Summary
Alejandro Laborda is a senior software engineer with nine years building scalable, reliable distributed systems and infrastructure, recently joining Netflix after shaping service communications at Roblox. He specializes in east-west and north-south networking, rate-limiting, load-shedding, circuit-breakers, and observability for high-throughput platforms, bringing hands-on architecture experience from full-stack roles at FaceFirst and leadership at Guidance Software. Comfortable across backend, microservices, and orchestration layers, he pairs deep technical design with hiring and mentorship contributions. Based in Los Angeles with advanced training in mathematics and computer science from the University of Havana, he blends rigorous theory with practical production engineering to enable platforms that serve millions. An advocate for collaboration, diversity, and operational resilience, he often focuses on making complex distributed concerns predictable and automatable.
9 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A.), Mathematics and Computer Science, Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A.), Mathematics and Computer Science at University of Havana
English, Spanish