Alex Shires
Data Engineer
Cambridge, Massachusetts, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Shires is a Data Engineer and AI Solution Architect with 11 years of experience designing, building, and productionising cloud-native ML systems for Financial Services and Life Sciences clients. Based in Cambridge, MA and affiliated with Google Cloud, he blends deep data science expertise with software engineering rigor to operate reliable, production-grade ML pipelines. His background includes a First Class MSci in Physics with Theoretical Physics and a PhD in High Energy Particle Physics from Imperial College London, giving him a strong foundation in complex modelling and quantitative problem solving. He focuses on production ML concerns—scalability, observability, and robustness—translating research-grade models into auditable, enterprise-ready systems. Known for bridging domains, he brings the precision of a physicist to pragmatic cloud engineering decisions, often prioritising reproducibility and lifecycle management in high-stakes regulated environments.
11 years of coding experience
MSci Physics with Theoretical Physics, Physics, Cosmology, First Class Honours, MSci Physics with Theoretical Physics, Physics, Cosmology, First Class Honours at Imperial College LondonPhysics, Maths, Chemistry, Further Maths, Physics, Maths, Chemistry, Further Maths at Hardenhuish School
German, English
Github Skills (119)
data-stream10
google-cloud-platform10
dataflow10
python10
google-cloud-dataflow10
bigtable10
gcp10
etl10
automation10
mlops10
deep-learning10
google-cloud10
google-cloud-ml10
orchestration10
apache-airflow10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
alexshires/old.alexshires.github.io
Apr 2015 - Jul 2022
Basic website!
Contributions:1 review, 1 PR, 70 pushes in 7 years 4 months
javascriptbasic-website
alexshires/strava-analysis
Jun 2020 - May 2021
Strava Analysis
Contributions:2 PRs, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
data-analysisstatisticsstrava
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