SAResume StudioSaved in this browser
100%Auto
ATS 88
This is a sample resume. Edit it, or start from a blank page.
1 Page•US Letter (8.5" × 11")
Page 1 of 1
Alex Rivera
Lead Full-Stack Engineer / Distributed Systems
(415) 555-0192|alex.rivera@example.com|San Francisco, CA (Open to Remote)|linkedin.com/in/alex-rivera-tech|alexrivera.dev|github.com/alexrivera
Professional Summary
Systems engineer who designs scalable cloud infrastructure and customer-facing web applications. Led an architectural migration that lowered API latency while scaling throughput across distributed multi-region Kubernetes clusters.
Work Experience
Senior Staff Infrastructure EngineerMar 2022 – Present
Apex Cloud TechnologiesSan Francisco, CA
- Architected a distributed real-time event streaming pipeline using Kafka and Go, built for high availability across regions.
- Reduced AWS compute spend by orchestrating Karpenter autoscaling and Spot instance fleets.
- Mentored software engineers across backend and SRE disciplines, establishing automated CI/CD and trunk-based deployment standards.
- Partnered with product and security teams to review designs before launch and document the tradeoffs.
Full-Stack Software EngineerJun 2019 – Feb 2022
Vanguard Digital SystemsSan Jose, CA
- Engineered the customer onboarding flow in Next.js, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL to improve funnel completion.
- Refactored monolithic REST endpoints into cached GraphQL services, easing database load during peak traffic.
- Launched an automated testing practice that widened regression coverage and cut production hotfixes.
- Wrote runbooks and design notes so on-call engineers could resolve incidents quickly.
Software EngineerAug 2017 – May 2019
Beacon Data LabsAustin, TX
- Developed microservices in Python and Docker to process structured ETL telemetry from distributed IoT edge nodes.
- Tuned complex PostgreSQL query execution plans so slow reports generate quickly.
Skills & Expertise
Languages & Frameworks: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Go, Python, Node.js, GraphQL, Tailwind CSS
Cloud, Infrastructure & Databases: Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Redis, Terraform, CI/CD
Architecture & Systems: Distributed Systems, Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, API Design, High Availability
Education
University of California, Berkeley, B.S. in Computer Science & Engineering
2017Projects
PulseStreamgithub.com/alexrivera/pulsestream
- Open-source distributed WebSocket pub/sub engine for real-time messaging, written in Go with a TypeScript client.
Certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – ProfessionalAmazon Web Services
3 roles
1
Apex Cloud Technologies
Senior Staff Infrastructure Engineer · Mar 2022 – Present · 4 bullets
2
Vanguard Digital Systems
Full-Stack Software Engineer · Jun 2019 – Feb 2022 · 4 bullets
3
Beacon Data Labs
Software Engineer · Aug 2017 – May 2019 · 2 bullets