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Education
BSc Computer Science
Stanford University
Sep 2015 – Jun 2019
GPA: 3.8 / 4.0
Skills
  • ●Python
  • ●TypeScript
  • ●React
  • ●PostgreSQL
  • ●Docker
  • ●Kubernetes
  • ●AWS
  • ●Redis
  • ●GraphQL
  • ●CI/CD
  • ●System Design
  • ●gRPC
Languages
  • English (Native)
  • Mandarin (Professional)
  • Spanish (Conversational)
Certification
  • ●AWS Certified Solutions Architect — Amazon Web Services
  • ●Certified Kubernetes Administrator — CNCF
  • ●Professional Scrum Master I — Scrum.org
Interests
Photography · Rock Climbing · Open Source Contributions · Chess
Alexandra Chen
Senior Software Engineer
Profile
Results-driven Software Engineer with 6+ years of experience building scalable web applications and cloud-native systems. Passionate about clean code, system design, and delivering impactful products that serve millions of users. Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams, mentoring engineers, and shipping high-availability platforms under tight deadlines.
Work Experience
Senior Software Engineer
Jan 2022 – Present
TechCorp Inc · San Francisco, CA
  • Led architecture of microservices platform handling 10M+ daily requests using Python and Kubernetes
  • Reduced system latency by 40% through database optimization and Redis caching strategies
  • Mentored team of 6 junior engineers and established engineering best practices
  • Designed real-time data streaming pipeline processing 500K events per minute
Software Engineer
Mar 2019 – Dec 2021
DataSystems Ltd · New York, NY
  • Built scalable REST APIs in Node.js and TypeScript serving 2M+ active users
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines reducing deployment time from 2 hours to 15 minutes
  • Led migration from monolithic to microservices architecture improving velocity by 60%
Projects
Open Source Project
Built a fault-tolerant distributed task scheduling system supporting 100K+ concurrent jobs with priority queuing and real-time monitoring.
Technologies: Python, Redis, PostgreSQL, React
Realtime Analytics Dashboard
Internal Tool
Designed a self-serve analytics dashboard used by 15+ teams, cutting ad-hoc reporting requests by 70%.
Technologies: TypeScript, React, GraphQL
Awards & Recognition
Engineering Excellence Award — TechCorp Inc2023
Hackathon Winner — Best Technical Innovation — DataSystems Ltd2020