Alex Mccairel
Software Engineer at Utah Department of Transportation
Reno, Nevada, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Mccairel is a backend software engineer with eight years of experience building enterprise-grade systems, primarily in Java and Spring, and a background in mathematics with a computer science minor from the University of Nevada, Reno. He has applied his skills to public-sector projects, including GIS-focused work for the Utah Department of Transportation, blending geospatial tooling with robust backend services. Based in Reno, Nevada, Alex has progressed from internship to full software developer roles and most recently contributed as a software engineer for the State of Utah, demonstrating comfort shipping production systems in government environments. He combines strong analytical instincts from his mathematics training with practical engineering discipline, often bridging data-heavy GIS needs with scalable APIs. Colleagues note his ability to translate complex spatial requirements into maintainable backend architectures that support operational decision-making.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics, Minor in Computer Science, Graduated, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics, Minor in Computer Science, Graduated at University of Nevada, Reno
Github Skills (15)
cpp10
mortar10
science10
computer-science10
leaflet10
javascript9
maps9
typescript7
audience4
react3
nodejs3
cursor2
trigger2
mouse-events1
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
utahdot/stipapplication
Jun 2019 - May 2023
Contributions:85 pushes in 3 years 11 months
agilvarry/MDGViewer
Apr 2018 - Jun 2022
Contributions:27 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 2 months
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