I am a passionate software engineer with over 14 years of experience in creating scalable applications. I enjoy tackling complex challenges and strive for continual learning in tech, particularly in AI integration and modern software practices. My journey has allowed me to work with diverse teams and unleash innovative solutions that enhance efficiency and reliability.

Alden Gillespy

I am a passionate software engineer with over 14 years of experience in creating scalable applications. I enjoy tackling complex challenges and strive for continual learning in tech, particularly in AI integration and modern software practices. My journey has allowed me to work with diverse teams and unleash innovative solutions that enhance efficiency and reliability.

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I am a passionate software engineer with over 14 years of experience in creating scalable applications. I enjoy tackling complex challenges and strive for continual learning in tech, particularly in AI integration and modern software practices. My journey has allowed me to work with diverse teams and unleash innovative solutions that enhance efficiency and reliability.

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Work Experience

AI Evaluation Analyst at Micro1
December 1, 2025 - March 1, 2026
Designed 25+ AI-powered workflows for business and engineering teams, reducing manual work by 40% through automation. Improved AI accuracy by 30% through systematic prompt engineering, testing, and workflow refinement.
Senior Software Developer at SERP Solutions
November 1, 2025 - Present
Engineered production AI services with FastAPI, Python, and AWS, achieving 180ms API response time from 650ms through async optimization and cloud architecture improvements. Built RAG AI assistants with LangChain and OpenAI APIs, improving response accuracy by 35%. Designed and deployed containerized microservices with Docker and Kubernetes on AWS, ensuring high availability and scalability for mission-critical AI workloads.
Senior Systems Engineer at Outlier
September 1, 2025 - December 1, 2025
Built high-performance backend services in Python for AI data processing and evaluation workflows with emphasis on production stability. Developed scalable data pipelines supporting AI model training and validation.
Senior Software Engineer at Ancestry
November 1, 2022 - October 1, 2025
Modernized legacy applications with Spring Boot, Java 17, and React, improving response times by 45% through architectural refactoring.
Lead Software Engineer at NBCUniversal
February 1, 2021 - September 1, 2022
Modernized Node.js microservices with PostgreSQL and Redis, reducing API latency from 210ms to 85ms for high-traffic production services. Deployed containerized services on AWS using Docker and ECS.
Software Developer at Concepta Tech
March 1, 2020 - January 1, 2021
Engineered backend applications with Laravel, Symfony, MySQL, and Redis, increasing system throughput by 35%. Optimized property search performance with Apache Solr.
Software Developer at Cognizant
June 1, 2012 - January 1, 2020
Modernized legacy payment services using Java, Spring Boot, and Python, reducing API response time by 50%. Developed REST APIs for payments and account management.

Education

Bachelor of Science at University of Florida
August 1, 2008 - May 1, 2012
Associate of Arts at University of Florida
August 1, 2005 - May 1, 2006

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Industry Experience

Healthcare, Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment

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