# Patrick Alt

> Staff Software Engineer

Location: Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/patrickalt

Forward-thinking software architect with 8+ years of experience in DevOps and designing scalable systems with an emphasis on software quality.

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer @ Indeed
Jan 2023 – Present | Miami, Florida, United States

### Technical Lead @ Indeed
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Miami, Florida, United States

### Software Architect @ test.ai
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area
Built a business case for the adoption of containerization and Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm for large scale system deployments, allowing the company to take on larger clients for its AI/ML-driven test automation platform.
Developed training documentation and coaching sessions for the company’s engineering staff and support all core projects throughout the adoption of these tools. 
Transition the company to a cloud-based, scalable core platform. Design and build auxiliary Python services for cloud architecture in GCP using MongoDB and RabbitMQ to auto-scale and self-heal in Kubernetes.
Migrated the core platform backend away from a macOS-specific implementation towards a cross-platform runtime using Miniforge and Poetry.
Built a Swift Menu Bar app for a native look and feel on macOS.

Technologies used: Python, Java, GoLang, Swift, React, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, RabbitMQ, Redis, MongoDB.

### Technical Lead @ test.ai
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area
Devised an end-to-end CI pipeline with TeamCity for the company's core platform, significantly reducing the amount of time needed to release new versions.
Spearheaded the start-up's own company-wide VPN with tunnels to GCP, implementing GCP's best practices for multi-project network configurations.
Contributed to full-stack engineering efforts for the company's core platform, including adding cross-browser support and parallelization capabilities, and a major transformation from a CLI to a web UI based product.

Technologies used: Python, Java, React, GCP, Docker, TeamCity, Concourse CI, Selenium, Appium.

### Technical Lead @ Ultimate Software
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Weston, Florida, United States
Headed the same team I had joined as an intern back in 2014, mentoring a total of 40 interns over a span of seven semesters building internal testing tools. Responsible for training, guidance, thorough code reviews, One-on-Ones and team-bonding.
Drove the design and implementation of a modular UI automation framework written in Java and a company-wide quality dashboard using a microservices architecture.

Technologies used: Java, JavaScript, C#, Selenium, Appium, Docker, TeamCity, Concourse CI, Bosh, Ansible.

### Software Engineer @ Ultimate Software
Jan 2015 – Jan 2019 | Weston, Florida, United States
Engineered both client-side and server-side features for the company's Recruiting product using C#, Knockout, MongoDB and Elasticsearch, ensuring high software quality with unit, integration and system tests.
Designed and completed DevOps work for more reliable and scalable execution of UI tests using an automated deployment of Selenium Grid on OpenStack infrastructure.
Coordinated the implementation of several high-priority features including the addition of location-based searches for opportunities with integration of a dynamic map and the corresponding administration pages.

### Software Engineer - TechSTAR @ Ultimate Software
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Implemented new features for the ready-for-services tools of the company.

### Software Engineer - TechSTAR @ Ultimate Software
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Weston, Florida, United States
Developed internal testing tools using C# and AngularJS.

### Graduate Research Assistant @ Georgia Institute of Technology
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Atlanta Metropolitan Area


## Education
### Master’s Degree in Computer Science
Georgia Institute of Technology
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015

### Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Informatik
University of Stuttgart
Jan 2012 – Jan 2016

### Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Informatik
University of Stuttgart
Jan 2009 – Jan 2012


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/patrickalt

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Last updated: 2026-03-22