Itay Harshuv

Full Stack Developer at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Built and launched a cross-platform research app for 40+ participants (iOS & Android), improving data-collection efficiency and accuracy. Designed a scalable backend using Node.js, TypeScript and MongoDB with REST APIs to manage 100K+ data entries and high frontend performance. Created an accessible Angular UI in close collaboration with the research group, achieving 0% user complaints. Integrated AI tooling (Cursor, ChatGPT) to speed up development by ~3x. Reduced maintenance time by implementing a component-based UI, clean code standards, and a Git workflow enabling updates in under 1 hour. Expanded expertise through self-study of React Native, focusing on cross-platform UI and mobile deployment principles.