Alexander Söderberg
Engineering Manager - Payment Platform Team
Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
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Top SchoolAlexander Söderberg is an engineering manager and seasoned software leader with 11 years of experience building high-throughput, resilient systems for gaming and payments. Currently leading the Payment Platform Team at Paf, he designed and deployed a payment aggregation platform integrating 20+ providers across six regulated European markets while ensuring KYC, GDPR and AML compliance. He pairs hands-on backend expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Kafka and PostgreSQL with people leadership—mentoring teams, driving code quality, and overseeing complex migrations from legacy systems. His background in game server engineering includes scalable matchmaking and messaging systems for Minecraft projects, and notable open-source contributions to popular plugins like PlotSquared and FastAsyncWorldEdit. Based in Tarragona, he is finishing an MSc in computer engineering, blending deep technical craftsmanship with pragmatic product delivery.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme, Natural Sciences, International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme, Natural Sciences at Rudbecksgymnasiet, ÖrebroIncomplete Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Incomplete Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Karlstad University
English, Swedish, Spanish
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Github Skills (18)
mcedit10
minecraft-forge10
bukkit10
plugin-development10
java10
implement10
plugin10
javas10
command-line10
ed2551910
map-editor10
edit10
minecraft9
spigot9
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Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
IntellectualSites/PlotSquared
Sep 2014 - Jan 2023
PlotSquared - Reinventing the plotworld
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:2 releases, 47 reviews, 741 commits in 8 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Alexander focused on refactoring core plot help command functionality within the PlotSquared Minecraft plugin. Their primary contribution was the refactoring and reimplementation of the `/plot help` command's logic, including the introduction of a new help menu, a new class file dedicated to the help menu, and a helper object file. They made adjustments to multiple Java source files, indicating a focus on improving the command's functionality and presentation.
gradlespigotplotspapermcsponge-plugin
IntellectualSites/FastAsyncWorldEdit
Jan 2019 - Jan 2021
Blazingly fast world manipulation for artists, builders and everyone else: https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/13932/
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:5 reviews, 9 commits, 7 PRs in 2 years
Contributions summary:Alexander primarily focused on improving and maintaining the FastAsyncWorldEdit plugin, a Minecraft world manipulation tool. They updated the plugin to use the Incendo Paste Viewer for debug pastes and resolved tile entity-related issues within the Bukkit adapter for various Minecraft versions. Additionally, they addressed a typo and refactored code related to JNBT classes and schematics for increased upstream compatibility. Their work involved modifications across core components and specific Minecraft versions, indicating a deep understanding of the project's codebase and Minecraft's internal structure.
spigotminecraft-pocket-editionmanipulationminecraft-performanceminecraft-pe
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