Alexander Wright
Principal Software Engineer at BGI, LLC
Rowlett, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlexander Wright is a Principal Software Engineer with 13 years of experience building high-assurance embedded and cloud systems, currently contracting for flight simulation and radar work at BGI-LLC. He has deep systems and algorithm expertise from long-tenured roles at Raytheon (AESA radar, embedded C/C++) and in telecom virtualization at Hitachi, alongside hands-on experience with Go, Docker, AWS, and HSMs from fintech engagements. Alexander’s background spans the full product lifecycle—from kernel and microcontroller bring-up to production web and ONVIF camera stacks—reflecting breadth across hardware-near and cloud-native domains. He holds an MS in Computer Science with a specialization in AI and dual bachelor's degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering plus Mathematics, an uncommon combination that informs both rigorous engineering and analytic problem solving. Known for a pragmatic, “show me what it’s for” approach, he focuses on rapid delivery of understandable, maintainable solutions for complex mission- and safety-critical systems. Based in Rowlett, Texas, he blends defense and commercial experience to bridge algorithm development, embedded implementation, and scalable deployment.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
OMSCS, Computer Science, OMSCS, Computer Science at Georgia Institute of TechnologyMaster's degree, Computer Science with a Specialization in Artificial Intelligence, Master's degree, Computer Science with a Specialization in Artificial Intelligence at Southern Methodist UniversityBachelor's Degree, Electrical Engineering, Bachelor's Degree, Electrical Engineering at University of North Texas
Spanish
Github Skills (22)
bitmap10
single-file10
file-format10
cpp9
windows7
cmake7
c-library7
package-manager6
swig6
visual-studio6
linux6
macos5
source-port5
cross-platform5
setuptools5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
akw0088/altEngine
Sep 2012 - Nov 2022
Contributions:2000 commits, 2050 pushes, 7 tags in 10 years 3 months
akw0088/FlightController
Apr 2023 - Dec 2024
Contributions:1 release, 110 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
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