Alexander Kurihara
Engineering Manager II at Spotify
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlexander Kurihara is an engineering manager with 11 years of experience leading product-focused teams across fintech and consumer tech, currently scaling systems and teams at Spotify in New York. He progressed from senior engineer to Engineering Manager II, combining hands-on technical depth with people leadership to deliver reliable, user-facing platforms. Prior roles at SeatGeek and Venmo reflect a strong background in payments, commerce, and high-throughput services. He holds a BS in Computer Science and Economics from Brown and has early research and systems experience implementing GPU-accelerated algorithms and production-ready web features. Known for moving fluidly between coding and managerial responsibilities, he particularly excels at translating complex technical problems into practical, team-deliverable solutions.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science - Economics, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science - Economics at Brown University
Github Skills (5)
dsl9
python8
taxonomy7
music6
business-intelligence3
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
akurihara/dotfiles
Mar 2017 - Jan 2023
Contributions:54 commits, 78 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 10 months
akurihara/business-rules
Jan 2015 - Oct 2017
Contributions:2 PRs, 8 pushes, 5 branches in 2 years 9 months
pythonsettingdslbusiness-intelligencerules
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