Alex Babel
Observability Engineer at PostNord
Uppsala, Sweden
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Top SchoolAlex Babel is an observability engineer with nine years of hands-on experience building and maintaining reliable platform and backend systems across European tech companies. Currently at PostNord, he focuses on observability practices that bridge infrastructure, operations, and developer workflows to improve incident detection and resolution. His background spans platform engineering, DevOps, and JavaScript-driven product development from roles at UniNow and Makaira, giving him a pragmatic full-stack perspective. Academically anchored by advanced computer science studies at Uppsala and Magdeburg, he blends rigorous theory with production experience. Alex often transitions between hands-on implementation and platform-wide optimization, making him comfortable both shipping code and shaping tooling strategy. Based in Uppsala, he pairs a systems-oriented mindset with an eye for developer experience and long-term operational resilience.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at Otto-von-Guericke University MagdeburgMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at Uppsala University
German, English, SwedishProgramming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
Hardcode-SPA/live-coding
Nov 2022 - Jan 2023
Contributions:54 commits, 44 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
Hardcode-UIB/hardcode-team-homepage
Jul 2022 - Jul 2022
The homepage for our DCI class/team FbW WD 22-D04_B (Hardcode)
Contributions:36 PRs, 29 pushes, 1 branch in 10 days
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