Alexander I
@alexanderi
Seasoned web application developer with expertise in multiple technology stacks.
What I'm looking for
I'm Alexandros, a seasoned web application developer with an international career spanning since 2006. My journey has taken me through various projects, from startups to Fortune 100 companies like SAP A.G. My passion for technology drives me to continuously learn and innovate, as evidenced by my published plugins and personal projects like Señalador, a bookmark storing service.
Throughout my career, I have excelled in delivering high-impact features and resolving complex issues in a remote, globally distributed team. My work at Spark earned me recognition for my technical agility and project execution. I thrive in environments that challenge my skills and allow me to contribute to meaningful projects, and I am eager to bring my expertise in Ruby on Rails and cloud technologies to new opportunities.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Software Engineer
Spark
Jun 2022 - Jan 2025 (2 years 7 months)
Resolved over 100 bugs and built complex, high-impact customer-facing features, contributing significantly to documentation. Recognized repeatedly by leadership for technical agility and project execution, including commendations for rapid adaptation and delivery of mission-critical solutions.
Software Engineer
Quipu
Nov 2021 - May 2022 (6 months)
Delivered customer-facing features and improved existing APIs using Scrum Agile methodologies. Created fully tested and stable code adhering to the TDD paradigm, ensuring alignment with business requirements.
Software Engineer
Localistico
May 2021 - Aug 2021 (3 months)
Delivered customer-facing features and improved existing APIs using Scrum Agile methodologies. Created fully tested and stable code adhering to the TDD paradigm, ensuring alignment with business requirements.
Product Engineering Specialist
NGA | Alight
Mar 2020 - Jul 2020 (4 months)
Led the refactoring of legacy services and the decomposition of a Ruby on Rails monolithic application into microservices. Achieved high code quality by implementing tools such as Rubocop, Sorbet, Rubycritic, and Reek, maintaining 100% test coverage with a focus on integration tests.
Senior Software Engineer
Neos
Aug 2019 - Nov 2019 (3 months)
Refactored and improved existing Ruby on Rails microservices and implemented new features for the public-facing website. Enhanced security against common threats like XSS and researched Kubernetes to propose a new deployment pipeline.
Lead Developer
Wecudos
Jul 2018 - Jun 2019 (11 months)
Designed and built an application from scratch using Ruby on Rails, introducing new service architecture and a component-based frontend. Implemented CI/CD pipelines, automated e2e tests, and mechanisms for sending thousands of surveys using Sidekiq queues and workers.
Web Application Developer
NCC Group
Jun 2014 - Jun 2018 (4 years)
Developed and maintained interactive dashboards for synthetic monitoring and load testing tools using AngularJS, PHP, MySQL, Node.js, and Redis. Developed a Ruby on Rails tool for collecting and reporting user feedback, and published a Ruby gem for Font-Awesome icons.
Full Stack web developer
Ypsilon.net A.G.
Oct 2013 - May 2014 (7 months)
Developed new websites and refactored existing ones using HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, PHP, and PostgreSQL. Implemented a Single Sign On authentication method for a new travel portal, ensuring seamless user experience across the company's network.
JavaScript Developer
SAP A.G.
Sep 2012 - Sep 2013 (1 year)
Developed and maintained mobile applications using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, integrating third-party APIs and web services. Led development for various applications, including a horse racing quiz game and a financial application ported from iOS to webworks framework.
Web Designer
INFOWOOD TECHNOLOGIES
Jan 2006 - Dec 2011 (5 years 11 months)
Designed and maintained static websites, CMS templates, and Flash applications, creating online product presentations and front-end interfaces. Developed an interactive virtual room planner through Flash and Actionscript for desktop applications used in exhibitions.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Intergraphics School Of Arts
Certified Web Designer, Web Design
Completed a certification program in web design. Gained expertise in designing and maintaining static websites, content management system templates, and flash applications.
Second Iek Volou
Certified Multimedia Expert, Multimedia
Obtained certification as a Multimedia Expert. Focused on multimedia technologies and applications.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Postman
Sidekiq
mabl
Highcharts
GitHub
Bitbucket
RuboCop
Kubernetes
GitHub Actions
Bitbucket Pipelines
Heroku CI
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Font Awesome
Node.js
Ruby on Rails
.NET
Yii
Bulma
Redis
Jira
Vue.js
jQuery
AngularJS
Hotwire
JavaScript
HTML5
PHP
JSON
ActionScript
XML
jQuery Mobile
iOS
PayPal
Heroku
Typo3
cPanel
Athens
RSpec
sso
Twilio
Firefox
Typeform
Zapier
Sorbet
s3-lambda
actioncable
CodeIgniter
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Skills
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