Alex Dobson
Staff Software Engineer, Developer Productivity at OneVest
Camrose, Alberta, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Dobson is a Staff Software Engineer focused on developer productivity with 12 years of experience building CI/CD pipelines and leading development for enterprise SaaS platforms, including government-scale deployments. He blends hands-on full‑stack chops (PHP, Django, Drupal, JS) with DevOps discipline to streamline workflows, reduce friction, and enable teams to ship reliably. Comfortable as both a technical lead and a collaborator, he prioritizes approachable mentorship and cross-functional problem solving. Based in Camrose, Alberta, he’s driven by learning new technologies and finding creative solutions to complex operational challenges. A pragmatic engineer who’s shipped production systems from custom WordPress sites to large-scale CI/CD platforms, he pairs curiosity with a practical focus on developer experience.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computing Science, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computing Science at University of Alberta
English
Github Skills (23)
shell8
cli8
wordpress-plugin8
wordpress7
php7
zsh7
macos6
docker6
rails6
python6
cli-app6
git5
oh-my-zsh4
launcher-application4
launcher3
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
SufferMyJoy/dobsondev-underscores
Aug 2015 - Aug 2020
Contributions:62 commits, 61 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years
dobsondev/xmas-xchange
Feb 2024 - Jan 2026
Python script that will create a Christmas gift exchange and text recipients who they have for the gift exchange.
Contributions:17 PRs, 19 pushes, 15 branches in 1 year 11 months
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