Vladimir Novick

Experience

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  Counsel Club - AI Powered Legal startup

  Fractional CTO

  Nov 2024 - Present

  • Led architecture and technical direction for an AI-powered legal platform serving startups and independent operators.
  • Designed and implemented the GenAI orchestration layer powering contract drafting and document analysis workflows, leveraging LangGraph-based agent pipelines, RAG systems, and structured reasoning flows.
  • AI workflow design and prompt orchestration
  • Vector search and knowledge retrieval (pgvector)
  • Cloud-native infrastructure and deployment strategy
  • Performance, cost optimization, and scalability
  • Managed and mentored the engineering team, structured development workflows, set technical standards, and aligned execution with product priorities and business constraints.
  • Worked closely with product leadership to define MVP scope, translate legal workflows into AI-enabled systems, and balance innovation with pragmatic delivery.
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  Novick Labs

  CTO, Software Architect & Consultant

  Feb 2017 - Present

  At the intersection of technological wizardry and imagination, Novick Labs stands as a premier digital firm focusing solely on React and React Native endeavors. Boasting an impressive range of skills in AI, Web3, and AR domains, get ready for your projects to reach unparalleled elevations. We’re reshaping the digital terrain, project by project.

  • Web / Mobile/ XR / AI consulting and development solutions on demand
  • For more info: https://novicklabs.com
  • Solutions Software Architecture
  • Consulting & Development
  • AI tools integration
  • Code quality improvements
  • Performance optimizations
  • Remote workshops & Mentoring
  • JavaScript, Typescript, ReactJS, NestJs, NodeJS, GraphQL, React Native, GenAI, LLMs, LangChain, HuggingFace, Swift, Kotlin, GoLang, Unity3D, AWS, Cloud Native, Serverless, PostgreSQL and much more
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  Kaiber AI

  Senior Software Architect

  Nov 2024 - Feb 2025

  Improved web app performance and reliability through targeted profiling, rendering optimization, and build/runtime tuning. Led adoption of a modular design system to scale UI development—component standards, reusable patterns, and maintainable structure across teams. Helped shape frontend architecture to support long-term scalability and faster iteration.

  • Performance Improvement
  • Code Quality Improvements
  • Implementing brand aware design system

• Undisclosed

  Senior Consultant

  Nov 2024 - Sep 2025

  Built a stock market simulation platform combining algorithmic trading logic with AI-assisted decision agents. Implemented the backend in Spring Boot and the frontend in React, structuring agent workflows to evaluate trading strategies within simulated market conditions.

  • Full Stack Development
  • AI development

• Starchild Astrology

  Senior Software Architect

  Sep 2023 - Jul 2025

  Raised code quality and developer experience across a Next.js/React + Expo stack through architecture cleanup, standards, and systematic refactoring. Implemented and maintained subscription flows and lifecycle messaging integrations (Headless Shopify + Klaviyo), including event instrumentation and automation triggers. Led native/mobile integration work: Expo modules, native module integration points, and production hardening for release workflows. Built local development tooling (CLI/Turborepo configuration, repo structure improvements) to speed up onboarding and reduce friction for the team.

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  Wellplaece™️

  Full-stack Developer

  Apr 2023 - Jul 2024

  Worked on Wellplaece, a procurement platform for dental clinics, designing and implementing a scalable serverless data acquisition infrastructure. Built distributed web crawlers in Go to aggregate supplier and pricing data, handling concurrency, reliability, and data normalization across multiple sources. Developed frontend applications in React and TypeScript, and backend services in Go, focusing on performance, maintainability, and cost-efficient serverless deployment.

  • working with React, Typescript, Golang both on Frontend and on Backend severless based sites crawling infrastructure
  • Working on Dynamic Web Crawlers in-house framework in GoLang
  • React Native development

• Undisclosed Amazon Subsidiary

  External Consultant

  Aug 2022 - Nov 2023

  • Researched and implemented integrating native Kotlin/Swift SDKs into React Native
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  Hinge Health

  Senior Mobile Performance Consultant & Technical Mentor

  Aug 2022 - Dec 2023

  Led React Native performance investigations, analyzing experiment outcomes and performance monitoring data across mobile and connected-device interactions. Collaborated closely with mobile and experience engineering teams to identify bottlenecks and guide performance optimization initiatives. Designed and delivered internal workshops on React Native internals, performance optimization strategies, and advanced mobile architecture topics.

