# Alexander Toder > Senior Software Engineer | Bachelor's in Computer Science Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/alexandertoder Full-Stack Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience in designing and developing scalable, cloud-native applications. Skilled in JavaScript, PHP, Python, and TypeScript, with expertise in React, Node.js, and Laravel. Proven ability to architect and optimize cloud solutions on AWS and GCP, leveraging microservices, event-driven architectures with Amazon SQS, Kubernetes, and in-memory data stores like Redis and Memcached. Languages: JavaScript, PHP, Python, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, C++ Frameworks: React, Node.js, Express.js, Laravel, CodeIgniter, Zend 1/Zend 2, Flask, Sails.js Cloud & DevOps: AWS (S3, SQS, EC2, API Gateway, Amazon MSK, Apache Kafka), GCP, Azure (willingness to adapt), Kubernetes, Docker, Microservices Architecture, API Development Databases & Caching: MySQL, NoSQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Memcached, Redis Project Management: Jira, Asana, Trello Version Control: Git, SVN, Github, Bitbucket AI Technologies: Large Language Models (OpenAI ChatGPT, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, Meta Llama, xAI Grok), AI Search Engines (Perplexity AI) ## Work Experience ### Senior Full Stack Engineer @ Toyota Racing Development USA Jan 2023 – Present • Automated AWS S3 bucket provisioning and API integration using Laravel, React.js, and Amazon SQS for event-driven deployment task queuing, achieving full automation and reducing manual setup to zero in 4 months. • Designed and implemented a deployment pipeline for S3 microservices using Helm and Kubernetes, reducing deployment time from 45 minutes to seconds by automating bucket lifecycle management. • Developed responsive React components with accessibility features, reducing support tickets by 15%. ### Senior Software Engineer @ Shipwire Inc., an Ingram Micro Brand Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | Santa Clara County, California, United States • Designed pagination and search APIs to handle high user volumes on a retail supply chain platform, improving load speed by 60%. • Enhanced platform security with a CSRF token system using JavaScript and Redis, eliminating cross-site request forgery attacks. • Developed customer messaging features using Java microservices and PHP APIs for a retail supply chain system, reducing follow-up inquiries by 25%. ### Full Stack Engineer @ DevelopmentDoneRight Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area • Led a distributed team of 3 developers, 1 PM, and 1 UI designer on Shopify and WordPress projects, guiding the team to deliver solutions. • Streamlined workflows with Trello and code reviews, cutting project delivery time by 25%. ### Full Stack Engineer @ Apple Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Cupertino, CA • Built vendor and budgeting software with PHP CodeIgniter and AngularJS, incorporating role-based access control to manage $90M annually, boosting efficiency by 20%. • Automated Excel report generation with JavaScript and PHP, saving account managers 4 hours daily. ### JavaScript Developer @ Yappee Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area • Developed an Express.js-based coupon approval system with authentication and authorization, integrating Memcached, saving 100 developer hours annually. ### Software Engineer @ Freelance, self-employed Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco Bay Area • Achieved 2,000+ sign-ups in the first week with an average user visit duration of 8 minutes by developing and deploying a high-engagement contest voting platform using LAMP stack. • Achieved recognition as a Plug and Play Alumni within 6 months by developing innovative solutions that enhanced user engagement and platform functionality. ### Full Stack Engineer @ ReTargeter (A ConversionPoint Technology) Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | San Francisco Bay Area • Refactored existing PHP codebase, leading to a significant decrease in dashboard load times for publishers from an average of 5-8 minutes to less than 15 seconds. ### Back End Developer @ AdBrite (shutdown 2013) Jan 2007 – Jan 2008 | San Francisco Bay Area • Designed a multipurpose monitoring and analytics system, eliminating the need for a third-party platform, and resulted in savings of thousands of dollars for the company. ### C++ Programmer @ Visa Jan 2006 – Jan 2006 • Engineered an XML to UMF (Universal Message Format) parser module in C++, supporting over one million transactions per second. ## Education ### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science San Francisco State University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/alexandertoder - GitHub: https://github.com/atoder --- Source: https://flows.cv/alexandertoder JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/alexandertoder/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29