Alejandro Pauly
Staff Software Engineering Manager at GitHub
Gainesville, Florida, United States
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Top SchoolAlejandro Pauly is a Staff Software Engineering Manager and veteran engineer with 11 years in senior roles at GitHub and Microsoft and two decades of total software experience spanning startups, enterprise, and academia. He combines deep systems and DevOps expertise—evidenced by hands-on contributions to the widely used GitHub Actions runner images—with managerial experience guiding large engineering teams and shipping robust build and automation infrastructure. His background includes research and teaching at the University of Florida and a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, which inform a methodical approach to architecture, mentoring, and tooling. Comfortable working across Windows and Linux build environments, he’s known for solving subtle automation and update issues that keep large CI/CD fleets healthy. Alejandro blends practical engineering rigor with people leadership, prioritizing developer experience while maintaining production resilience.
11 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at Universidad Latina de Costa RicaCertified ScrumMaster, Certified ScrumMaster at ASPE SDLCPh.D. Computer Engineering, Ph.D. Computer Engineering at University of Florida
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Github Skills (19)
github-ci10
cicd10
automation10
powershell10
automations10
githubaction-workflow10
bash9
windows-server9
ubuntu8
git8
kubernetes7
dockers7
kubernetes-pods7
docker7
iis6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
actions/runner-images
Dec 2019 - Mar 2022
GitHub Actions runner images
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer & Automation Engineer
DevOps Engineer & Automation EngineerContributions:108 releases, 34 reviews, 157 commits in 2 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Alejandro primarily focused on improving and maintaining the build images for the GitHub Actions runner. Their work included fixing scripts, updating installation processes, and ensuring the correct installation and configuration of tools like Git and Kubernetes tools. They also addressed bugs related to how updates were performed, specifically regarding the Windows Update process. The user's contributions are essential for maintaining and improving the automated build environments.
github-actions-runner
alepauly/play
Apr 2015 - Nov 2020
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 7 months
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