Alex Morgan
Senior Software Engineer
Austin, TXalex.morgan@email.com(512) 555-0142github.com/alexmorgan
Summary
Backend engineer with seven years building payment and data services in Go and Python. Known for making slow systems fast, on-call quiet and new engineers productive in their first week.
Skills
GoPythonPostgreSQLKafkaRedisAWSKubernetesTerraformgRPCObservabilitySystem design
Experience
Senior Software Engineer · Brightpath PaymentsMar 2021 - Present
Rebuilt the settlement service in Go, cutting p99 latency from 1.8s to 220ms for 3M daily payments.
Led the move from cron jobs to Kafka streams, removing 40 nightly batch failures a month.
Designed idempotent retry handling that ended duplicate payouts, saving $400K a year in refunds.
Mentored four engineers; two were promoted to senior within eighteen months.
Software Engineer · LoomdataJun 2018 - Feb 2021
Built the ingestion API that grew from 2 to 60 customers without a rewrite.
Cut AWS spend by 31% by rightsizing clusters and adding autoscaling.
Wrote the runbooks and alerts that brought monthly pages down from 45 to 8.
Software Engineering Intern · Tessellate LabsMay 2017 - Aug 2017
Shipped a Python tool that validated customer CSV imports, used on every onboarding since.
Education
BS Computer Science · University of Texas at Austin2014 - 2018
Projects
pgwatch-lite: open-source Postgres query monitor, 1,400 GitHub stars.
Conference talk: "Exactly-once is a lie" at GopherCon Europe 2024.
Certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Associate
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Summary
Backend engineer with seven years building payment and data services in Go and Python. Known for making slow systems fast, on-call quiet and new engineers productive in their first week.
Skills
Go · Python · PostgreSQL · Kafka · Redis · AWS · Kubernetes · Terraform · gRPC · Observability · System design
Experience
Senior Software Engineer, Brightpath PaymentsMar 2021 - Present•Rebuilt the settlement service in Go, cutting p99 latency from 1.8s to 220ms for 3M daily payments.•Led the move from cron jobs to Kafka streams, removing 40 nightly batch failures a month.•Designed idempotent retry handling that ended duplicate payouts, saving $400K a year in refunds.•Mentored four engineers; two were promoted to senior within eighteen months.Software Engineer, LoomdataJun 2018 - Feb 2021•Built the ingestion API that grew from 2 to 60 customers without a rewrite.•Cut AWS spend by 31% by rightsizing clusters and adding autoscaling.•Wrote the runbooks and alerts that brought monthly pages down from 45 to 8.Software Engineering Intern, Tessellate LabsMay 2017 - Aug 2017•Shipped a Python tool that validated customer CSV imports, used on every onboarding since.Education
BS Computer Science, University of Texas at Austin2014 - 2018Projects
•pgwatch-lite: open-source Postgres query monitor, 1,400 GitHub stars.•Conference talk: "Exactly-once is a lie" at GopherCon Europe 2024.Certifications
•AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Associate - Modern BlueAlex MorganSenior Software EngineerAustin, TX · alex.morgan@email.com · (512) 555-0142 · github.com/alexmorgan
Summary
Backend engineer with seven years building payment and data services in Go and Python. Known for making slow systems fast, on-call quiet and new engineers productive in their first week.
