Alec Aivazis
Software Engineer at Arista Networks
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolAlec Aivazis is a seasoned software engineer with 12 years of experience building full-stack, production-grade systems and leading technical teams across startups and enterprise environments. Currently at Arista Networks, he brings deep expertise in GraphQL, React, and cloud-native deployments, having led development of admin consoles and accessible learning platforms. Alec is the lead developer of Houdini, a notable open-source GraphQL application framework, and has contributed to core GraphQL tooling in projects like Graphene, demonstrating both framework-level and application-level impact. His background spans systems for supercomputing workflows, realtime mobile APIs, and developer-facing build tooling—an unusual blend that pairs low-level build/packaging insights with product UX concerns. He frequently drives cross-cutting improvements (build systems, bundlers, preprocessors) that make complex stacks more maintainable and portable. Trained as a physicist at UCSB, he combines analytical rigor with pragmatic engineering to simplify complex technical domains.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Physics, 3.4 GPA in Primary Coursework, Bachelor’s Degree, Physics, 3.4 GPA in Primary Coursework at University of California, Santa Barbara
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Github Skills (16)
graphql10
javascript10
svelte10
sveltekit10
python10
wordpress-graphql10
graphene10
wpgraphql10
esbuild9
front-end-development9
vite9
typescripts8
typescript8
testing8
back-end-development8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
HoudiniGraphql/houdini
Jan 2021 - Jan 2023
The disappearing GraphQL framework
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:643 reviews, 1009 commits, 1250 PRs in 2 years
Contributions summary:Alec primarily worked on improving the build process of the Houdini framework, focusing on making the framework compatible with multiple environments. Their contributions included introducing changes to handle Snowpack imports, updating the Vite configuration, and incorporating adjustments for ESBuild bundling. The user also made changes to the preprocessor to improve code maintainability and to add support for incorporating more features. The user also updated the example app to incorporate subscription functionality.
graphqlsveltesveltekitreactreact-router
graphql-python/graphene
May 2016 - May 2016
GraphQL framework for Python
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:8 commits, 3 PRs, 4 comments in 16 days
Contributions summary:Alec primarily contributed to the GraphQL framework's core functionality, reflecting changes to graphql-core. Their work involved updating code related to various GraphQL types and components, including schema, scalars, fields, and tests. The user also fixed a bug related to the handling of schema and auto-camelcase features, further enhancing the framework's stability and usability. Additionally, the user bumped the version number and dumped a graphql-core dependency.
graphqlpythonrelayframeworkgraphene
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