Hi! I’m Shaked Lokits,
Software Engineer|

Tel Aviv, IL

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Skills

Software Engineering

★★★★★ - Master

Design

★★★★★ - Master

Public Affairs

★★★★★ - Master

Research

★★★★ - Proficient

Education

★★★★ - Proficient

Product Management

★★★ - Intermediate

Leadership

★★★ - Intermediate

Languages

English

Full professional proficiency

Hebrew

Full professional proficiency

Experience

Technical Lead, Melio

Tel Aviv, 2020 - 2023
  • Developed and managed various products using serverless architecture on AWS
  • Led the design of vendor management solutions and remodeling of vendor systems
  • Developed international payments, Mastercard directory, Shopify Bill-Pay, QuickBooks Sync and AR
  • Actively mentored other engineers in career development and fostering a culture of teamwork and collaboration

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Engineering Team Lead, Datahack

Jerusalem, 2015 - 2021
  • Managed the engineering team of Datahack
  • Developed event management systems, data pipelines, and data visualization tools

Senior Software Engineer, WeWork

Tel Aviv, 2018 - 2020
  • Developed an enterprise grade, high-load, zero-loss financial systems over RabbitMQ, Kubernetes, Go, Rails, Node and React
  • Created and deployed a production monitoring, logging and tracing infrastructure

Prototyping Engineer, Lightricks

Jerusalem, 2018 - 2018
  • Researched and developed a production-level, style transfer feature which imitates real-life craft processes
  • Automated a visual quality, testing and verification system
  • Designed the first multi-network AI-powered photo editing solution in the market

Technical Lead, RealFriend

Tel Aviv, 2018 - 2018
  • Developed live production AI CRM and an expert-hybrid AI conversational agents without LLMs
  • Trained and managed CRF models for free-form data extraction and chat comprehension

Software Architect, Red Hat

Raanana, 2016 - 2018
  • Designed, developed and managed a centralized code quality analysis and publishing framework and workflow
  • Worked with popular CI and virtualization tools such as: Jenkins, Docker, Ansible, Puppet, OpenShift, OpenStack and more

Education

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Education

2014 - 2017, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Computer Science

2014 - 2017, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) Visual Communications

2014 - 2019, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design

Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Science, Procedural Generation

2017 - 2020, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Awards

Presidential Award for Volunteerism, Public Diplomacy Project, President of Israel

2024

First Place, Print Screen International Design Festival

2018

Second Place, Appgrading Society Challenge

2015

Moshal Scholarship, Moshal Scholarship Program

2015

President's Medal of Exemplary Service, Navy, President of Israel

2011

Volunteering

Student Mentor, Moshal Program

2023 - 2024
  • Mentored a student in the Moshal Program for a year.
  • Provided guidance and support in their professional development, including networking, resume building, and interview preparation.

Founder & CEO, Public Diplomacy Project

2023 - 2024
  • Founded the Public Diplomacy Project, an organization numbers over 7000 members, dedicated to combating online hate speech
  • Developed Words of Iron, a pioneering project with 1M MAU's that aims to address online hate-speech by empowering individuals to deliver factual information to key audiences
  • Led the development of Spark, a mobile app designed to gamify the mobilization of NGO activists

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Steering Committee Member and Mentor, Moshal Program

2022 - 2023
  • Served on the steering committee for 7 months to organize a Medical Innovation Hackathon for 130 diverse students
  • Mentored participants in tackling real-world HealthTech challenges, guiding them from ideation to implementation

Engineering Team Lead, Datahack

2015 - 2021
  • Managed the engineering team of Datahack.
  • Developed and maintained event management systems, data pipelines, and data visualization tools.

Mentor, Side Project Club

2019 - 2020
  • Mentored members in various side-projects, including a data science project, a web development project, and a mobile app project
  • Provided guidance and support to members in selecting projects, setting goals, and overcoming challenges
  • Collaborated with members to develop their portfolios and showcase their projects on LinkedIn

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Final Projects Mentor, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design

2018 - 2019
  • Mentored students and aided in the development of multiple final projects.
  • Projects included interactive installations, game design, print design, digital art, web design and more.

