Alexander Korotkov
Head Of PostgreSQL Group at PostgreSQL Global Development Group
Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania
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Top SchoolAlexander Korotkov is a veteran database engineer and technical leader with over a decade of experience advancing PostgreSQL and architecting scalable data solutions. Currently Head of the PostgreSQL Group at Supabase and a long-standing committer to the PostgreSQL Global Development Group, he has driven innovations in index access methods, SQL/JSON, GiST/GIN improvements, spatial and fuzzy search, and multicore optimizations. His background blends industry and research—from leading Postgres Pro Enterprise development and founding OrioleDATA to teaching DBMS search methods as a university associate professor and earning an MBA from Duke—giving him both product and academic rigor. Past roles as CTO and Salesforce architect at notable organizations show his ability to translate deep technical work into enterprise-grade systems. Colleagues describe him as someone who marries low-level database internals with practical engineering and a knack for building high-performing teams.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
M.B.A., M.B.A. at Duke University - The Fuqua School of BusinessBachelor of Engineering - BE, Bachelor of Engineering - BE at Duke University
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Github Skills (12)
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react-native-web8
callkit8
react7
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ios6
webrtc6
android6
react-native6
voip6
dates2
mongodb1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Korotkov-S/ssh-config
Apr 2024 - Mar 2025
Cli tool for working with ssh config.
Contributions:10 releases, 4 PRs, 43 pushes in 11 months
KorotkovAlex/Fin33
Sep 2016 - Sep 2023
Contributions:4 PRs, 21 pushes, 6 branches in 7 years 1 month
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