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Alex Baker

@alexbaker

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Senior Software Engineer specializing in cloud-native, scalable .NET microservices.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior engineering roles building cloud-native, secure, high-performance systems with a collaborative team, strong CI/CD practices, and opportunities to modernize platforms and drive measurable business impact.

I am a Senior Software Engineer with over 10 years building scalable, cloud-based web applications and production-grade systems focused on performance, security, and maintainability.

I specialize in C#, ASP.NET Core, .NET Core, microservices, and RESTful APIs, and have modernized legacy platforms into cloud-native architectures on Azure with CI/CD and automated testing.

I build user-centric front ends with React.js, Next.js, Vue.js, and Angular, and integrate reliable asynchronous messaging and third-party APIs using RabbitMQ and Azure Service Bus.

I deliver measurable results—improving query performance, reducing administrative overhead, and cutting deployment friction—by translating complex business requirements into secure, high-impact solutions.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Software Engineer

Colliers

Mar 2023 - Oct 2025 (2 years 7 months)

Designed and developed a cloud-based e-commerce and retail platform using C#, ASP.NET Core, and Angular; architected .NET Core microservices and RESTful APIs that improved inventory and order query performance by 30% and reduced administrative overhead by 40%.

C++ASP.NET Core .NET Core Microservices Azure RabbitMQ CI CD RESTful APIs

Senior Software Engineer

Enginium

Apr 2021 - Feb 2023 (1 year 10 months)

Built and maintained cloud-based B2B SaaS platforms with C# and ASP.NET Core, delivering sub-second API responses for tens of thousands of records and improving front-end performance by 25–30% via React/Next.js optimizations.

C++ASP.NET Core .NET React Next.js Azure RabbitMQ CI CD RESTful APIs

Software Engineer

Velvetech

Oct 2020 - Mar 2021 (5 months)

Developed an AI-enabled SaaS system for manufacturing and edtech using C#, ASP.NET Core, and Angular; modernized legacy platforms to .NET Core microservices and implemented CI/CD and Power BI integrations for analytics.

C++ASP.NET Core Angular Microservices Azure RabbitMQ CI CD Power BI

Software Engineer

Fairfield University

Feb 2017 - Oct 2020 (3 years 8 months)

Designed and maintained research data platforms and analytics web apps using C#, ASP.NET Core, React, and Azure, improving data reliability and query performance by 30% and reducing manual reporting by 40%.

C++ASP.NET Core React Azure RESTful APIs Entity Framework Data Visualization SQL CI CD Analytics

Full-Stack Developer

Bethlehem Central School District

Aug 2015 - Sep 2017 (2 years 1 month)

Developed and maintained web applications for students and staff using C#, ASP.NET, Angular, and Azure; built secure APIs and dashboards that improved system reliability and reduced manual reporting effort.