Summary
Results-driven software engineer with 8+ years of experience building scalable web applications and distributed systems. Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams, delivering projects on time, and reducing infrastructure costs by 40%. Passionate about clean code, mentoring junior developers, and continuous improvement.
Technical Skills
Languages: Python, Ruby, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go
Frameworks: FastAPI, Django, Rails, React, Next.js
Databases: PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB
Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD
Experience
Stack: Python, FastAPI, React, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes
- Led migration of monolithic application to microservices, reducing deployment time by 75%
- Designed and implemented real-time data pipeline processing 2M+ events/day
- Mentored team of 5 junior developers through code reviews and pair programming
- Reduced AWS infrastructure costs by 40% through architecture optimisation
Stack: Ruby on Rails, React, PostgreSQL, Redis, Heroku
- Built customer-facing analytics dashboard serving 50K+ monthly active users
- Implemented CI/CD pipeline reducing release cycle from 2 weeks to daily deploys
- Optimised database queries resulting in 60% improvement in API response times
Stack: Python, Django, JavaScript, MySQL
- Developed RESTful APIs for mobile application with 10K+ downloads
- Wrote comprehensive test suites achieving 90%+ code coverage
- Collaborated with UX team to implement responsive design across 3 products
Projects
OpenMetrics Dashboard — github.com/alexmorgan/openmetrics
Open-source real-time metrics visualisation tool for Kubernetes clusters
PythonFastAPIReactPrometheusGrafana
Education
Bachelor of Computer Science
2012 – 2016
University College London
Certifications
- AWS Solutions Architect – Associate (2023)
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (2022)