Alexander Wright

Accomplished Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years of expertise designing resilient microservices, high-throughput cloud infrastructure, and modern web applications. Proven track record in leading distributed cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise-grade software.

Professional Experience

Staff Infrastructure Engineer @ Vanguard SystemsMar 2021 – Present

San Francisco, CA

• Architected event-driven microservices processing 45M daily transactions with 99.99% uptime.
• Reduced AWS cloud compute and database costs by 32% through container rightsizing and caching.
• Mentored 10+ junior and mid-level engineers in distributed systems design and clean architecture.

Senior Backend Developer @ Nexus Cloud TechnologiesJun 2018 – Feb 2021

Seattle, WA

• Engineered real-time data sync pipeline utilizing PostgreSQL, Redis streams, and WebSockets.
• Spearheaded automated CI/CD pipeline modernization, slashing deployment lead times from 4 hours to 12 minutes.
• Authored comprehensive architectural decision records and API documentation for partner integrations.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in Computer Science — University of WashingtonSep 2014 – May 2018

Seattle, WA

Graduated Magna Cum Laude (GPA 3.89/4.0) • President of ACM Student Chapter

Featured Projects

PulseFlow Workflow Engine(https://github.com/alexwright/pulseflow)2022 – 2023

Open-source distributed task execution framework built with Go and Redis, garnering 2,500+ GitHub stars.