Summary
Alex Harwood is a seasoned backend software engineer with 11 years of experience delivering production systems across sectors from psychology and recruitment to cybersecurity. Currently building backend services at Genie AI after leading development efforts at STRYVE, he blends strong technical depth with hands-on delivery across the full development lifecycle. His background spans mobile app builds, RESTful APIs, DevOps basics and frontend UX work, giving him a pragmatic cross-stack perspective that speeds integration between teams. Comfortable in startups and enterprise environments, he has repeatedly taken projects from prototyping to stable releases. Based in the United Kingdom, Alex pairs leadership and mentorship with a curiosity for security-minded engineering practices learned during his time in cyber roles. He’s the kind of engineer who bridges product and infrastructure, turning ambiguous requirements into reliable, shipped software.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Brockworth Enterprise School