I am a results-oriented software engineer with a BSc in Computer Science and an MBA, bringing over a decade of experience in software design and web applications. I excel at designing scalable, high-performance systems and bridging client and server methodologies. I thrive in both startup environments and global organizations, and I’m passionate about technology advancement and best-practice integration. I am a strong communicator and leader who mentors others, drives architectural decisions, and delivers value with quality and customer satisfaction. I enjoy building cross-functional teams and shaping strategy, architecture, and DevOps practices to enable rapid, reliable delivery.

Alon Faingertz

I am a results-oriented software engineer with a BSc in Computer Science and an MBA, bringing over a decade of experience in software design and web applications. I excel at designing scalable, high-performance systems and bridging client and server methodologies. I thrive in both startup environments and global organizations, and I’m passionate about technology advancement and best-practice integration. I am a strong communicator and leader who mentors others, drives architectural decisions, and delivers value with quality and customer satisfaction. I enjoy building cross-functional teams and shaping strategy, architecture, and DevOps practices to enable rapid, reliable delivery.

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I am a results-oriented software engineer with a BSc in Computer Science and an MBA, bringing over a decade of experience in software design and web applications. I excel at designing scalable, high-performance systems and bridging client and server methodologies. I thrive in both startup environments and global organizations, and I’m passionate about technology advancement and best-practice integration.

I am a strong communicator and leader who mentors others, drives architectural decisions, and delivers value with quality and customer satisfaction. I enjoy building cross-functional teams and shaping strategy, architecture, and DevOps practices to enable rapid, reliable delivery.

