Al Newkirk
Founder And Principal Engineer at AllSign
Miami, Florida, United States
Summary
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RockstarAl Newkirk is a seasoned software engineering manager and senior architect with 13 years of experience building API-first, service-oriented systems and leading migrations from monoliths to scalable microservices. Based in Miami, he has driven cross-functional teams at Klaviyo, ActiveCampaign, Linode and multiple startups to improve deliverability, content rendering, developer experience and operational reliability at scale. He combines hands-on architectural guidance—especially around high-performance content rendering and SOA—with people leadership that measurably raises productivity, morale, and career growth. A longtime advocate for contract-driven APIs and developer tooling, he’s delivered both greenfield platforms and legacy modernizations while keeping a strong focus on observability and testing. He often operates as the bridge between strategy and execution, translating business needs into reliable systems and repeatable team rituals. Outside of product work he consults on API strategy and has a track record of improving developer workflows that quietly accelerate delivery across organizations.
14 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
English
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Github Skills (61)
perl9
fake-data-generator7
api-documentation7
multi-process7
stoplight6
faunadb6
generator6
faker6
mojolicious6
openapi5
linting5
mason5
swagger5
amazon-elasticache5
testing5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
cpanery/test-auto
Sep 2019 - Jan 2021
Test Automation, Docs Generation
Contributions:48 PRs, 41 pushes, 32 branches in 1 year 4 months
test-automation
cpanery/zing
Jun 2020 - Feb 2021
Actor-Model Toolkit and Multi-Process Management System
Contributions:8 releases, 163 commits, 191 PRs in 7 months
actor-modelmulti-process
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