Where I've Made an Impact
Vertex Systems
Senior Product Engineer
San Francisco, CA
- Led migration to microservices architecture, reducing average API latency by 40% across all core services
- Managed and mentored a cross-functional team of 12 engineers across 3 time zones
- Shipped 3 major product features within 18 months, directly contributing to $2.1M ARR growth
Bridgepoint Digital
Full Stack Developer
Austin, TX
- Built and scaled a React-based analytics dashboard now used by 50,000+ active users monthly
- Reduced API response times by 65% through a distributed Redis caching layer implementation
- Mentored 4 junior developers through structured code reviews, pair programming, and growth plans
Crestline Labs
Software Engineer
Seattle, WA
- Developed a Python data pipeline capable of ingesting and processing 10M+ records per day in near real-time
- Integrated Stripe payments across two product lines, increasing checkout conversion rate by 18%
- Contributed to infrastructure and monitoring improvements that maintained a 99.98% uptime SLA
NovaSpark Studios
Junior Developer
Portland, OR
- Built responsive, cross-browser UIs for 12 client websites from Figma designs to production deployment
- Wrote and optimised complex SQL queries that reduced monthly report generation time by 3×
- Collaborated across Agile sprints, consistently delivering features on schedule with zero critical regressions
What I Bring to the Table
Technical Skills
Soft Skills
Academic Foundation
Graduated with distinction from one of the top-ranked computer science programmes in the US. Built a strong foundation in theoretical and applied computing.
- Data Structures
- Algorithms
- Distributed Systems
Completed Stanford's rigorous online curriculum to deepen expertise in modern machine learning techniques and large-scale system architecture.
- Machine Learning
- System Design
- Neural Networks
Credentials & Courses
Things I've Built
A selection of projects built from scratch — production-grade tools and open source work that solve real problems.
DataFlow CLI
Python command-line tool for orchestrating ETL pipelines with composable task graphs, retry logic, and PostgreSQL state tracking. Over 800 stars on GitHub.
OpenCart Optimizer
Open source Shopify app that reduces cart abandonment through smart checkout flow improvements powered by the GraphQL Storefront API.
What Colleagues Say
“Alex is the kind of engineer who makes everyone around them better. Their ability to zoom out to strategy while staying close to the code is rare.”
“In two years, Alex shipped more impactful features than anyone on the team — and did it while mentoring three junior engineers to senior level.”
“Alex has a gift for translating ambiguous business problems into elegant technical solutions. Highly recommended.”