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I'm a versatile Senior Software Engineer specializing in Node.js backend development and full-stack JavaScript solutions. I deliver scalable REST APIs, real-time communication systems, and cloud-native serverless architectures. In fintech and healthcare domains, I focus on performance optimization, secure integrations, and developer productivity. I'm proficient in asynchronous programming, containerization, and building robust testing and CI/CD pipelines. I've worked across fintech and healthcare domains, with a strong focus on performance optimization, secure integrations, and developer productivity. I'm skilled in asynchronous programming, containerization, and implementing robust testing and CI/CD pipelines.…I'm a versatile Senior Software Engineer specializing in Node.js backend development and full-stack JavaScript solutions. I deliver scalable REST APIs, real-time communication systems, and cloud-native serverless architectures. In fintech and healthcare domains, I focus on performance optimization, secure integrations, and developer productivity. I'm proficient in asynchronous programming, containerization, and building robust testing and CI/CD pipelines. I've worked across fintech and healthcare domains, with a strong focus on performance optimization, secure integrations, and developer productivity. I'm skilled in asynchronous programming, containerization, and implementing robust testing and CI/CD pipelines.

Alek Underwood

Full Stack Developer, Back-End Developer, Web Developer, +2

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I'm a versatile Senior Software Engineer specializing in Node.js backend development and full-stack JavaScript solutions. I deliver scalable REST APIs, real-time communication systems, and cloud-native serverless architectures. In fintech and healthcare domains, I focus on performance optimization, secure integrations, and developer productivity. I'm proficient in asynchronous programming, containerization, and building robust testing and CI/CD pipelines. I've worked across fintech and healthcare domains, with a strong focus on performance optimization, secure integrations, and developer productivity. I'm skilled in asynchronous programming, containerization, and implementing robust testing and CI/CD pipelines.…I'm a versatile Senior Software Engineer specializing in Node.js backend development and full-stack JavaScript solutions. I deliver scalable REST APIs, real-time communication systems, and cloud-native serverless architectures. In fintech and healthcare domains, I focus on performance optimization, secure integrations, and developer productivity. I'm proficient in asynchronous programming, containerization, and building robust testing and CI/CD pipelines. I've worked across fintech and healthcare domains, with a strong focus on performance optimization, secure integrations, and developer productivity. I'm skilled in asynchronous programming, containerization, and implementing robust testing and CI/CD pipelines.

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I’m a versatile Senior Software Engineer specializing in Node.js backend development and full-stack JavaScript solutions. I deliver scalable REST APIs, real-time communication systems, and cloud-native serverless architectures. In fintech and healthcare domains, I focus on performance optimization, secure integrations, and developer productivity. I’m proficient in asynchronous programming, containerization, and building robust testing and CI/CD pipelines.

I’ve worked across fintech and healthcare domains, with a strong focus on performance optimization, secure integrations, and developer productivity. I’m skilled in asynchronous programming, containerization, and implementing robust testing and CI/CD pipelines.

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Senior Software Engineer at Palantir Technologies

December 1, 2024 - Present

Architected and developed scalable REST APIs with Express.js handling millions of daily requests across fintech and healthcare application components. Designed and implemented event-driven real-time messaging using Socket.io and Redis Pub/Sub, improving system responsiveness and data synchronization workflows. Created custom middleware for request validation, logging, and error handling, enhancing API security and observability within a microservices ecosystem. Leveraged AWS Lambda functions alongside API Gateway for serverless backend processing, reducing infrastructure complexity and operational costs. Containerized applications using Docker and deployed to AWS ECS with auto-scaling configurations. Developed unit and integration tests with Jest and Mocha, improving code coverage and reducing production defects by early detection. Integrated monitoring with CloudWatch and Sentry, enabling proactive fault detection and resolution. Spearheaded adoption of TypeScript across backend servi

Software Engineer at Google

January 1, 2024 - September 18, 2025

Built and maintained Node.js microservices within the Borg Control Plane backend, focusing on container lifecycle management and orchestration tasks crucial for cloud resource admission control. Implemented scalable asynchronous job processing with BullMQ and Redis queues, managing workloads behind cluster admission workflows. Developed RESTful and GraphQL APIs to expose admission control data and policies to frontend dashboards and internal tooling teams. Automated deployment pipelines and AWS infrastructure provisioning with CloudFormation and CI/CD orchestration through Jenkins and GitHub Actions. Enhanced system observability via centralized logging with Elastic Stack (ELK) and performance tracing using AWS X-Ray. Participated in code reviews and documented API specifications with Swagger/OpenAPI, improving team communication and onboarding. Contributed to load tests simulating thousands of concurrent admission requests using k6, ensuring system stability under peak traffic conditi

Software Engineer Internship at Google

March 1, 2019 - September 18, 2025

Assisted in building admission scheduling utilities and API enhancements in Node.js, contributing bug fixes and features to improve system reliability. Developed automated test suites with Jest and Supertest to validate API endpoints and service integrations. Collaborated closely with engineering teams in Agile ceremonies, refining product requirements and improving CI/CD feedback loops. Participated in performance tuning efforts, reducing API response times by optimizing middleware and database queries.