Chen Alexander
@chenalexander
I am an experienced AI and DevOps full‑stack engineer specializing in MLOps and distributed systems.
What I'm looking for
I am an AI and DevOps-focused full-stack engineer with deep experience building MLOps and inference platforms, Kubernetes-based infrastructures, and distributed services. I have led custom Kubernetes development, model inference engines in Rust, and production model optimization pipelines while driving performance and reliability improvements.
My work has produced tangible outcomes—winning a company Innovation Breakthrough Award, contributing to an NVIDIA case study, and presenting at DataFun. I enjoy learning new technologies quickly, sharing technical knowledge, and delivering end-to-end solutions from smart contracts and Web3 apps to large-scale AI platform engineering.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Independent Developer
Independent Developer
Feb 2025 - Present (1 year 4 months)
Develop Next.js Web3 apps and Solana/Anchor smart contracts and deliver AIGC-related projects for clients, focusing on frontend/backend integration and smart contract development.
Rust Development Engineer
d.id
Mar 2024 - Nov 2024 (8 months)
Implemented Nervos smart contracts for multi-address signature formats and developed full-stack features including map-based badge collection and mobile pages; built AI photo-location and badge-generation services using fine-tuned vision models.
AI Architecture Engineer
Vivo AI Research Institute
Dec 2019 - Oct 2023 (3 years 10 months)
Led Kubernetes and MLOps platform development including custom GPU scheduling, Prometheus/Grafana alerting integration, and a Rust-based multi-backend model inference engine to improve GPU utilization and automate model deployment; earned a company Innovation Breakthrough Award.
Senior Backend Engineer
Beijing Bitu Information Technology Co., Ltd.
May 2019 - Dec 2019 (7 months)
Designed and implemented a high-availability video transcoding platform using Elixir/OTP and ffmpeg to automate segmentation, transcoding, monitoring and S3 uploads.
Co-founder
Nanjing Yunbin Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Mar 2017 - Apr 2019 (2 years 1 month)
Co-founded and architected a Web3D model management platform, implementing Elixir/Phoenix model storage, GraphQL APIs and Kubernetes microservice operations to improve model storage efficiency and rendering performance.
Senior R&D Engineer
Hangzhou Yunji Technology Co., Ltd.
Jun 2015 - Jul 2016 (1 year 1 month)
Built automated server installation and a unified DevOps platform using Go and Puppet, enabling self-registering servers and standardized provisioning to reduce manual setup.
R&D Engineer
Alibaba
Jan 2014 - May 2015 (1 year 4 months)
Developed server testing and hardware monitoring platforms using Go and web UIs to automate test task management, remote execution and monitoring dashboards for infrastructure validation.
Senior R&D Engineer
Beijing ESage Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Oct 2011 - Oct 2013 (2 years)
Built KVM-based VM management and OpenStack cloud platform microservices with Python APIs, implementing VM lifecycle tasks, SSH-based management and multi-tenant scheduling using RabbitMQ.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Jilin University
Bachelor's Degree
Completed a full-time bachelor's degree at Jilin University.
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Portfolio
github.com/AlexanderChen1989Job categories
Skills
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