# Alexander Gaiser

> Software Engineer | Cohost of “The Main Thread: A Staff Engineer’s Journey”

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/alexandergaiser

Software Engineer, returned Peace Corps Volunteer, problem solver/creator. Been doing this for a while now and I've finally gotten kinda good at it.


Github:
https://github.com/AlexGaiser

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer @ Bazaarvoice
Jan 2022 – Present | New York, United States
Staff Software Engineer specializing in the intersection of Social Commerce and Scalable Distributed Systems. Currently, I lead the technical strategy for platforms that bridge the gap between social engagement and transactional commerce, leveraging Scala and TypeScript to build high-concurrency architectures.

### Open Source Contributor @ GitHub
Jan 2017 – Present
Maintainer of the following projects/examples/tutorials. We are always looking for contributions. If you have any questions or just want to chat feel free to message me! Feel free to check out my profile for more info!

Projects:
• freepi | looking for contributors
• fast-react | in progress, looking for contributors
• simplemkfile | looking for contributors
• ts-datetime | just starting out, looking for contributors

Tutorials/Examples
Have set up the following to be examples/tutorials for users interested in a particular subject
• Typescript Introduction
• Using Typescript with ES2020
• Creating a React Application from Scratch
• Creating a React Application from Scratch with Typescript
• Javascript performance benchmarks

### Software Engineer @ Sisense
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | New York City Metropolitan Area
Lead development of Full-Stack Engineering Solutions for the Business Intelligence industry.
• Mastery of Javascript development deployed to a Kubernetes Microservice Architecture
• Lead development of features to position Sisense as a leader in Business Intelligence
• Deeply involved in refactoring and improving legacy code

### Software Engineer @ Peeps Democracy
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Greater New York City Area
Worked with Web2 and Web3 technology to deploy user generated DAO's to the Ethereum Blockchain
Built PeepsDAO's DApp with a React interface to allow easy user interaction with data stored on-chain.
Built a GraphQL API to interact with web2 data stored in MongoDB

### Software Developer @ Quadrant 2, Inc.
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | New York City, New York
Engineered real-time RFID notification system with 98% delivery at zero cost by use of Firebase’s Push Notification, Cloud Firestore, and Cloud Function features
Cut redundant work in half by merging duplicate code from two applications into a shared engine deployed to a private npm server.
Implemented repository, unit of work, and caching patterns with Breeze.js to increase performance by reducing redundant calls to servers
Created UI optimizations to reduce development time for three applications by utilizing Angular’s SCSS mixin and theming features.

### Web Development Immersive | Engineering Fellow @ General Assembly
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | New York City
Implemented Reddit post analysis application that ran sentiment analysis on over 8000 posts from 200 subreddits using Django, React, and Spacy
Created freelancer invoicing app that took user data and produced an itemized pdf invoice using React and Express

### Director of Captioning Services @ Hi 5 Access
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019
Developed and managed staff of + 200 freelance service providers
Helped Agency earn gross revenue in excess of $200,000
Worked with over 50 Universities and High Schools

### International Donor Relations Officer @ Hábitat para la Humanidad El Salvador
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | El Salvador

### Youth Development Specialist @ Peace Corps
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | El Salvador


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in History
Carroll College

### Arabic in International Relations
Al-Ahliyya Amman University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/alexander-gaiser
- GitHub: https://github.com/AlexGaiser

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Last updated: 2026-03-22