Alex Zhao is a Senior Software Developer with a decade of professional experience building full-stack, cloud-native applications from Seattle. At NIKSUN he architects and implements Node.js microservices on Kubernetes and crafts Vue-based user interfaces while automating DevOps with GitLab CI/CD and Helm. A Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute CS graduate, he pairs solid computer science fundamentals with practical experience in JavaScript, SQL, and C# from prior roles in insurance claims systems and tutoring. He’s comfortable across the stack—shipping backend services, improving test frameworks, and delivering polished front-end experiences. Outside of work he applies the same hands-on craft to building guitars, reflecting a patient, detail-oriented approach to engineering and design.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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