Projects

Shopify Bill Pay

2022 - 2023, Shopify
  • Served as Technical Lead for the development and implementation of Shopify's Bill Pay feature
  • Engineered a system that supports multiple payment methods, including Shopify Balance, bank transfers, and credit cards
  • Implemented integrations with QuickBooks® Online, Xero and risk evaluation models for seamless bill management and synchronization

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Melio Network

2021 - 2022, Melio
  • Managed and developed a system merging, validating, and managing vendor data for efficient bill payments
  • Successfully remodeled the database without disrupting operations for 400 engineers and millions of customers
  • Developed efficient vendor matching algorithms, product flows, and fraud detection machine learning models
  • Integrated major systems including MasterCard's Billers, Apple Card vendors, and Quickbooks Vendors
  • Led a team of 4 as tech lead and project manager, completing the 6-month project on schedule

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International Payments

2020 - 2021, Melio
  • Managed and developed a user-friendly international payments system, simplifying cross-border transactions
  • Collaborated with product managers to gather technical requirements, ensuring compliance with international trade agreements
  • Developed both serverless payment infrastructure and web product for seamless integration
  • Became the company's primary knowledge source on international payments requirements and issues
  • Coordinated cross-functional across four engineering departments, including product, design, and operations

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Fishing Infrastructure Optimization

2018 - 2019, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF)
  • Led a comprehensive study and infrastructure planning project to support small fishing businesses in south England, resulting in enacted legislation for long-term development.
  • Analyzed 100 years of historical data on fishing quotas, trade, and transportation to address unfair competition from large fishing conglomerates
  • Developed procedural generation algorithms to create ideal infrastructural planning for small fishing businesses
  • Designed a 50-year Tax Code plan, including government subsidies, to incentive long-term land development for fishing infrastructure
  • Managed the project from research phase through to legal proposal, including drawing technical and legal requirements
  • Created plans for strategic development of Docks, Weighing Stations, Half-way Logistical Hubs, and Transportation centers
  • Contributed to the write-up of the legal proposal, which was successfully enacted into law in 2019

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Luke

2018 - 2018, RealFriend
  • Developed live production AI CRM and front-facing experiences using a fully integrated Next.js, Apollo, MongoDB, and GraphQL stack
  • Trained and managed CRF models for free-form data extraction and chat comprehension
  • Developed expert-hybrid AI conversational agents without relying on large language models (LLMs)
  • Created an AI system capable of handling complex real estate queries, including property details, neighborhood information, and financial requirements
  • Implemented features allowing Luke to interact with 40,000+ users, resulting in 1,000+ signed leases
  • Designed Luke to provide personalized property recommendations based on user preferences and requirements

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Intelligent School Selection

2018 - 2018, Swedish Ministry of Education and Research
  • Consulted on the design, architecture, and implementation of a generative, interactive, high-scale web application to address educational stratification and inequality in Stockholm.
  • Designed a predictive model to forecast student achievements based on historical records and school performance data
  • Contributed to significant improvements in overall student achievements in Stockholm over a 4-year period
  • Utilized big data analysis and machine learning techniques to provide personalized school recommendations

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Organic Style Transfer

2018 - 2018, Lightricks
  • Researched, managed, and developed a production-level, separable style transfer feature that imitates real-life craft processes
  • Orchestrated an automated, visual quality testing and verification system to ensure consistent results
  • Designed the first multi-network AI-powered photo editing solution in the market
  • Implemented color grading capabilities to streamline editing workflows for professionals and content creators
  • Developed features for batch processing, allowing users to apply consistent styles across multiple images efficiently
  • Created a system that supports both preset styles and user-uploaded reference images for maximum flexibility
  • Developed a neural network engine to run on legacy iPhone CPUs

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Welcome to Stanistan

2018 - 2018, Print Screen International Design Festival
  • Served as lead developer and game designer, winning first place at the Print Screen International Design Festival
  • Designed and implemented game mechanics simulating social media management and tourism promotion
  • Engineered a hyper-texture GPU-read-back caching engine to enhance game performance
  • Developed an aesthetic classification model to score the photos taken by the player based on cognitive models

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Enterprise Code Quality

2016 - 2018, Red Hat
  • Led the development of a comprehensive code quality analysis framework as part of RedHat's Quality 360 system
  • Architected and managed the development of a company-wide code quality analysis framework
  • Implemented normalized quality metrics for hundreds of projects across 13,000 employees
  • Established the groundwork for RedHat's current secure development lifecycle and testing practices

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