Skills
Go · Python · PostgreSQL · Kafka · Redis · AWS · Kubernetes · Terraform · gRPC · Observability · System design
Experience
Senior Software Engineer, Brightpath PaymentsMar 2021 - Present•Rebuilt the settlement service in Go, cutting p99 latency from 1.8s to 220ms for 3M daily payments.•Led the move from cron jobs to Kafka streams, removing 40 nightly batch failures a month.•Designed idempotent retry handling that ended duplicate payouts, saving $400K a year in refunds.•Mentored four engineers; two were promoted to senior within eighteen months.Software Engineer, LoomdataJun 2018 - Feb 2021•Built the ingestion API that grew from 2 to 60 customers without a rewrite.•Cut AWS spend by 31% by rightsizing clusters and adding autoscaling.•Wrote the runbooks and alerts that brought monthly pages down from 45 to 8.Software Engineering Intern, Tessellate LabsMay 2017 - Aug 2017•Shipped a Python tool that validated customer CSV imports, used on every onboarding since.Education
BS Computer Science, University of Texas at Austin2014 - 2018Projects
•pgwatch-lite: open-source Postgres query monitor, 1,400 GitHub stars.•Conference talk: "Exactly-once is a lie" at GopherCon Europe 2024.Certifications
•AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Associate - NavyDaniel MercerFinancial Analyst
Contact
Chicago, ILdaniel.mercer@email.com(312) 555-0199linkedin.com/in/dmercerSkills
- Financial modelling
- Excel
- SQL
- Power BI
- Forecasting
- Variance analysis
- NetSuite
- Budgeting
Education
BS FinanceUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · 2015 - 2019Certifications
•CFA Level II candidate•Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA)Languages
•English (native)•Polish (fluent)Summary
Financial analyst with five years in FP&A and corporate finance. Builds the models leadership actually uses to decide, and explains them in plain English.
Experience
Senior Financial Analyst, Harbor LogisticsApr 2022 - Present•Built the rolling forecast that replaced a 3-week manual close with a 2-day refresh.•Identified $2.4M in freight overspend, recovered through carrier renegotiation.•Presented monthly variance reviews to the CFO and five regional heads.•Modelled the business case for a $12M fleet purchase approved by the board.Financial Analyst, Meridian FoodsJul 2019 - Mar 2022•Automated the budget pack in Power BI, saving 30 analyst hours a month.•Modelled a plant consolidation that cut unit costs by 9%.•Reconciled intercompany accounts across four entities, clearing a two-year backlog.Finance Intern, Lakeshore CapitalJun 2018 - Aug 2018•Built comparable-company analyses for three mid-market deals.Selected projects
•Pricing model for a new cold-chain service line, adopted as the company standard.•Cash-flow early-warning dashboard that flagged a $600K shortfall two months ahead.•Led the finance side of an ERP migration from spreadsheets to NetSuite.Volunteering
•Treasurer, Chicago Youth Soccer League (2021 - present) - SlateDaniel MercerFinancial Analyst
Summary
Financial analyst with five years in FP&A and corporate finance. Builds the models leadership actually uses to decide, and explains them in plain English.
Experience
Senior Financial Analyst, Harbor LogisticsApr 2022 - Present•Built the rolling forecast that replaced a 3-week manual close with a 2-day refresh.•Identified $2.4M in freight overspend, recovered through carrier renegotiation.•Presented monthly variance reviews to the CFO and five regional heads.•Modelled the business case for a $12M fleet purchase approved by the board.Financial Analyst, Meridian FoodsJul 2019 - Mar 2022•Automated the budget pack in Power BI, saving 30 analyst hours a month.•Modelled a plant consolidation that cut unit costs by 9%.•Reconciled intercompany accounts across four entities, clearing a two-year backlog.Finance Intern, Lakeshore CapitalJun 2018 - Aug 2018•Built comparable-company analyses for three mid-market deals.Selected projects
•Pricing model for a new cold-chain service line, adopted as the company standard.•Cash-flow early-warning dashboard that flagged a $600K shortfall two months ahead.•Led the finance side of an ERP migration from spreadsheets to NetSuite.Volunteering
•Treasurer, Chicago Youth Soccer League (2021 - present)Contact
Chicago, ILdaniel.mercer@email.com(312) 555-0199linkedin.com/in/dmercerSkills
Financial modelling · Excel · SQL · Power BI · Forecasting · Variance analysis · NetSuite · Budgeting
Education
BS Finance, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign2015 - 2019Certifications
•CFA Level II candidate•Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA)Languages
•English (native)•Polish (fluent)