# Alex Farmer > Software Engineer at BluWave Location: Greater Seattle Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/alexfarmer Software engineer turned Salesforce developer with passion for creating programs and apps that increase efficiency in business. Published tech blogger. Experienced in Apex, Lightning, Ruby on Rails, ReactJS, Apex, Java, and Python as well as backend technologies such as AWS/Azure as Restful APIs. Possesses strong skills in team-building and project management that help agile, young companies build productive tools and transparent documentation. Nerdy about coding and problem solving. Recognized by Amazon and Jet.com for actionable category management insights. Flexible team player with leadership experience. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ BluWave, LP Jan 2023 – Present | Nashville, Tennessee, United States ### Senior Developer @ XCentium Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States ### Senior Developer @ Accenture Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States ### Salesforce Developer @ Shift7 Digital Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States • LWC, Visualforce, CloudCraze, and Apex development focused on bringing manufacturers' customers a seamless digital experience. • Automates business logic for B2B Commerce customers, reducing their manual processes and enhancing productivity. ### Salesforce Developer @ Cognizant Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | New York, New York, United States • Works heavily in Sales Cloud, hands on with Apex, LWC, Rest API, Visualforce, SOQL, and point and click development • Integrates SalesForce data for clients with external front end systems, often built in React.js or similar framework, using REST API ### Operations Manager @ Casper Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Greater New York City Area • Streamlined and decentralized store operating procedures, reducing operating expenses to ideal 2% of revenue • Built a JavaScript-powered Excel tool that tracks multiple shipments on a single page, improving logistics team’s efficiency ### Category Manager @ Jet.com Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Greater New York City Area • Developed and executeed assortment and merchandising strategy for the Meat & Seafood category on Jet.com. • Conducted market research to evaluate pricing, financial targets, effectiveness of digital marketing campaigns, and on-site product presentation. • Made data-driven decisions regarding slow selling SKUs and allocation of marketing funds. • Successfully launched over 100 new SKUs to the Jet website, allowing small tri-state area businesses to distribute through Jet.com. • Praised by supervisor for quickly learning and implementing proprietary internal software tools. ### Operations Specialist @ Amazon Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Greater Seattle Area Analyzes and identifies the root causes of issues related to Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA) merchant inventory, providing resolutions to improve buyer and merchant experience. Assists with the definition and design of improvements to various software tools. Creates Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Wiki pages for Amazon's internal use to improve efficiency. ### Personal Banker @ Wells Fargo Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Greater Seattle Area Supports the branch in growing a profitable book of business to achieve individual and team goals. Provides sales and service assistance to all clients. Develops and maintains broad knowledge of products and services to appropriately support client needs. Consistently executes the Wells Fargo roadmap (Entry & Engage, Assess Needs, Solve, Enhance & Exit) process and seeks opportunities to deliver distinctive customer service on each client interaction. Ensures compliance with operational, security and audit procedures and policies. Participates in and occasionally facilitates daily branch team meetings, demonstrating leadership skills. Participates in special projects, sales campaigns and assignments as requested. Assists with coaching and training tellers and other branch professionals. Accurately process all financial service transactions. Identifies and resolves complex client service opportunities. Maintains and calls on a client book of business. ### Marketing Intern @ Jones Soda Co. Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 Temporary internship position: ### Barista @ Starbucks Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Bellevue, WA ## Education ### Bachelor's degree in Communication and Media Studies University of Washington Jan 2012 – Jan 2016 ### Computer Software Engineering Flatiron School Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/farmeralex - GitHub: https://github.com/alexfarmer91 --- Source: https://flows.cv/alexfarmer JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/alexfarmer/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22