// Hello, world — I'm Alex Chen
Software engineer specializing in distributed systems, developer tooling, and high-performance web applications. Currently building infrastructure at scale.
01
Beacon — Distributed Tracing SDK
Open-source observability SDK supporting OpenTelemetry. 2,400+ GitHub stars, used by 300+ companies.
02
Flux — Real-time Data Pipeline
Event-driven data pipeline capable of processing 1M+ events/sec. Built for low-latency analytics workloads.
03
Prism — Developer Dashboard
All-in-one ops dashboard with live metrics, log streaming, and incident management for small teams.
Languages
Frontend
Backend & Infra
Data
2024 — Present
Senior Software Engineer
Cloudscale Inc.
Led the redesign of core data ingestion pipelines, reducing p99 latency by 65%. Mentored 4 junior engineers and introduced observability-first engineering practices across the platform team.
2021 — 2024
Software Engineer II
DevTools Corp.
Built and maintained the core CLI toolchain used by 50,000+ developers. Shipped the plugin system that grew the ecosystem to 200+ community packages in 18 months.
2019 — 2021
Software Engineer
Startup Studio
Full-stack engineer on a 4-person team. Owned the entire product from API design to frontend. Launched the MVP that secured Series A funding.
Currently open to senior/staff engineering roles and interesting consulting projects. My inbox is always open.