Alex Tighe
Software Engineering Manager at VulcanForms Inc.
United States
Summary
👤
Senior🎓
Top SchoolAlex Tighe is a senior software engineer and technical leader with 11 years of experience designing cloud-native, scalable systems across neuroscience, Earth imaging, and global banking domains. At Galatea Associates he architects and implements Java, Python, and SQL solutions that cut infrastructure costs and boost throughput while partnering with stakeholders to drive technical strategy. He mentors engineers, sets team standards, and champions AI-assisted development tools like GitHub Copilot to accelerate delivery and improve code quality. His background includes supporting NASA imaging pipelines at Sigma Space and building aerospace simulation tools at MathWorks, giving him a strong foundation in data integrity and mission-critical systems. A prolific technical author for Baeldung, he distills complex topics into runnable examples for a global developer audience, blending hands-on engineering with clear communication. Based in the United States, he combines deep technical craft with strategic oversight to deliver dependable, high-impact results.
11 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Aerospace, Bachelor of Science - BS Aerospace at Virginia Tech
Github Skills (3)
spring10
spring-boot10
java5
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
atighe/atighe.github.io
Apr 2016 - Mar 2026
Contributions:195 pushes, 3 branches in 10 years 1 month
atighe/tutorials
Feb 2023 - Jan 2024
Just Announced - "Learn Spring Security OAuth":
Contributions:29 pushes in 10 months
spring-bootspring-security-oauthsecurityauthenticationsecurity-oauth
Find and Hire Top DevelopersWe’ve analyzed the programming source code of over 60 million software developers on GitHub and scored them by 50,000 skills. Sign-up on Prog,AI to search for software developers.