with a founder's mindset.
Core Expertise
AI & LLM Engineering
Agentic workflows · LLM integration · RAG pipelines · AI automation · Prompt engineering
Backend & Architecture
Python · Django · FastAPI · Node.js · Microservices · REST APIs · GraphQL · Serverless
Cloud & Infrastructure
AWS · Azure · Kubernetes · Terraform · Docker · CI/CD · Infrastructure as Code
Data
PostgreSQL · Redis · NoSQL · PySpark · Data Lakes · Big Data pipelines
Frontend
React · Next.js · TypeScript · HTML/CSS/JS
Security
Penetration testing · Encryption protocols · Vulnerability assessment
Let's Talk
Whether you're building something in AI, looking for a senior engineer, or just want to connect — Melkon is always open to interesting conversations.
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