Alexandra Chen
Senior Software Engineer
Summary
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, TechCorp Inc
Jan 2022 – Present · 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, DataSystems Ltd
Mar 2019 – Dec 2021 · 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