Hi, I'm Alex Chen
Senior IT Engineer | Full-Stack Developer | Cloud Architecture Specialist
Building scalable systems and crafting clean code for 8+ years. Passionate about infrastructure, performance optimization, and mentoring teams.
About Me
I'm a senior IT engineer with deep expertise in building scalable infrastructure and full-stack applications. Over the past 8 years, I've led teams, architected cloud solutions, and shipped products used by millions.
I believe in clean code, pragmatic design, and continuous learning. Technology is a tool—what matters is solving real problems and creating value for users.
Currently focused on mentoring junior engineers and exploring emerging technologies in AI infrastructure and edge computing.
Strengths
Strategic thinking, architectural design, system optimization, team leadership, and translating business requirements into technical solutions.
Skills & Expertise
Frontend
Backend
Database & Storage
Cloud & DevOps
Tools & Platforms
Programming Languages
Professional Experience
- Led architecture redesign of core platform serving 2M+ daily users, reducing latency by 40%
- Mentored team of 5 engineers, establishing code review standards and best practices
- Implemented microservices migration, improving deployment frequency from weekly to daily
- Built real-time analytics dashboard using React + Node.js, analyzing 1B+ data points
- Optimized database queries, reducing average response time from 2s to 200ms
- Developed automated deployment pipeline using Kubernetes and GitHub Actions
- Built MVP backend in Node.js with PostgreSQL, shipped to production in 6 weeks
- Implemented JWT-based authentication and authorization system
- Set up initial CI/CD pipeline using Docker and AWS
Projects & Case Studies
Get In Touch
Interested in collaborating or have questions? Feel free to reach out.