ALEC RODGERS
I'm Alec Rodgers and I'm currently a Software Engineer at Secureframe. I have a strong passion for technology and building scalable systems to solve interesting problems with software. Scroll down to learn more about me and my experience.
About Me
Experience
- One of the earliest engineers to join the company. Contributed to building a scalable platform which enabled a 5x growth in customers over the span of 2 years.
- Developed core backend features for the proton.ai web application using Python with Elasticsearch and Redis. Deployed features with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Led a team which planned, developed, and launched the proton.ai mobile app with React Native. Successfully launched to a client with 500 users in just 3 months.
- Managed a team of 4 engineers. Responsibilities included leading sprint planning and prioritization, providing guidance on technical tasks, and coordinating large projects with the broader product team.
- Wrote Scala scripts to automate aggregating millions of data points into metrics measuring the performance of Thumbtack pros. Deployed the scripts with Apache Airflow to run nightly.
- Integrated new performance metrics on Thumbtack's Pro Insights page to allow pros to compare their performance versus top pros. Used JavaScript with React on the frontend and PHP on the backend.
- Inherited a full stack project from a departing team member to complete and launch a new feature on the Thumbtack website. Wrote Scala scripts with Apache Spark to aggregate data and implemented the feature into the website's backend. Completed the project.
- Contributed to the major project of Brandeis Robotics, the Campus Rover - a robot which was designed to deliver packages autonomously on campus. Work primiarily consisted of using ROS to develop autonomous navigation algorithims.
- Ensuring cirriculum was appropriate for students in the Autonomous Robotics course.
- Provided assistance to students on programming assignments.
- Member of the client iOS team for two summers.
- Developed Breach Report feature using Swift as part of an initiative to rearchitect the codebase for creating white label applications.
- Contributed to the development of a white label application with a delivery deadline of only 5 weeks.
Skills
Languages
JavaScript
Swift
Python
Scala
Ruby
Java
HTML
CSS
C
Bash
Frameworks
React.js
Node.js
Apache Spark
Express.js
React Native
Electorn
Rails
Cocoa Touch
SpriteKit
ROS
Tools
Elasticsearch
Redis
Postgresql
Amazon Web Services
Google Cloud Platform
Docker
Kubernetes
Git / GitHub
npm
Cocoapods
Projects
Bang Links
Chrome extension for custom URL shortcuts utilizing the Google Chrome Omnibox API. After creating a shortcut, typing "! <shortcut name>" will navigate to your specified URL.
Smart Mirror
Touch screen smart mirror software providing weather, calendar, smart home controls, and more. Developed using React on the front end, and a Node server on the backend. Designed with an emphasis on a decentralized architecture, allowing for new modules to be easily created and plugged into the system.
Lookout
Worked as an Engineering Intern at Lookout for two summers (2017 and 2018) as a member of the iOS team. During my first summer at Lookout, I worked on implementing a new feature, Breach Report, into a newly architected version of the application. In my second summer, I worked on yet another new version of the application, focusing on integrating new features and completely updating the user interface.
Drop The Ball
iOS application built with SpriteKit. Drop the Ball was a game developed with Cocoa Touch and SpriteKit, featuring 100 different levels. The game was designed to be simple, with the objective being to drop a ball into a moving cup at the bottom of the screen, getting through a variety of obstacles. The app was published and is currently available on the App Store.
WExchange
Web application built as part of a team of 4 for my Capstone Project for Software Engineering course. The premise of the website was a place where content creators can go to advertise their work and find clients to complete work for.
Campus Rover
A robot built for my Autonomous Robotics class. The Campus Rover was designed to map and autonomously navigate around campus. The project was split up amongst the class, and my primary focus was autonomous navigation and remote operation of the robot. As a member of the team, I developed a web application which allowed users to connect to the server running on the robot and remotely control it, either by providing a waypoint and autonomously navigating or manually driving.
Hacker News Twitter Bot
Developed a twitter bot to tweet out the top story on Hacker News every 6 hours. Running on AWS Lambda, the bot will format the title and url of the top story to fit a tweet. The bot is live at @HNTopStories
Contact
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