
Daniel Hotyanov
Software Engineer (AI-Native)
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About
Full-stack engineer with 3+ years building and maintaining production web applications in PHP/Laravel, with strong command of backend technologies like MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Redis. Fluent across the frontend stack — React, Svelte, Vue, or vanilla JS — and ship static sites via Astro and Cloudflare. Outside of professional work, builds native Apple platform apps (Swift/SwiftUI) and browser extensions.
AI-native workflow: primary agent Claude, with Codex and Gemini as fallbacks; multi-agent orchestration via Cursor, Copilot, and Open Code.
Experience
Full Stack Developer at Solar Reviews (2023-02 – 2025-06)
- Saved over $10,000 in database fees by migrating form capture system to a modern, scalable architecture.
- Delivered sales and lead-management features adopted as daily tools by internal sales teams.
- Engineered large-scale Laravel applications supporting high-traffic consumer and sales workflows, with a focus on data integrity and query efficiency.
Technology Coordinator at New Jersey REALTORS (2021-03 – 2022-11)
- Refactored the auctioning system and governance profiles website, improving maintainability and reducing technical debt.
- Designed and built a full-stack application with a Vue frontend and Laravel backend from scratch.
- Acted as technical liaison between stakeholders and developers, translating business requirements into engineering specs.
IT Specialist at ServicePlus Home Warranty (2019-05 – 2021-03)
- Automated a large-scale data-cleansing project in R, cutting completion time from four months to four weeks (75% reduction).
- Built call-center and operational reports from raw data, surfacing actionable insights for management decisions.
- Delivered technical support for internal employees across departments, maintaining operational continuity.
Education
B.S. in Management Information Systems – Rutgers University, New Brunswick (2013 – 2018)