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Alex Ferguson

Portland

Summary

Accomplished Senior Software Engineer, specializing in resilient cloud applications and CI/CD practices. Expert in JavaScript, TypeScript, and .NET, with a proven track record of mentoring teams and enhancing productivity.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Software Engineer

Alaska Airlines
04.2024 - Current
  • Developed resilient, scalable cloud based applications across a wide variety of paradigms; event-driven, flow-driven, micro service.
  • Coordinated deployments of new software, feature updates and fixes.
  • Maintained comprehensive documentation of development work, facilitating knowledge sharing among team members.
  • Mentored junior developers, fostering professional growth and enhancing team productivity.

Software Engineer

Healthwise
11.2021 - Current
  • Developed scalable and maintainable APIs for client and business consumption
  • Collaborated with UI/UX designers to implement elegant client facing React applications
  • Improved development flows by designing sharable NPM and NuGet packages for cross team consumption
  • Enhanced company CI/CD practices by creating pipelines for application deployments
  • Improved overall user authentication and authorization experience by leading a platform-wide shift to Auth0

Release Lead & Fullstack Developer

AltSource, Inc
12.2018 - 11.2021
  • Designed and developed frontend Vue applications using TypeScript, .NET Framework/.NET Core APIs, Scheduled Tasks, and console applications. Wrote high performance SQL Stored Procedures and data collection queries.
  • Supported a medium sized team of Agile developers as a team Release Lead; performed code reviews, sprint planning, completed pre-release merges, monitoring deployments, and managing team documentation to ensure smooth and effective releases.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Portland State University
Portland, OR
11.2018

Skills

  • JavaScript & TypeScript
  • NET 6 & NET Framework
  • Vue, Angular, React
  • SQL Server
  • Azure
  • Docker & Kubernetes
  • Terraform
  • Git
  • Elastic & Kibana, AppDynamics
  • Auth0

Timeline

Senior Software Engineer

Alaska Airlines
04.2024 - Current

Software Engineer

Healthwise
11.2021 - Current

Release Lead & Fullstack Developer

AltSource, Inc
12.2018 - 11.2021

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Portland State University