Bachelor of Science
Stanford University · 3.92
Coursework: Distributed Systems, Advanced Computer Graphics, Database Systems, Computer Networking.
Alex Morgan
Principal Full-Stack Architect & Open-Source Builder
Crafting ultra-performant edge systems, distributed cloud backends, and interactive WebGL experiences. Dedicated to high architectural ergonomics, resilient software design, and delightful developer tooling.
3+ Production Roles685+ LeetCode Solved3,480 GitHub StarsZero-Bloat Web Architecture
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About Me
San Francisco, CA (Remote)
Crafting ultra-performant edge systems, distributed cloud backends, and interactive WebGL experiences. Dedicated to high architectural ergonomics, resilient software design, and delightful developer tooling.
I believe software should feel effortless: instant to load, accessible to every device and assistive reader, and crafted with a genuine sense of purpose.
6+ yrs
Production Engineering
32+
Projects & Impact
99.98%
Core Web Vitals Pass Rate
Education & Credentials
Academic foundations in computer systems, human-computer interaction, and distributed architecture.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
Career Experience
A decade of architecting resilient web platforms, multiplayer canvases, and design systems.
Staff Software Engineer · Vercel
2023-03-01T00:00:00Z — Present · San Francisco, CA (Remote)Leading architectural initiatives across edge compute runtime and global application distribution pipelines.
- Architected edge middleware primitives reducing global p99 response latency by 38%.
- Collaborated with open-source ecosystem partners on zero-downtime static generation.
- Mentored 8 senior engineers and authored RFCs for core framework streaming capabilities.
Senior Full-Stack Engineer · Stripe
2021-02-01T00:00:00Z — 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z · Seattle, WABuilt high-reliability international payment surfaces and developer integration SDKs.
- Shipped multi-currency checkout flow supporting 135+ payment methods worldwide.
- Maintained 99.999% availability during peak Black Friday transaction spikes.
- Automated integration testing harness improving pull-request merge confidence by 40%.
Distributed Systems Engineer · Cloudflare
2019-06-01T00:00:00Z — 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z · San Francisco, CADeveloped distributed metrics ingestion pipelines and edge observability tooling.
- Scaled telemetry ingestion from 300k to 1.5M events/sec across global PoPs.
- Reduced edge memory footprints by 25% through optimized zero-allocation data serialization.
Selected Projects
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2025HyperScale Edge Mesh
- ›Engineered zero-cold-start WebAssembly workers processing 200,000 requests per second.
- ›Cut cross-region failover duration from 8.4 seconds to 120ms with distributed gossip consensus.
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2025Aetheria Spatial UI
- ›Achieved sustained 60 FPS across desktop and mobile devices via GPU instancing and vertex shader LOD.
- ›Integrated physics-based spring animations with fluid glassmorphism refractions.
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2025Chronos Telemetry Engine
- ›Built a vectorized ClickHouse ingest pipeline processing over 5TB of telemetry daily.
- ›Implemented automated anomaly detection alerting on p99 degradation in real time.
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2025NeuralFlow Studio
- ›Designed CRDT synchronization allowing zero-conflict multiplayer canvas collaboration.
- ›Integrated local SQLite vector index with cosine similarity search running client-side.
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Technical Craft & Toolkit
Core competencies honed across production architectures. (Tip: Click the glowing treasure chest by the cavern!)
Frontend & 3D Web8 proficiencies
- React
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Three.js
- TailwindCSS
- WebGL
- Vite
- Zustand
Backend & Systems9 proficiencies
- Node.js
- Go
- Rust
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- GraphQL
- REST APIs
- Kafka
- ClickHouse
Cloud & DevOps7 proficiencies
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- AWS
- Terraform
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Edge Compute
- Grafana
Language2 proficiencies
- TypeScript
- Go
Framework5 proficiencies
- React
- Next.js
- Node.js
- Three.js
- TailwindCSS
Database2 proficiencies
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
Devops1 proficiencies
- Docker
Coding Activity, Open Source & Recognition
Consistent open-source engineering, algorithmic problem solving, and community contributions.
GitHub Activity
@alexmorgan1,980
Commits (1yr)
390+
PRs Merged
3,480 ★
OSS Stars
142 days
Max Streak
LeetCode & Algorithms
2185 (Knight) · Top 1.2%Other Accomplishments & Open Source
Recognitions1st Place Winner – Global Open Source Hackathon 2024
Open Source Collective
Awarded top honor among 1,200 international developer teams for decentralized edge mesh.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
Amazon Web Services
Validated expertise in complex distributed cloud systems and resilient infrastructure.
GitHub Global Top 1% Contributor
GitHub
Recognized for consistent high-impact contributions to web ecosystem open source projects.
Let's work together
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