Alex Morgan
Senior Software Engineer
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Professional Summary
Senior software engineer with 8+ years building scalable web platforms, distributed services and developer tooling. Owns systems end to end, from architecture to CI/CD and observability, and is known for cutting latency and cloud spend.
Technical Skills
Languages: TypeScript, Go, Python, Java, SQL
Frameworks: React, Node.js, Next.js, Spring Boot, FastAPI
Cloud & DevOps: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub Actions
Data & Messaging: PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, MongoDB
Professional Experience
Senior Software EngineerJan 2022 - Present
Nimbus TechnologiesCity, Country
- Re-architected the checkout service into event-driven Go microservices, cutting p95 API latency by 62%.
- Led a Kubernetes and Terraform migration that saved roughly $180K a year in cloud costs.
- Introduced contract testing and trunk-based delivery, raising deploy frequency from weekly to 25+ per week.
Software EngineerJul 2019 - Dec 2021
Bytecraft LabsCity, Country
- Built a React and TypeScript dashboard framework reused across 14 product modules.
- Designed a PostgreSQL partitioning strategy for 3B+ rows, making reports 8x faster.
Junior DeveloperJun 2017 - Jun 2019
Codeforge SolutionsCity, Country
- Delivered 12 REST APIs in Java and Spring Boot and automated regression tests, cutting QA time by 40%.
Key Projects
Real-time Payments GatewayGo · Kafka · PostgreSQL · gRPC
Event-driven gateway processing 2M+ transactions a day at 99.98% uptime, with idempotent retries and full audit trails.
Internal Developer PortalReact · TypeScript · GraphQL
Self-service portal for service scaffolding, docs and deploy status. It cut new-service setup from 2 days to 20 minutes.
Education
B.Tech, Computer Science & Engineering2013 - 2017
Sample Institute of Technology, CGPA 8.6 / 10 · Final-year project: distributed cache simulator
Certifications
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate, 2023
- Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), 2022
- Oracle Certified Java SE 11 Developer, 2019