Alexander U. - Founder

Tambon San Pu Loei, Thailand

Experience

Jan 2023 - Present

2 years 10 months

Founded Envirio, an outsource traffic provider for renewable energy companies (B2B)
Fully developed the backend side of the product using Spring Boot and Kotlin
Implemented data discovery and filtering from world sites
Acted as front-man: pitched the product at conferences, communicated with investors and partners, conducted customer development
Formed business plans and pitch decks

Jan 2023 - Dec 2024

2 years

Utilized the Jobs to be Done (JTBD) framework to identify user needs and conducted detailed market research to pinpoint marketplace pain points in Moldova
Applied hypothesis prioritization methods like ICE scoring to select high-impact hypotheses and developed prototypes for validation
Crafted demo versions of potential features for rapid prototype creation
Organized user testing for prototypes, incorporating respondent recruitment to gather diverse user insights and feedback
Analyzed user feedback and prototype performance data to refine product features and ensure alignment with market needs

Jan 2022 - Present

3 years 10 months

Contributed to a large-scale government project focused on mass education using a microservices architecture
Worked extensively with Kotlin, Spring, Elasticsearch, Consul, and Redis
Implemented new business logic and refined existing features to improve system performance

Jan 2022 - Dec 2023

2 years

Developed and deployed a microservice for an ElasticSearch cluster, serving as a provider between other microservices
Utilized technologies such as Java 16, Spring Boot, Kafka, Docker, and PostgreSQL
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design and implement secure, scalable solutions in a banking environment

Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

2 years

Led the development of a music streaming service akin to Spotify for the local market
Designed the service architecture, databases, and APIs
Provided recommendations for new feature implementations and ensured seamless deployment and support

Jan 2020 - Dec 2021

2 years

Jan 2018 - Dec 2020

3 years

Managed a wide range of responsibilities, including project management, load balancing, and customer communication
Introduced and supported Scrum methodology across multiple projects
Assisted in the development and growth of the company, organizing key meetings, conferences, hackathons, and other events
Contributed to backend development efforts, ensuring projects were delivered on time and met customer expectations
Gained extensive experience in managing large-scale projects, balancing technical and managerial roles effectively

I am a seasoned BackendDeveloper with a strong background in Java and Kotlin, boasting five years of valuable commercial development experience and a total of eight years immersed in the IT industry.
Programming Languages: Java, Kotlin
Frameworks: Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Data, Spring WebFlux, Hibernate
Messaging Systems: Apache Kafka
Search Engines: ElasticSearch
Identity and Access Management: Keycloak
Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
Cloud Platforms: AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, H2
Tools & Practices: Git, CI/CD, Consul, Minio, Apache POI, Penetration Testing, Network Topology