# Alex Martin

> Software Engineer

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/alexmartin

Hi! I strive to write code that other devs won't hate. I value community within my team, take pride in my work, and obsess over DX.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ XONE Technology, Inc
Jan 2024 – Present | Santa Clara, California

### Software Engineer @ ReadySet
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
We developed a zero-code, SQL-native, incrementally-maintained database caching solution.

Accomplishments:
- Expanded Postgres protocol support
- Added OAuth support and OpenAPI doc generation to the cloud platform
- Added error diagnostics to the in-house SQL parser
- Designed and implemented the quickstart experience
- Added telemetry reporting as a tool for debugging user issues

Responsibilities:
- Triaged CI failures and emergent issues
- Provided community support

### Software Engineer @ XONE Technology, Inc
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | Santa Clara, California
I developed control and data plane software for an in-house designed hardware system containing multiple x86 and ARM platforms running Linux.

Accomplishments:
- Wrote drivers for tasking and polling hardware devices, including GPS, INS and custom FPGA modules
- Ported processing stages from MATLAB and Python to C++ to improve performance and maintainability
- Replaced an algorithm in the hot path, improving accuracy and performance by a factor of 100
- Leveraged parallelism to meet performance requirements when algorithm updates were infeasible
- Stood up build system and CI pipelines

Responsibilities:
- Conducting design and code reviews
- Collaborating with vendors and subcontractors
- Providing customer support for a legacy product
- Configuring lab equipment for remote coworkers

### Teaching Assistant @ Santa Clara University
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Santa Clara, California
I led computer lab sessions, providing instruction and answering questions, as well as grading assignments and hosting office hours. I also helped professors design lab assignments, and implemented reference solutions.
Courses: Operating Systems, Computer Networks, Web Programming

### Software Engineering Intern @ Raytheon Applied Signal Technology
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Sunnyvale, California

### Software Engineering Intern @ Raytheon Applied Signal Technology
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Sunnyvale, California

### Student Researcher @ Santa Clara University
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Santa Clara, California
Full-stack web development for the non-profit TETEA Inc. I designed and implemented a data visualization SPA featuring a color-coded map of Tanzania, providing breakdowns of various public school performance metrics.


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science and Engineering
Santa Clara University

### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Engineering
Santa Clara University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/alex-martin-003082122

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Last updated: 2026-03-29