# Ian Sikes

> Staff Software Engineer

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/iansikes

Adaptable full-stack developer with a strong background in web and mobile programming. I enjoy contributing to open source projects in my free time.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Gusto
Jan 2024 – Present | New York, New York, United States

### Staff Software Engineer @ Sofía
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | Mexico City, Mexico
• Created a custom React Native CI build and deployment system that reduced build times by 82% and drastically improved ease of build distribution
• Regularly led internal workshops to share in-depth technical knowledge and level up the whole engineering team
• Conducted thorough mobile app performance analysis to create a fast and stable user experience in React Native
• Built out a mobile video chat experience that allowed people to quickly and easily consult with doctors during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Leveraged GraphQL code generation tools in custom CI workflows to create a robust, type-safe API consumed by numerous client applications

### Senior Software Engineer @ Sofía
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Mexico City Area, Mexico

### Software Engineer @ Dumpling
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area
● Wrote scripts to collect and sanitize inventory data from the top grocery chains across the country
● Utilized GraphQL tooling to create a robust, type-safe API between mobile apps and a Node.js backend
● Built a multi-functional mobile app used by both customers and grocery shoppers

### Software Engineer @ Quantasy
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018
- Developed a cross-platform video streaming mobile app for Kevin Hart's Laugh Out Loud platform using React Native.
- Monitored user analytics and error reporting with Keen.io and Sentry
- Built a customized native video player using Kotlin, Swift, and Objective-C.

### Software Engineer @ Beam
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
- Built an animation-heavy mobile banking app using React Native and Apollo GraphQL.
- Coordinated with remote teams in San Francisco, Florida, and Ukraine.

### Contract Software Engineer @ Cartrack USA
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Santa Monica, CA
Utilized Google Maps APIs to build an analytics dashboard for monitoring transportation fleets across America with telemetry hardware.

### Contract Software Engineer @ Quantasy
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Culver City
- Built a content management system for editing streaming video metadata using React and Redux.
- Helped develop a prototype video streaming mobile app for Kevin Hart's Laugh Out Loud platform using React Native.

### Software Engineering Intern @ HuddleUp Technologies
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area
- Built a cross-platform, real-time messaging app from start to alpha release as part of a small team of developers
- Utilized modern web technologies including React Native, Redux, Typescript, and Firebase
- Trained newly-hired developers in our technology stack

### Software Development Intern @ Arkana
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area
- Designed and built levels for a MOBA game in the Unity game engine.
- Worked on an Electron-based game updater, chat, and match-making client.


## Education
### Computer Science
Santa Monica College
Jan 2013 – Jan 2017

### Computer Science
Palisades Charter High School
Jan 2009 – Jan 2013


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ianjsikes
- Website: https://ianjsikes.github.io

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Last updated: 2026-03-22