Alex Rivera
Senior Full Stack Engineer
Executive Summary
Passionate and results-driven senior software engineer with 6+ years of experience designing, building, and scaling high-performance web applications. Expert in modern backend development, cloud solutions, and modular frontend architectures.
Work Experience
Stripe
Senior Software Engineer
Led a cross-functional team of 5 engineers to redesign and modularize core subscription billing components, improving API response latency by 35%. Architected and executed clean migrations of legacy payment systems to robust event-driven microservices utilizing Laravel, Kafka, and Redis. Introduced thorough automated testing workflows using PHPUnit and Jest, lifting core line coverage from 42% to 89% globally.
Global Software Partners
Software Engineer
Spearheaded core operations and delivered exceptional value to enterprise clients. Optimized internal processes, increasing overall efficiency by over 20%. Collaborated directly with senior stakeholders to align strategy with technical execution.
Innovate Tech
Full Stack Developer
Developed and maintained highly responsive user interfaces using Vue.js and Tailwind CSS, increasing client dashboard engagement by 40%. Optimized MySQL query indexes and restructured relational database layouts, saving over $15,000/year in cloud hosting infrastructure charges.
Dynamic Solutions LLC
Associate Software
Assisted in the daily management of departmental objectives and analytics reporting. Maintained a 98% client satisfaction rating across all assigned accounts. Developed foundational skills in industry-standard software and methodologies.
Featured Projects
OpenCart SaaS Billing Engine
Laravel, Redis, TailwindCSS, Vue
A scalable billing module supporting real-time webhook operations and transactional payment flows. Handles 50,000+ daily requests.
Core Skills
Certifications & Credentials
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Amazon Web Services (AWS)