Vahe Hovhannisyan is a founder and generalist software engineer based in Austin with 20+ years in web development, blending product-building and deep technical work. He has led engineering at Ripple and Vareto and founded multiple startups—Deepwander (AI-driven journaling), Read This Twice (ML-backed book discovery aggregating recommendations from 2,000+ leaders), Iso100mm, and the early event aggregator Eventot. A full-stack developer comfortable from React/Node to PostgreSQL and cryptographic payment stacks, he contributes to open-source financial tooling including XRPLF/xrpl.js, notably implementing account_tx support and other ledger integrations. He pairs hands-on backend engineering with product instincts, bringing fintech and ledger experience to surprisingly human-centered projects in books, photography, and therapeutic AI.
14 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Automated Systems in Financial Institutions, Computer Science, Automated Systems in Financial Institutions at State Engineering University of Armenia
A JavaScript/TypeScript API for interacting with the XRP Ledger in Node.js and the browser
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:17 commits, 2 PRs, 5 comments in 2 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Vahe primarily contributed to the back-end logic and API of the xrpl.js library. They focused on implementing new features like `account_tx` requests and adding new functions to access the ledger's data and functionality. The user also addressed several bugs, and added flags. The contributions improved the functionality and stability of the XRP Ledger interaction capabilities of the library.
Contributions:2 releases, 184 commits, 140 PRs in 2 years
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