Hootan Nikbakht

Hootan Nikbakht has a diverse work experience beginning in 2005 as a Research Assistant at the Embedded Reconfigurable Lab. In 2007, they worked as a Software Engineer at IBM, and also as a Graduate Student at UCLA. In 2012, they became a Software Engineer at Generation Wireless (GENWI). In 2013, they took on the role of Senior Software Engineer at Burstly. In 2014, they were CTO and VP of Engineering at Tilofy. In 2019, they became a Member of the Forbes Technology Council. In 2020, they joined the LA CTO Forum as a Member. Currently, they are CTO at Lucky Day, where they encourage people to check out their career openings at www.luckydayapp.com/careers.

Hootan Nikbakht obtained a Master of Science (B.S & M.S.) in Computer Science & Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) between 2004 and 2009.