Alex Murray
Software Engineer at Fulcrum Design
Adelaide, South Australia
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Top SchoolAlex Murray is a seasoned software engineer with 26 years of experience building secure, production-grade systems across embedded, cyber security, wireless, and cloud-native domains. He progressed from defence research—designing AI-driven situational awareness and secure embedded devices—to senior and staff engineering roles at Canonical, where he contributed to snapd and helped integrate vendor-specific AppArmor policies and cpufreq controls. Now based in Adelaide and currently at Fulcrum Design, Alex blends back-end development, DevOps, and system-level expertise to deliver robust, auditable solutions. A long-time FOSS enthusiast, he has a track record of pragmatic open-source contributions that improve system integration and security in widely used projects. Collected recognition in government research and leadership roles underscores his ability to translate complex requirements into reliable, deployable products.
26 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
B. Eng Computer Systems Engineering, B. Eng Computer Systems Engineering at University of AdelaideCertificate II (Electronics) Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology, Certificate II (Electronics) Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology at Regency Institute of TAFE
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Github contributions (5)
canonical/snapd
Oct 2019 - Jan 2023
The snapd and snap tools enable systems to work with .snap files.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & DevOps Engineer
Back-end Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:971 reviews, 104 commits, 79 PRs in 3 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Alex primarily focused on enhancing the `snapd` codebase with various improvements. Their contributions include allowing control of cpufreq tunables, addressing feedback, and allowing access to the system prompter interface and additional features. The user also worked on integration, including adding support for vendor-specific AppArmor policies and optimizing the existing code. Additionally, they contributed to interface enhancements and bug fixes within the project.
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alexmurray/avd-search-provider
Oct 2012 - Oct 2013
Contributions:11 commits in 1 year
gnome-shell-extensionprovidergnomeandroidgnome-shell
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