# Alex Fontana

> Software Engineer

Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/alexfontana

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Tanius Technology, LLC
Jan 2020 – Present
Developing software for a low latency futures trading platform.  Focus includes a simulator and an FPGA controller.

### Software Engineer @ Astranis Space Technologies
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
Developed software components for a satellite, with a focus on software-defined radio.

### Self-Backed Trader @ Unknown
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020
Developed and operated a software system to make markets in various cryptocurrency products.

### Managing Partner @ Cutler Group, LP
Jan 2010 – Jan 2017
Developed and operated the technology of an options market making system.  Managed a small team of software, hardware and system engineers.  Developed the system from the ground up.

### Software Engineer @ OptumSoft
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010
OptumSoft is creating a new software language geared towards developing realtime distributed systems.

### Software Developer @ Symantec
Jan 2007 – Jan 2010
Symantec acquired Vontu.  See below.

### Software Developer @ Vontu
Jan 2006 – Jan 2010 | San Francisco, CA
Developed components of Vontu's Data Loss Prevention software suite.  Focus included a Windows agent in C++ and a GUI in Java.

### Software Developer @ Oracle
Jan 2003 – Jan 2006
Developed website-monitoring software for Oracle Enterprise Manager.  Focus on a distributed network of tiny agents that monitor business applications and services.


## Education
### BS in Computer Science
Stanford University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/alex-fontana-059b681

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Last updated: 2026-04-10