  • Performance optimization specialist for React Native
  • Reversed engineered BLE packets to pinpoint bottlenecks
  • Workshops and team mentoring
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  Vennity.Inc

  Software Architect

  Dec 2021 - Mar 2024

  Core engineering contributor to a blockchain-based digital collectibles platform that scaled to tens of thousands of peak users. Built cross-platform mobile experiences using React Native, including AR features Implemented interactive map experiences using Mapbox Integrated blockchain functionality via web3.js / ethers.js for wallet interactions and on-chain asset management Collaborated on a multi-platform (Web, iOS, Android) AR NFT product Contributed to frontend architecture, performance optimization, and user experience improvements

  • Web3, Solidity, Python, Django, React, React Native, AR
  • Scaled to tens of thousands of peak users
  • Building AR experiences location aware with NFT integration
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  Mend Together x Cancer

  Senior Software Architect

  Jan 2021 - Aug 2022

  We are a social platform that helps friends and family support patients going through medical hardships like cancer. We build resilient communities around patients with 3 free tools: 1. Community Journal that keeps everyone updated and able to offer timely encouragement 2. Volunteer Calendar that makes organizing support easy 3. Gift + Cash Registry that enables loved ones to send healing gifts or provide financial support Watch our short demo, here: https://youtu.be/xifzfFQSHTQ People feel helpless when someone they love is suffering. Sending flowers is often the default mostly because they don’t know what to do. We are the first team to create an all-in-one social platform that helps friends, family and colleagues learn what to say, do, and give during their loved one’s most challenging moments. Our organization is headquartered in New York City and donates to patients in need. CEO/Founder Lisa Lefebvre is a former Fortune 100 consultant and 2x cancer “endure-er”.

  • Mend Together helps friends, family, and colleagues learn what to say, do, and give to support someone going through a hardship like cancer.
  • In charge of designing and implementing cutting edge cloud native software architecture using best practices in industry across the whole technological stack.
  • AWS, GraphQL, NextJS, Typescript, Serverless
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  Event Loop, Inc.

  Chief Technology Officer & Co founder

  Mar 2020 - Mar 2021

  Led technology strategy and hands-on architecture for a remote events platform focused on improving virtual engagement and usability.

  • Translated product vision into scalable architecture using React, TypeScript, Next.js, Hasura, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, and AWS (Serverless stack)
  • Designed and implemented cloud-native infrastructure with a focus on scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency
  • Managed and mentored a distributed engineering team (3–6 developers) across multiple time zones
  • Applied Lean methodologies to move from ideation to production in rapid cycles
  • Participated in fundraising conversations with VCs and angel investors, contributing to technical due diligence, product-market positioning, and roadmap strategy
  • Collaborated closely with founders on go-to-market direction and technical trade-offs
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  Hasura

  Developer Advocate

  Jan 2019 - Nov 2019

  Hasura makes software to simplify and accelerate application development. The Hasura GraphQL Engine gives you instant, realtime, high-performance GraphQL on any Postgres application, existing or new. It also includes an event trigger system to help you build serverless apps. We are a venture backed company with offices in Bangalore and San Francisco. Our investors include Nexus Venture Partners and GREE.

  • Advocating usage of GraphQL and serverless by following 3factor.app architecture principles. Contributing to GraphQL and serverless communities via both learning materials, live coding sessions, experimenting and researching cutting edge implementations and much more. Working on Hasura platform tooling with an internal team as well as with open source community.
  • #React, #Angular, #Vue, #ReactNative, #Flutter, #AR, #VR, #IoT, #GraphQL, #Haskell, #Postgres, #Kubernetis, #AWS, #Azure, #GoogleCloud and much more.
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  React Native Training

  Consultant & Mentor

  May 2018 - Apr 2020

  React Native Training specializes in helping companies around the world get up and running quickly with the React Native frameworks, taught in person by the most advanced React Native developers in the world.Our clients include Indeed, Warner Bros, Amazon, Visa, ClassPass, American Express, Oppenheimer Fund, and the Army Corps of Engineers.

