Alex Okolish
Senior Software Engineer at Reddit, Inc.
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Okolish is a senior software engineer and technical lead with 14 years of professional experience, currently building back-end systems at Reddit after a multi-year tenure as a Staff Engineer at LendingHome. He combines hands-on backend development with team leadership—hiring, mentoring, and steering projects to production—bringing practical experience across fintech, healthcare devices, and large consumer platforms. Alex has a track record of designing reliable services and scaling engineering teams, and he stepped away briefly during the pandemic before rejoining full-time work in San Francisco. Comfortable across the stack and organizational levels, he excels at translating product needs into maintainable, testable systems. His Industrial Technology background informs a pragmatic, systems-oriented approach to software architecture and operational reliability. Colleagues would describe him as a steady technical driver who balances delivery velocity with mentorship and long-term technical health.
14 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Industrial Technology, BS, Industrial Technology at Ohio University
Github Skills (41)
pii10
test-coverage10
image10
coverage10
security10
solace10
masking10
shuffle10
querying10
cybersecurity9
code-coverage9
python-client8
rails8
ruby8
reddit8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
aokolish/aokolish.github.io
Jan 2015 - Jul 2021
my blog
Contributions:1 PR, 40 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 6 months
my-blog
aokolish/dotfiles
Dec 2011 - Oct 2022
Contributions:257 commits, 39 pushes in 10 years 11 months
irbrailscompletionsbashbash-completions
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