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Language

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Work Experience

Lead Software Engineer (Contract) at Wesfarmers Health
April 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
Lead engineer for a greenfield redesign and redevelopment of the Priceline mobile application, driving architectural decisions and technical direction from mock-ups to launch and testing. Collaborated with UX designers, product managers, and other engineering teams to plan, deliver and enhance features. Implemented MCP integrations for internal workflows; built with Node.js, React, TypeScript; deployed on Google Cloud Platform; integrated third-party API services including payment gateways and medicine scanning/delivery solutions.
Senior Software & DevOps Engineer – Digital & Core Services (Contract) at Bunnings
April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025
Contributed to the development of the internal developer portal (Backstage) hosted on Microsoft Azure. Built plugins, improved UX, and delivered new portal features. Worked with TypeScript, React, Node.js, Jest, Kubernetes, Terraform, Rest/GraphQL APIs; automated CI/CD via GitHub Actions; enhanced uptime, monitoring and observability.
Senior Software Engineer – JIRA Timeline Feature Product Team (Contract) at Atlassian
July 1, 2024 - July 1, 2024
Designed and developed features for the JIRA Timeline product using TypeScript, React, Terraform, Node.js, GraphQL, and CI/CD automation. Mentored junior engineers on front-end practices for improved UX and accessibility. Improved web accessibility to WCAG standards and maintained SLOs with monitoring and observability tools.
Senior Software & DevOps Engineer - Talent Search Product Team (Contract) at SEEK
August 1, 2023 - August 1, 2023
Contributed to the unification program by developing ETL pipelines to migrate customer data across APAC markets using AWS Kinesis, Lambda, and DynamoDB. Designed and supported microservices in Node.js and Golang. Defined CI/CD pipelines and integrated monitoring (Splunk, Datadog, CloudWatch). Advised on React.js practices, SSR, TypeScript and SEO enhancements.
Senior Software & DevOps Engineer - Atlaskit project (Contract) at Atlassian
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
Developed internal applications and UI components in React.js, Node.js, TypeScript, Docker, and Terraform. Collaborated with JIRA/Confluence product teams, supported production incidents, and minimized downtime. Rewrote core UI components using modern React APIs and integrated REST/GraphQL APIs with CI/CD deployment.
Principal Engineer & DevOps Consultant (Contract) at OFFICEWORKS
February 1, 2022 - February 1, 2022
Built single-page applications, mentored junior engineers on web/mobile patterns, and integrated IaC tooling with CI/CD pipelines using Serverless and Docker containers on AWS/Azure. Delivered responsive web applications for the Officeworks brand with various third-party integrations for payments, data exchange and analytics.
Senior Full Stack Engineer - Victorian Government online services digital agency (Contract) at Service Victoria
June 1, 2021 - June 1, 2021
Built responsive and accessible web apps on AWS using Node.js, React, TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS-in-JS design systems. Designed reusable UI components with Storybook; migrated legacy APIs to microservices with DynamoDB; created starter templates and a shared UI component library used across apps.
Software Engineer & Consultant at Various clients (Freelance)
August 1, 2019 - August 1, 2019
Software engineer and development consultant delivering complex web applications, mentoring teams, and leading cross-functional projects for startups, SMEs and enterprises. Notable engagements included Telstra Health, CitiPower, Optus Enterprise, McGraw-Hill Education, and Optus-related initiatives, with emphasis on asynchronous design, API integration and scalable web architectures.
Lead Software Engineer (Contract) at Wesfarmers Health
April 1, 2025 - November 17, 2025
Lead engineer for cross-platform applications supporting Wesfarmers health offerings, driving architectural decisions from concept to launch and testing. Collaborated within a small agile team using Node.js, React, TypeScript; Bitbucket, Vitest/Playwright; hosted on Google Cloud Platform. Implemented third-party API integrations (payments, virtual pharmacy communications, medicine scanning/delivery) and enhanced deployment workflows with CI/CD pipelines in Bitbucket for GCP/Firebase. Integrated Model Context Protocol (MCP) workflows for internal development, accelerating feature delivery.
Senior Software & DevOps Engineer – Digital & Core Services (Contract) at Bunnings
April 30, 2025 - April 30, 2025
Contributed to the internal developer portal (Backstage) on Microsoft Azure, building custom plugins and enhancing the tooling experience for engineers. Improved system uptime, monitoring and observability with Grafana and Dynatrace; collaborated with product owners to deliver new portal features.
Senior Software Engineer – JIRA Timeline Feature Product Team (Contract) at Atlassian
July 31, 2024 - July 31, 2024
Designed and developed features for JIRA using TypeScript, React, GraphQL, and CI/CD automation. Mentored junior engineers on frontend best practices and accessibility. Improved web accessibility (WCAG-compliant features) and reduced downtime with robust monitoring (Splunk, Sentry).
Senior Software & DevOps Engineer - Talent Search Product Team (Contract) at SEEK
August 31, 2023 - August 31, 2023
Contributed to the unification program by implementing ETL pipelines to migrate customer data across APAC using AWS Kinesis, Lambda, and DynamoDB. Designed microservices in Node.js and Golang; defined CI/CD pipelines and integrated monitoring (Splunk, Datadog, CloudWatch). Advised on React.js SSR, TypeScript, and SEO enhancements.
Senior Software & DevOps Engineer - Atlaskit project (Contract) at Atlassian
January 31, 2023 - January 31, 2023
Developed internal applications and UI components in React.js, Node.js, and TypeScript; collaborated with Atlassian product teams (JIRA/Confluence) in an agile environment. Supported production incidents, minimized downtime, and rewrote core UI components with modern React APIs; integrated REST/GraphQL APIs and enhanced monitoring (Splunk, SignalFX).
Principal Engineer & DevOps Consultant (Contract) at OFFICEWORKS
February 28, 2022 - February 28, 2022
Built responsive single-page applications; mentored juniors on web/mobile patterns. Integrated Infrastructure as Code tooling with CI/CD pipelines using Serverless & Docker on AWS/Azure; connected 3rd party providers for payments, data exchange and analytics.
Senior Full Stack Engineer - Victorian Government online services digital agency (Contract) at Service Victoria
June 30, 2021 - June 30, 2021
Built responsive, accessible web apps on AWS using Node.js, React.js, and TypeScript. Collaborated with PM/QA/API/security teams to deliver features on schedule. Designed reusable UI components with Storybook and mentored team members on React best practices. Migrated legacy APIs to microservices with DynamoDB and established CI/CD pipelines; created a starter development template and a shared UI component library.
Software Engineer & Consultant (Independent) at Independent Consultant
August 31, 2019 - August 31, 2019
Software Engineer and Development Consultant with deep technical expertise across multiple clients (Telstra Health, CitiPower, Optus Enterprise, McGraw-Hill Education, and others). Led frontend/backend development, architecture design, mentoring, and roadmapping; implemented asynchronous event-driven patterns, cloud-based solutions, and robust CI/CD practices.

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Tel Aviv University, Israel
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2010
B.Sc. in Computer Sciences at College of Management, Israel
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2006
Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Tel Aviv University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2010
B.Sc. in Computer Sciences at College of Management, Israel
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2006

Qualifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
January 1, 2014 - October 31, 2025
AWS Certified Developer – Associate
January 1, 2014 - October 31, 2025
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
January 1, 2014 - November 17, 2025
AWS Certified Developer – Associate
January 1, 2014 - November 17, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Government, Professional Services, Retail