Alex Rivera.
Staff Distributed Systems
& Platform Engineer
I turn complex problems into reliable, thoughtfully built software. Here’s a little of the work—and the thinking—behind it.
- Most recently Lead Platform Engineer at Apex Commerce
- 8+ years
- Go · TypeScript · Kafka · PostgreSQL
San Francisco, CA Open to hybrid or on-site roles in the US & Canada
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Complex systems.
A simple philosophy.
I’m a software engineer with 8+ years designing production backends, real-time sync engines, and distributed messaging platforms. I like turning the hard parts into something that just works.
For me, good engineering is equal parts craft and care: making failure predictable, making systems observable, and helping the people around me do their best work.
I’m happiest working with curious people on problems that matter. The kind of work where a small, thoughtful decision makes a lasting difference.
Experiences
Languages & tools
The right tools. For the right problems.
8+ years · Language
5+ years · Language
3+ years · Language
Data migration pipelines
8+ years · Database
5+ years · Streaming
7+ years · Cache
7+ years · Cloud
8+ years · Runtime
6+ years · Infrastructure
6+ years · Containers
7+ years · Frontend
A working toolkit, always evolving.
Watch it run
Pseudocode from three production systems, replayed step by step.