Alexander Orlov
Principal Solutions Architect - Security at Fastly
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolAlexander Orlov is a Principal Solutions Architect specializing in cloud-native security with 19 years of software engineering experience across finance and e-commerce. He blends hands-on development, DevOps/SRE, and product leadership—having built and commercialized SaaS products like SiteSearch.cloud and AnalyzeLaw.com while driving ISO-aligned operational practices. At Fastly he advises on mitigating complex layer-7 DDoS and WAF deployments in heterogeneous environments (Kubernetes, Envoy), championing DevSecOps. His background spans full-stack microservices, continuous delivery, and distributed systems, with early contributions improving the Java Ethereum client signaling enduring interest in blockchain and AGI. A certified Product Owner and Scrum Master, he combines pragmatic intrapreneurship with pre-sales and field engineering experience to translate executive needs into deployable solutions. Based in Munich, he is comfortable oscillating between strategy and hands-on coding to accelerate product-market fit.
19 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Interim Examination M.A. Philosophy / Sociology, Interim Examination M.A. Philosophy / Sociology at FAU Erlangen-NürnbergPhilosophy / Computer Linguistics, Philosophy / Computer Linguistics at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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Github Skills (18)
code-optimization10
java10
javas10
ethereum10
blockchain10
unit-testing9
refactoring9
dart9
maven9
fileio6
inputstream6
git-checkout6
kotlin6
gwt6
io6
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
ethereum/ethereumj
Mar 2016 - Apr 2016
DEPRECATED! Java implementation of the Ethereum yellowpaper. For JSON-RPC and other client features check Ethereum Harmony
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:12 commits, 13 PRs, 29 comments in 21 days
Contributions summary:Alexander primarily focused on improving the codebase of the Java implementation of Ethereum. They addressed code quality issues, including deprecated methods, incorrect usage of language features, and inefficient code patterns. The user also made several performance improvements, such as using singleton lists for efficiency and correcting compilation issues. These changes indicate a focus on enhancing the robustness and maintainability of the project.
ethereumjavajson-rpc
loxal/muctool
Jul 2017 - Dec 2019
Contributions:1 PR, 1508 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 4 months
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