Alex Gelinas
@alexgelinas
Senior backend developer specializing in scalable live-service infrastructure.
What I'm looking for
I am a Senior Backend Developer with 10+ years building and scaling live-service backend systems that support millions of users. I focus on performance, developer tooling, cross-discipline collaboration, and reliable infrastructure to deliver seamless, player-first experiences across platforms.
I've architected backend services handling millions of daily users and led LiveOps and incident response for global player bases, shipped end-to-end features, and built tooling and automation that reduced operational effort and latency across multiple companies and domains.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Architected and maintained backend services supporting 3M daily active users and over 2M concurrent users; led liveops, incident response, and delivered end-to-end backend features that shaped social and gameplay systems.
Principal Backend Developer
AudioWorks Technology
Aug 2021 - Jan 2024 (2 years 5 months)
Built a custom LMS and collaborative social media platform for musicians and designed a Git+LFS-based version control system to enable low-latency, seamless user collaboration.
Senior Backend Developer
Roon Labs
Jul 2021 - Nov 2022 (1 year 4 months)
Built a knowledge graph parsing Wikipedia to relate music entities and developed large-scale metadata enrichment pipelines, reducing dynamic content query latency from >850ms to <300ms.
Senior Backend Developer
Universal Music Group
Jun 2019 - Jul 2021 (2 years 1 month)
Built automation and microservice-based workflows for artist revenue reporting, integrated Temporal.io for durable job orchestration, and created tools that reduced accounting reporting time by ~75%.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Berklee College of Music
Bachelor of Music, Electronic Production & Design
Bachelor of Music with a major in Electronic Production & Design and a minor in Video Game Audio.
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Website
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