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Alexander Underwood

@alexanderunderwood

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I am a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Python backend and cloud-native systems.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior backend/cloud roles building secure, compliant microservices for fintech or healthcare, emphasizing observability, automated CI/CD, scalable architecture, and opportunities to mentor and lead engineering teams.

I am a Senior Software Engineer with expertise in Python backend development, microservices, real-time data pipelines, and cloud-native architectures for fintech and healthcare.

At Palantir I architected Python microservices with Flask, Django, and FastAPI and built event-driven pipelines using RabbitMQ and Kafka, ensuring HIPAA-compliant secure APIs and high availability. I led cloud-native deployments on AWS (Lambda, RDS, S3, EKS), improved observability with Prometheus and Grafana, and automated CI/CD with GitHub Actions and Terraform.

I champion clean code, testing, and mentoring engineering teams through TDD, code reviews, and performance optimization. I seek opportunities to lead architecture and operational excellence to deliver compliant, production-grade services at scale.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Software Engineering Intern

Google

Sep 2018 - Mar 2019 (6 months)

Supported development of core admission control modules using Python and Flask, delivering bug fixes and new features that improved scheduling reliability and reduced response times. Created automated PyTest suites to increase end-to-end validation coverage and assisted in performance profiling and optimization.

Python Flask Pytest Performance Profiling Automated Testing Agile