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Kirill Aristarkhov - Software Lead in Santa Barbara, CA

Kirill Aristarkhov

Junior Software Engineer specializing in full-stack, AI/ML systems, and game development

UC Santa Barbara Gaucho Game LabUC Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA3 Years ExperienceJunior LevelWorks On-Site

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Full-stack engineer (React/TypeScript + Bun/Node-like backend) who recently rebuilt a terminal-based chat UI, implementing custom Markdown lex/parse/render and a typewriter-style streaming renderer while optimizing React DOM growth for ~50% faster performance. Has startup experience making high-ownership decisions under ambiguity and rapidly integrating multiple external AI/tooling services (5–6 in a week) with fallback strategies for flaky dependencies.

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Key Strengths

  • Built terminal-based React chat UI with Markdown rendering and typewriter-style streaming output
  • Implemented single-pass lex/parse/render approach to control latency under ambiguous requirements
  • Improved rendering performance by clustering/reducing React elements (~50% speed increase)
  • Pragmatic architecture choices for startups (monolith over microservices; coding standards/syntax docs)
  • Rapid integration of external AI/tooling providers (added 5–6 services in a week via MCP integration)
  • Validation-first API approach using Zod schemas

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Experience

Software LeadUCSB Gaucho Game Lab · Sep 2025 – Present
Software Engineering InternChipAgents AI · Jun 2025 – Sep 2025internship
Software Engineering InternDeGirum Corp. · Jun 2024 – Dec 2024internship
Cryptosystems ResearchUniversity of California, Santa Barbara · Jan 2024 – Jun 2024
Research Assistant (VR & ML)HAX Lab, UCSB · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023
Teaching Assistant & TutorUniversity of California, Santa Barbara · Sep 2022 – Sep 2025part-time

Education

UC Santa Barbaramaster, Computer Science (2026)
UC Santa Barbarabachelor, Computer Science (2023)

Awards

  • High Honors - University of California, Santa Barbara
  • Dean's Honors List, College of Engineering - University of California, Santa Barbara

Languages

EnglishRussianJapanese

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Kirill AristarkhovJunior Software Engineer specializing in full-stack, AI/ML systems, and game development