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Available for hire
LONDON, UK

ALEX

CHEN

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7+YRS EXP
30+PROJECTS
12+CLIENTS
99%UPTIME SLA
[
.NET · React · Azure · TypeScript · SQL Server · Kubernetes
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Selected Work

PROJECTS

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01PRODUCTION
2024

MicroCommerce

Event-driven microservices e-commerce platform. CQRS, event sourcing, and distributed transactions with the Saga pattern. Handles 50K+ orders/day at peak load.

50K+
Orders/day
.NET 8RabbitMQDocker+3
02PRODUCTION
2024

CloudMesh Dashboard

Real-time infrastructure monitoring for Azure resources. WebSocket streaming metrics, custom alerting engine, and automated incident correlation.

1.2K+
Resources
Next.js 14TypeScriptAzure+2
03PRODUCTION
2023

AuthVault

Enterprise identity platform with multi-tenant support, OAuth 2.0/OIDC flows, and hardware key (FIDO2) authentication. Zero-trust architecture.

200K+
Active users
.NET 7IdentityServerJWT+2
04ARCHIVED
2023

DataStream ETL

High-throughput data pipeline with custom CDC implementation. Processes 10M+ records daily with zero-downtime migrations and automatic schema evolution.

10M+
Records/day
.NET 6KafkaDatabricks+2
05OPEN SOURCE
2022

ReactKit UI

Accessible component library: 60+ components, dark mode, i18n support, automated visual regression testing with Chromatic. Used across 3 internal products.

15K+
Weekly DLs
React 18TypeScriptStorybook+2
06OPEN SOURCE
2022

DeployBot

GitOps deployment automation. Handles blue-green deployments, canary releases with automatic rollback on SLO breach. Integrates with GitHub Actions and Slack.

5K+
Deployments
GoDockerGitHub Actions+2
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Career Path

EXPERIENCE

01
Full-time

Senior Full-Stack Engineer

Nexus Systems·London, UK
2022 — Present

Architected and shipped a multi-tenant SaaS platform serving 200K+ users. Led migration from monolith to microservices, reducing deployment time by 85%. Mentored a team of 6 engineers across two squads.

Reduced avg API response time by 60% via distributed caching redesign
Implemented CI/CD pipeline cutting release cycles from 2 weeks → daily
Designed event-driven architecture handling 50K+ transactions/day at 99.9% uptime
.NET 7/8React 18AzureKubernetesPostgreSQLRedisSignalR
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Full-time

Full-Stack Developer

DataForge Analytics·Manchester, UK
2020 — 2022

Built real-time data visualization platform processing 10M+ records daily. Delivered customer-facing dashboard with WebSocket streaming and complex SQL Server query optimization reducing load times by 95%.

Optimized critical reporting queries from 8s → 400ms response time
Built ETL pipeline processing 10M+ records/day with zero-loss guarantee
15 features shipped across 4 quarters with 98% on-time delivery rate
.NET CoreReactTypeScriptSQL ServerAzureD3.jsRabbitMQ
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Full-time

.NET Developer

Meridian Tech·Birmingham, UK
2018 — 2020

Developed and maintained enterprise ERP modules for manufacturing clients. Championed migration to .NET Core and introduced automated testing culture, achieving 78% code coverage from zero.

Led .NET Framework → .NET Core migration for all core ERP modules
Established unit testing standards from 0% to 78% code coverage
Built custom reporting engine replacing $50K/yr third-party tool
.NET Framework.NET CoreC#SQL ServerAngularWCFSSRS
Core Competencies
BACKEND
  • .NET Core / .NET 8
  • C# 12
  • ASP.NET Core
  • Entity Framework
  • SignalR
  • gRPC
FRONTEND
  • React 18
  • Next.js 14
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Framer Motion
  • D3.js
DATA
  • SQL Server
  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis
  • MongoDB
  • Kafka
  • RabbitMQ
CLOUD & OPS
  • Azure (AZ-900)
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Terraform
  • GitHub Actions
  • Datadog
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Get in touch

CONTACT

Open to senior full-stack roles, consulting engagements, and interesting open-source collaborations. Response within 24–48 hours.

EMAIL
alex@example.dev
GITHUB
github.com/alexchen
LINKEDIN
linkedin.com/in/alexchen
Available for new work

No spam. No recruiters with generic templates. Direct replies only.

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