Alex Detrick
Team Lead at DRW
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolAlex Detrick is a seasoned software engineering leader with 11 years of experience building backend web services and mobile-first front ends, now serving as Team Lead at DRW. He combines strong JVM expertise (Java, Scala, Spring, Akka) with fluency in object-oriented, functional, and scripting paradigms to deliver scalable systems across fast-moving products like Grubhub and The New York Times. A quick study who ramped into impact roles across startups and enterprises—including helping Fetch Rewards prove its technology for early funding—he balances hands-on implementation with team mentorship and cross-functional communication. With an MS in Software Engineering and a track record of shipping production services, Alex pairs pragmatic engineering patterns with a collaborative, warm leadership style that helps teams learn and move faster.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Minneapolis South Senior High SchoolMaster of Science (MS) Software Engineering, Master of Science (MS) Software Engineering at University of MinnesotaBS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Github Skills (101)
e2e-testing10
dalvik10
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java-decompiler10
spring-security10
openjdk10
opcodes10
slf4j10
concurrency10
monitoring10
static-analysis10
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ardetrick/cjug-lombok
Jun 2018 - Nov 2021
Contributions:1 release, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 5 months
ardetrick/testcontainers-ory-hydra
Oct 2023 - Apr 2025
The OryHydraDockerComposeContainer is a Testcontainer extension designed for the Ory Hydra OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect provider. It allows you to quickly integrate and test Ory Hydra functionalities in Java applications using Docker Compose.
Contributions:1 release, 7 reviews, 70 PRs in 1 year 6 months
javaoauth2oryory-hydratestcontainers
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