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Alexandre Cruz

@alexandrecruz

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Experienced Technical Lead and Senior Developer with a passion for innovation.

Canada

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a role that fosters innovation and collaboration, where I can leverage my technical expertise to drive impactful projects and contribute to a dynamic team.

I am a Technical Lead and Senior Developer with a strong passion for web performance and delivering exceptional cross-device experiences. My career has been marked by a commitment to optimizing API performance and enhancing user engagement through innovative solutions. At Nevvon, I successfully implemented new APIs that improved response times by 30%, significantly impacting customer satisfaction.

Throughout my career, I have led teams to deliver projects more efficiently, boosting development speed by 25% and reducing operational costs by 40% through strategic optimizations. My experience spans various roles, including Staff Developer at CourierGateway, where I developed a real-time data system for over 20,000 users, and Senior Developer at the Interaction Design Foundation, where I managed AWS and Kubernetes infrastructure to enhance system resilience and performance.

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Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Technical Lead & Manager Developer

Current

Nevvon

Apr 2024 - Present (1 year 7 months)

Leading technical teams and managing development projects at Nevvon, focusing on web performance and delivering cross-device experiences.

Team Leadership Project Management Software Development Web Performance API Development Agile Methodologies Mentoring Strategic Planning System Design

Senior Developer, Backend

Nevvon

Feb 2023 - Jul 2024 (1 year 5 months)

Developed and optimized backend APIs, improving performance and response times across multiple platforms. Worked on mobile projects and high-demanding APIs.

Backend Development API Development Performance Optimization Database Management

Staff Developer / Lead Developer

CourierGateway

Jul 2021 - Dec 2022 (1 year 5 months)

Led development efforts to transition to a SaaS logistics platform. Maintained legacy applications, developed custom B2B integrations, and automated accounting reconciliation and fraud prevention.

SaaS Development Legacy System Maintenance Fraud Prevention

Senior Developer

Interaction Design Foundation

Jan 2019 - Jul 2021 (2 years 6 months)

Developed and maintained the educational platform using PHP, Laravel, MySQL, and Redis. Managed AWS, DigitalOcean, and Kubernetes infrastructure for CI/CD, improving performance, resilience, and security. Implemented real-time data features, asynchronous operations, and NoSQL capabilities. Reviewed code, refactored for performance and security, and optimized infrastructure costs.

PHP Laravel MySQL

Senior Developer

Linio Group

May 2018 - Jan 2019 (8 months)

Responsible for new feature implementations and bugfixes, developing internal system integrations, test coverage, and API communications. Supported system issues, participated in business and technical decisions, and coached junior developers.

HTML CSS JavaScript AngularJS

Full-Stack Software Engineer

Move2 The Next Level

Nov 2015 - May 2018 (2 years 6 months)

Worked as a full-stack engineer on startup projects using PHP, Ruby, Rails, Python, JavaScript, and AngularJS. Implemented Restful APIs for web and mobile apps. Led infrastructure implementation and migration for AWS, DigitalOcean, and Heroku, including load balancers, CDN, and server scaling.

Full Stack PHP Ruby on Rails Python