  • Consulting and mentoring "React Native Training" clients, teaching workshops worldwide.
  • Contact me if you are interested in on-site workshop in React Native, GraphQL, React and more
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  vscaper

  Founder & CTO

  Dec 2017 - May 2019

  • Built immersive VR entertainment experiences, including a full-scale VR escape room concept.Building cutting edge VR experiences within Entertainment industry
  • Designed and developed interactive VR environments using Unity3D
  • Implemented custom seated locomotion system, integrating motion controllers attached to legs for natural movement simulation
  • Developed AI-driven behaviors, pathfinding systems, and interactive game mechanics
  • Designed levels and gameplay flow focused on immersion and user experience
  • Integrated frontend interfaces using React for management and configuration tools
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  CodeValue

  Software Architect & Consultant

  Feb 2017 - Jan 2018

  • Led architecture and hands-on delivery across multiple enterprise projects, specializing in modern JavaScript ecosystems and cloud-native systems.
  • Designed and implemented scalable applications using React, React Native, Angular, Node.js, TypeScript, and modern frontend tooling
  • Applied TDD, Agile, and modular architecture principles across diverse client environments
  • Contributed to cloud-based and distributed systems design
  • React Native application for Microsoft internal use
  • Contributed to architecture work for Rappaport (RapNet) stock exchange platform
  • Developed visualization systems for the Israel Electric Corporation using Microsoft HoloLens (XR)
  • Delivered technical workshops, mentoring, and advanced engineering courses
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  Minute Media

  Senior Frontend Architect

  Mar 2015 - Mar 2017

  Minute Media is a global technology and content company specializing in sports and culture. Minute Media’s proprietary tech platform enables the creation, distribution and monetization of digital content experiences. They own and operate leading sports content brands, including Sports Illustrated, The Players' Tribune, FanSided, and 90min, while also providing sports highlight rights through Minute Media’s most recent technology acquisition of STN Video. Minute Media has offices in New York, London, Tel-Aviv, São Paulo and Tokyo. For more information, visit www.MinuteMedia.com.

  • Led frontend architecture and development for 90min, a global sports media platform serving millions of users across web and mobile.
  • Designed and implemented scalable React/Redux architecture using TDD practices
  • Established coding standards, architectural guidelines, and best practices across multiple teams
  • Built high-performance, modular frontend systems leveraging ES6/ES7, Webpack, Babel, Jest, Mocha, Sass
  • Collaborated across Node.js, Go, and Ruby on Rails ecosystems to deliver full-stack product features
  • Contributed to AWS-based cloud architecture supporting high-traffic global distribution Mentored engineers and introduced modern frontend development workflows
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  NeoGames

  Team Lead & Front End Developer and Architect

  Apr 2014 - Apr 2015

  • Contributed to the development of NeoGames’ next-generation iLottery platform, powering large-scale, regulated lottery programs across North America.
  • Led key aspects of Front-End architecture design for a high-traffic, transaction-heavy platform
  • Developed scalable UI components using AngularJS and Angular UI extensions
  • Implemented Mobile-First architecture to support multi-device lottery applications
  • Optimized performance and modularity in a complex, enterprise-grade system
  • Worked in an Agile/Scrum environment, collaborating closely with backend and product teams
  • Utilized modern build and dependency tools including Grunt, Bower, and NPM
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  Log-On Software

  Experienced Full-stack Web Developer & Architect

  Sep 2013 - Apr 2014

  • Developed high-performance, data-intensive applications using ASP.NET MVC (C#), WCF, ADO.NET, Oracle
  • Built rich frontend interfaces using AngularJS, Kendo UI, JavaScript (OOP), AJAX, Bootstrap
  • Participated in architecture discussions around scalability, modularity, and maintainability
  • Designed API integrations and optimized data access layers for performance and reliability
  • Worked in structured enterprise environments with strict quality and delivery standards
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  Shunra

  Front End Developer

  Aug 2013 - Oct 2013

  • Developing Advanced UI/UX using Backbone.js, require.js, D3.js, Raphael.js, Underscore, Jquery and other Javascript libraries. Interacting with backend through REST Api.
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  AOL

  Full Stack Web Developer/TFS Administrator

  Feb 2012 - Jul 2013

  AOL On was created as a successor to AOL TV. The launch was announced at the 2012 Digital Content NewFront. AOL On creates news and entertainment reports in the form of short video clips and original web series. All videos are available on demand online or on Apple TV, TiVo, and Android TV.

