Experience

Architect. Build.
Optimize. Innovate.

Based in
San Francisco, CA
Experience
8+ years
Current Focus
Distributed Systems & Large Language Models

"Mastering the art of building systems that aren't just functional, but exceptional. My approach focuses on developer experience, system resilience, and leveraging AI to solve complex business logic." — @alexrivera

Experience

Designing High-Scale Performance Systems

Stark Enterprises

Jan 2022 – Present

Senior Backend Architect

  • Led the migration of a legacy monolithic architecture to a high-performance microservices mesh, improving system uptime to 99.99%.
  • Engineered a proprietary real-time data processing engine using Go and Kafka, handling over 100k events per second with sub-millisecond latency.
  • Introduced automated LLM-based code review agents that reduced pull request turnaround time by 40%.

Global Tech Solutions

June 2018 – Dec 2021

Full Stack Engineer

  • Developed and maintained a suite of cloud-native applications using React, Node.js, and Kubernetes.
  • Optimized database query performance for multi-terabyte PostgreSQL instances, reducing average response times by 60%.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver a secure, SOC2-compliant fintech platform.

Innovation Hub

Summer 2017

Software Engineering Intern

  • Built a rapid prototyping tool for visualizing GraphQL schemas, which was adopted by the internal development team.
  • Implemented responsive UI components using TypeScript and SCSS, ensuring accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1) were met.
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