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Tristan Alvarez

@tristanalvarez1

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Senior Full Stack Engineer specializing in scalable MERN applications and real-time systems.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek engineering roles where I can lead architecture and delivery of scalable web apps, work with modern cloud and CI/CD practices, mentor teams, and build performant, user-focused products.

I am a Senior Full Stack Engineer with 7+ years building scalable, maintainable web applications across the MERN stack and complementary technologies. I focus on performance, clean code, and delivering intuitive user experiences through collaboration with product and UX teams.

I have led teams and projects implementing microservices, real-time WebSocket systems, GraphQL APIs, and robust CI/CD and DevOps practices on AWS. My work has improved deployment velocity, system reliability, and application responsiveness through TypeScript adoption, automated testing, and optimized backend architectures.

I bring hands-on experience integrating third-party platforms, securing applications with JWT and role-based access control, and delivering data-driven visualizations and analytics dashboards that drive business outcomes.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Full Stack Engineer

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Tech Lab, Inc.

Jan 2022 - Present (4 years)

Led development of a real-time collaboration platform using React and Node.js, migrated the system to microservices on AWS ECS to improve scalability and deployment speed, and introduced TypeScript and automated testing to increase reliability.

React Node TypeScript WebSockets JWT Microservices AWS ECS React Testing CI CD

Full Stack Engineer

FinPulse

Jan 2020 - Jan 2022 (2 years)

Designed and deployed interactive analytics dashboards with React and Chart.js and built GraphQL APIs with optimized caching and Redis-backed performance improvements, while implementing CI/CD pipelines for zero-downtime deployments.

React GraphQL Redis Docker GitHub Actions CI CD Caching API Design

Software Engineer

ShopVerse

Jan 2018 - Jan 2020 (2 years)

Built a multi-tenant MERN SaaS platform enabling real-time inventory updates and integrated Shopify, Stripe and PayPal; improved backend performance via MongoDB aggregation optimizations and added automated test suites to ensure reliability.