Alex Galonsky
Staff Software Engineer at Carta
Greater Boston United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Galonsky is a Staff Software Engineer in Greater Boston with 15 years of experience building backend systems and products across startups and large tech firms, currently leading platform work at Carta. He brings deep Java and Python expertise, a track record in trading and public markets systems at Betterment and Carta, and hands-on API and commerce platform experience from multiple roles at Amazon. Alex pairs senior technical leadership with frequent hands-on coding—his GitHub history includes mobile work such as an iPhone Hacker News client where he improved UX and added integrations like Instapaper. Comfortable across the stack, he’s known for refactoring legacy code, shipping robust services at scale, and mentoring teams to bridge product needs with reliable engineering. Notably, his background spans both backend platform design and consumer-facing mobile features, reflecting a pragmatic blend of systems and product sensibilities.
15 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at Duke UniversityHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Oaks Christian High School
Chinese
Github Skills (8)
mobile-application10
objective-c10
ios10
user-interface10
mobile-development10
ui-design9
api8
apim8
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
grp/newsyc
Apr 2011 - Apr 2011
An iPhone Hacker News client.
Role in this project:
iOS Mobile Developer
iOS Mobile DeveloperContributions:41 commits in 9 days
Contributions summary:Alex primarily contributed to the development of an iPhone Hacker News client. They implemented features such as an FAQs option, added Instapaper integration, and added a readability feature. The user also refactored and improved the UI and navigation, including presenting an Instapaper login sheet and handling navigation between different views within the app. Additionally, the user made code improvements such as constant definitions and code optimizations.
iphonehacker-news-clientswiftiosnews
galonsky/diddukewin_v3
Aug 2023 - Mar 2025
Contributions:6 releases, 9 PRs, 27 pushes in 1 year 6 months
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