Summary
Alexander Hornick is a Senior Software Engineer II based in Chicago with a decade of experience building web applications, data architectures, and polished user interfaces. He has progressed through multiple engineering roles at Invoca, shipping React/GraphQL dashboards, Rails backend features, and operating production systems including on-call incident response and retrospectives. Earlier work includes designing TypeScript/Express APIs, optimizing MySQL, and contributing to NLP and dialog-system research at USC ICT, reflecting a blend of applied research and production delivery. Alexander is especially interested in how NLP and conversation intelligence drive real-world outcomes, and he brings that focus to product-driven engineering and reporting systems. He pairs hands-on full‑stack development with architecture discussions and stakeholder collaboration, consistently moving features from design to reliable production. Colleagues would note his knack for turning research ideas into user-facing features and improving system observability through disciplined post-incident work.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science - Internet & Web Technology, Database Administration, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science - Internet & Web Technology, Database Administration at Austin Peay State University
Montgomery Central High School
English