Summary
Alexander Duchene is a senior software development engineer in Seattle with 13 years of experience building production systems at Amazon and Microsoft and founding a hardware-software startup. At Amazon he leads a team of seven, driving a next-generation recruiting analytics platform, migrating legacy services to CI/CD, and mentoring engineers to advance their careers. His background spans mobile, backend, and embedded systems—from implementing Skype for Business telemetry and VoIP fallback at Microsoft to building an IoT wake-up light with iOS, web, and backend components as Lark’s CTO. Comfortable across the full stack, he combines hands-on implementation with technical leadership and a track record of shipping high-visibility features. He also has roots in high-performance and parallel computing from research work at LSU, and an early competitive programming pedigree that informs his problem-solving approach. This blend of product-focused engineering, startup grit, and enterprise-scale delivery makes him effective at turning complex requirements into reliable systems.
13 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Louisiana State University
Economics and Strategy, Economics and Strategy at Washington University in St. Louis
Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts