I'm Alexander Yates, a software developer returning to the field after a hiatus with over a decade of cross-domain, full-stack experience. I’ve worked extensively on front-end and back-end systems, using ES6, React, Angular, TypeScript, SQL, Linux, Drupal, Symfony, REST APIs, and AWS services. I thrive in collaborative teams, focusing on performance optimization and delivering robust solutions across the software delivery lifecycle. I’m excited to discuss how my technical background and collaborative approach can help your organization achieve its goals. I’m currently transitioning back into development and am open to roles that leverage modern front-end and back-end stacks.

Alexander Yates

I'm Alexander Yates, a software developer returning to the field after a hiatus with over a decade of cross-domain, full-stack experience. I’ve worked extensively on front-end and back-end systems, using ES6, React, Angular, TypeScript, SQL, Linux, Drupal, Symfony, REST APIs, and AWS services. I thrive in collaborative teams, focusing on performance optimization and delivering robust solutions across the software delivery lifecycle. I’m excited to discuss how my technical background and collaborative approach can help your organization achieve its goals. I’m currently transitioning back into development and am open to roles that leverage modern front-end and back-end stacks.

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I’m Alexander Yates, a software developer returning to the field after a hiatus with over a decade of cross-domain, full-stack experience. I’ve worked extensively on front-end and back-end systems, using ES6, React, Angular, TypeScript, SQL, Linux, Drupal, Symfony, REST APIs, and AWS services. I thrive in collaborative teams, focusing on performance optimization and delivering robust solutions across the software delivery lifecycle.

I’m excited to discuss how my technical background and collaborative approach can help your organization achieve its goals. I’m currently transitioning back into development and am open to roles that leverage modern front-end and back-end stacks.

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Work Experience

Senior Developer at Unipro Group
May 1, 2019 - October 3, 2025
Software Engineer utilising a custom real-time personalisation platform, handling production and development of designs and features, across a multitude of client-side stacks. Tracking user-flow data and providing real-time analytics for clients to better drive customer engagement. Integrating a diversity of unique personalised pathways, a-top of their live running web-services.
Front End Developer at Unipro Group
October 1, 2017 - October 3, 2025
Aligning multiple teams to develop a national and international customer focused product, using modern Angular to integrate with a hybrid Drupal & Symphony deployment to implement an end-to-end booking system. Handling integrations with their Amazon service APIs & surfacing assets in a performant manner utilising AWS Lambda functions. Utilising the Drupal platform development and building with MySQL, PHP & Java-script, handling database migrations and product deployment across an array of sites of a leading global pharmaceutical company, ensuring alignment with legal compliance requirements that apply to the international medical industry. Operating as part of the optimisation team for an international pharmaceutical companies web-products and advertisements, to align attention grabbing visuals with desired performance characteristics involving AS3 code integrations and handling of vector art-work.
Database Administrator at Natures Way Foods Ltd
May 1, 2012 - October 3, 2025
Tasked with managing employees records across Kronos and iTrent databases. Producing training documentation for future employees. Report generation for HR, Finance and Health & Safety departments. General administrative role within Human Resources & Payroll team.
Database Administrator at Wiley
February 1, 2012 - October 3, 2025
Managing database of domains for internal online products. Establishing ownership of various international departments online products.
E-commerce Solutions Contractor at Unipro Group
October 1, 2011 - October 3, 2025
E-commerce solutions contracts. Adapting & re-working animated Adobe Flash, HTML, and static advertisements. Managing project assets via in-house collaboration tools. Document transformations across multiple international languages.
Senior Developer at Unipro Group
May 1, 2019 - October 3, 2025
Led and contributed to a custom real-time personalisation platform, developing features across client-side stacks, tracking user-flow data, and delivering real-time analytics to boost customer engagement. Implemented diverse personalised pathways atop live web services and collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure scalable, robust delivery.
Front End Developer at Unipro Group
October 1, 2017 - October 3, 2025
Aligned multiple teams to develop a national and international customer-focused product, using modern Angular to integrate with a hybrid Drupal & Symfony deployment to implement an end-to-end booking system. Handled integrations with Amazon service APIs, surface assets efficiently with AWS Lambda functions, and performed database migrations with MySQL, PHP and JavaScript. Contributed to optimisation of international web-products and advertisements, balancing performance with engaging visuals and vector artwork.
Database Administrator at Natures Way Foods Ltd
May 1, 2012 - October 3, 2025
Managed employee records across Kronos and iTrent databases, produced training documentation for future employees, and generated HR, Finance and Health & Safety reports. General administrative role within the HR & Payroll team.
Database Administrator at Wiley
February 1, 2012 - October 3, 2025
Managed a database of domains for internal online products and established ownership of various international departments online products.
E-commerce Solutions Contract at Unipro Group
October 1, 2011 - October 3, 2025
Reworked animated Adobe Flash, HTML, and static advertisements for e-commerce solutions. Managed project assets via in-house collaboration tools and performed document transformations across multiple international languages.
Senior Developer at Unipro Group - Chichester
May 1, 2019 - October 3, 2025
Software Engineer utilising a custom real-time personalisation platform, handling production and development of designs and features across multiple client-side stacks. Tracking user-flow data and providing real-time analytics to better drive customer engagement. Implemented personalised pathways atop live web services.
Front End Developer at Unipro Group - Chichester
October 1, 2017 - October 3, 2025
Led cross-team development of a national and international customer-focused product using Angular, integrating with a hybrid Drupal & Symfony deployment to implement an end-to-end booking system. Implemented integrations with Amazon APIs and surfaced assets efficiently with AWS Lambda. Worked with Drupal, MySQL, PHP and JavaScript, including migrations and deployment across multiple sites for a global pharmaceutical client. Contributed to optimization efforts for web products and advertisements, incorporating AS3 code and vector artwork to balance visuals with performance.
Database Administrator at Natures Way Foods Ltd - Selsey
May 1, 2012 - October 3, 2025
Managed employee records across Kronos and iTrent databases. Produced training documentation for new hires. Generated HR, Finance and Health & Safety reports. General administrative duties within HR & Payroll.
Database Administrator at Wiley - Chichester
February 1, 2012 - October 3, 2025
Managed domain databases for internal online products and established ownership of international departments’ online products.
E-commerce Solutions Contract at Unipro Group - Chichester
October 1, 2011 - October 3, 2025
E-commerce projects including reworking animated Adobe Flash, HTML, and static advertisements. Managed project assets via in-house collaboration tools. Document transformations across multiple international languages.

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