  • Develop various projects for both internal and external customers.
  • Main technologies used:
  • Javascript, Jquery, Jquery UI, Backbone, Json, Html5, CSS3, Bootstrap
  • C# .NET 4.0 MVC 4 Razor, WCF, Entity Framework.
  • Administer TFS 2010 in Agile Scrum environment. Manage source controls, merges, maintain branches and Builds. Build custom reports and controls. Integrate TFS with other systems using APIs.
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  Ayalon Insurance & Maccabi Health Services

  Data Center Operations Engineer

  Mar 2009 - Aug 2011

  Ayalon Insurance Company Ltd. is one of the six largest insurance and finance groups in Israel in terms of volume of sales. The majority of the Company's shares (67.26%) are held by WeSure Global Tech Ltd., and the rest are held by the public.Ayalon currently employs approximately 1,150 workers and operates through four regional districts: Tel Aviv, Center, Haifa and Jerusalem. The Company's main distribution channel is the insurance agents, and the four districts operate an array of approximately 2,600 agents and agencies all over the country.Ayalon's core values – Ayalon has adopted four main core values: humaneness, service, fairness and innovation. These values guide Ayalon in its activities and business conduct, for the benefit of its policyholders, agents and suppliers.Service – This field is a key strategic goal of the Company, and accordingly, Ayalon Insurance Company reflects in its vision, in its chosen slogan – "People Serving People" – and in its values, the human aspect of insurance, with a special emphasis on a high level of service to the policyholders and the agents.Contribution to the community – Social responsibility is one of Ayalon's most prominent values. The Company invests heavily in increasing the presence of its employees in the community and holds a wide variety of voluntary activities throughout the year.The Maala ESG Index – Ayalon was ranked platinum in the index for 2022. Ayalon also honored to be ranked among the 150 Most Trusted Companies in Israel.Digital and innovation – Ayalon is a leader in product innovation in all fields of activity and offers diverse and innovative insurance solutions in general insurance, long-term savings and health insurance. Below is a partial list of products in the Company's various areas of operation:General insurance, Apartment insurance, Car insurance, Cyber insurance for businesses, Professional liability, Long-term savings, Health insurance.

  • Managed AS/400 (IBM iSeries) backups and IPL procedures
  • Operated and maintained IBM robotic tape backup systems
  • Monitored production systems using Orion and Mercury monitoring tools
  • Supported physical server infrastructure and ensured operational continuity
  • Worked in environments requiring strict uptime, compliance, and data integrity standards
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  RSA The Security Division of EMC

  Production Support Tier 2 Engineer

  Jan 2007 - Oct 2008

  From on-premises to cloud to hybrid, RSA provides identity-first solutions for security-first organizations to thrive in a digital world with modern authentication, lifecycle management, and identity governance.

  • Provided Tier 2 production support for enterprise-grade security products in high-availability environments.
  • Diagnosed and resolved complex configuration and software issues across Unix (Solaris 10), Oracle/MySQL databases, and application layers
  • Led integration, installation, and lifecycle maintenance of RSA security products for enterprise clients
  • Managed deployment and operational support of an Anti-Phishing engine, coordinating with engineering and customer stakeholders
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  Ofek 324 Unit - IAF

  Infrastructure & Systems Engineer — Ofek (IAF Computing Division)

  Mar 2003 - Mar 2006

  Ofek was established in December 2005, by merging two former IAF computing units, Unit 180 (founded 1959) and Mamdas (founded 1967).

  • High-level infrastructure operations within a mission-critical military computing environment.
  • Administered and maintained Mainframe, Unix, Windows, and VMS systems in a secure, high-availability environment
  • Developed automation and operational tooling using Perl and ksh scripting
  • Contributed to internal system tooling and backend components in Java
  • Supported large-scale infrastructure operations with strict uptime, security, and reliability requirements