# Alexander Guesnon > Senior Software Engineer Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/alexanderguesnon Hey, I'm Alex – a software engineer always up for making awesome connections! Reach out if you want to chat about anything, tech or otherwise. I have a passion for creating cool solutions and building meaningful projects that solve real-world problems. With experience across various languages, frameworks, and tools, I’m always exploring new technologies and ways to improve my craft. Let's connect and share ideas! ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah Jan 2025 – Present | Walnut Creek, California, United States As a Software Engineer on the Integration Team at AAA Mountain West Group (MWG), I work on integrating services and technologies into Salesforce and other front-end applications to streamline workflows and enhance user experience. I contribute to building scalable backend services using Python and Go, leveraging Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Terraform for infrastructure as code. On the front end, I develop solutions using React and Angular, while supporting Salesforce portals with complex workflows, databases, and integrations. * Designing and implementing backend services and APIs for integration with Salesforce and other applications. * Automating infrastructure deployment using Terraform on GCP. * Developing front-end components and portals with React, Angular, and Salesforce. * Collaborating with cross-functional teams to streamline data flow and application interoperability. * Maintaining and optimizing workflows, databases, ETL integration, and integrated systems for performance and reliability. ### Software Engineer @ Kaiser Permanente Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Pleasanton, California, United States Key member of the Risant Personalization and Recommendation team, I contributed to developing AI-driven solutions for personalizing content and experiences for member organization users. Our team focused on providing personalized recommendations based on user and doctor data, enhancing the overall healthcare experience. Key responsibilities and technologies included: * Developing and deploying Java and Node.js applications on the Azure platform. * Utilizing Kubernetes and Jenkins for CI/CD pipeline automation. Implementing personalized content and recommendations using advanced AI techniques. * Collaborating with cross-functional teams to onboard healthcare networks across the United States to the Kaiser Permanente network. * Working with modern technologies, including Spring, TypeScript, Next.js, and Kubernetes, to ensure high performance and scalability. ### Software Engineer @ Principal Financial Group Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Iowa, United States As a Software Engineer at Principal Financial, I worked on the Principal Financial Advice Platform. This tool enabled advisors to make personalized client recommendations based on their income and stock portfolios. The platform guided clients on various financial decisions, from saving for emergencies to advising on stock investments and managing 401 (k) plans. I played a key role in developing and maintaining the platform, working primarily with TypeScript, AWS, and AWS CDK to ensure scalability, security, and a smooth user experience for the portal's advisors. ### Software Engineer @ Principal Financial Group Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Iowa, United States As a Software Engineer at Principal Financial, I worked on the SMB (Small and Medium Business) Ecosystem project, which helps small and medium businesses evaluate their value and plan critical next steps. These steps include scaling the business, preparing for a sale, or planning retirement based on earnings or potential business sale value. My role focused on creating new components for the project, ensuring that users had the tools to make informed decisions. I worked with a tech stack that included React, Python, AWS, and AWS CDK to build scalable, efficient, and secure solutions that met small and medium business owners' unique needs. ### Test Automation Engineer @ Google Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Jose, California, United States As a Test Automation Engineer on the Google Home team, I was responsible for building and executing automated tests in Python, ensuring the functionality and reliability of various Google Home devices. My role involved testing across multiple devices and working closely with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve issues. I gained hands-on experience at Google with technologies like Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Python, and Angular. I created internal tooling for automated tests, which helped streamline the testing process and improve test coverage. ### Software Engineer @ Cythium Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Jose, California, United States As a Software Engineer at Cythium, a startup developing a robot for discreet police operations, I created a website that enabled the robot to be updated remotely. One of my key challenges was implementing an experimental web serial function that allowed seamless communication between the robot and the website. Additionally, I built functionality for uploading and storing videos on the website. To deliver the best user experience, I alternated between Vue and React, experimenting to see which framework integrated more effectively with the experimental web serial features. The application's backend was built using AWS and Python Django, ensuring a robust and scalable infrastructure. ### Frontend Web Developer @ Visa Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area As a Software Engineer on the Visa Checkout Team, I contributed to developing Visa Checkout, a widget merchants could install on their websites to provide users a secure and seamless payment experience. This enabled users to quickly and securely complete purchases directly on the merchant's website. I primarily worked with React, Redux, Redux-Saga, and Sass to build and enhance the application's user-facing components. I also focused on improving the application's reliability and test coverage by creating comprehensive Jest tests, achieving over 95% coverage. Additionally, I integrated Cypress for end-to-end testing and worked with a Java Spring testing server to ensure a robust development pipeline. I contributed to tooling and automation efforts to decrease downtime and improve sprint workflows. I also maintained legacy Node.js repositories and libraries, ensuring stability and performance improvements across the project. ### Software Engineer @ NishPad (We are hiring!) Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Jose, California, United States As a Software Engineer at Nishpad, I played a key role in building the coliving application that empowered small landlords to maximize the potential of their unused spaces. Through our platform, tenants could connect and find suitable roommates, making the coliving experience seamless. I was responsible for developing the website from the ground up, utilizing AWS and Python Django for robust back-end systems. I alternated between React and Vue to choose the best front-end experience, ensuring optimal performance and user satisfaction. My contributions helped bring the concept of community-driven living to life while maintaining high performance, security, and user experience. ### Software Engineer @ NorthUAV Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area NorthUAV was a small hardware startup that makes products for Unmanned aerial vehicles. I was a Software Engineer that created firmware and software for the company's line of products. I was also responsible for R&D, QA, and Maintaining the company website. - Created Firmware for products like the Mayday and a serial to digital converter board for cameras with Sony image sensors - Developed Software to Update products like the Mayday for critical firmware revisions - Developed Firmware and Software for up incoming research and development products - Maintained the Companies WordPress website with HTML, CSS, and Javascript ## Education ### Associate of Science - AS in Computer Science Diablo Valley College ### Full Stack Web Developer Nanodegree in Computer Science Udacity ### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Southern New Hampshire University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/alexander-guesnon --- Source: https://flows.cv/alexanderguesnon JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/alexanderguesnon/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-11