# Alex Nikulin

> Software Engineer | Helping SMBs Automate Operations with AI

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/alexnikulin

Full-stack software engineer with experience in Ruby, Rails, JavaScript, SQL, Docker, AWS and a passion for developing and delivering web apps at scale.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ RemoteNode
Jan 2024 – Present | Seattle, WA
Founder & Lead Software Engineer | AI workflow automation for SMBs

### Software Engineer @ Zendesk
Jan 2020 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco, CA

### Software Engineer @ Punchh, Inc.
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Mateo, California
• Built backend for new user segmentation system using Ruby and Go with query builders and connectors for Elasticsearch and MySQL
• Built REST APIs for WiFi marketing product in Ruby and Go and made significant contributions to Vue.js
frontend (captive webpage builder integrating with our larger system
and cloud-based routers)
• Built backend integration in Ruby for Apple Wallet NFC loyalty cards
• Research and fix security of application layer
• Architecture and data model planning

Tech stack: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Sinatra, Kafka, Sidekiq, ElasticSearch, Redis, MySQL, Snowflake, Vue.js, Go, AWS, ECS, EC2, Docker, Kubernetes

### Software Engineer @ Receiver Design
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Created an asset booking platform primarily for office space
• Using Ruby on Rails 5 for the backend and React for the frontend
• Integrated Stripe Connect for split payments from marketplace bookings

Tech stack: Ruby, Ruby on Rails 5, React, Postgres, Redis

### Software Engineer @ Blast
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco, CA
• Built the Ruby backend and PostgreSQL database architecture
• Integrated backend mobile app install attribution tracking system using Branch.io 
• Built dashboard for clients and an ambassador portal for their ambassadors

Tech stack: Ruby, Ruby on Rails 4, Postgres, S3, RSpec for test coverage


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
San Diego State University

### Business Adminstration
University of Mannheim


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/alexnikulin
- GitHub: https://github.com/avnikulin

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Last updated: 2026-03-30