Alison Felizzi
Software Engineer at VivCourt Trading
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolAlison Felizzi is a software engineer based in Sydney with five years of experience building robust back-end systems and database internals. She has contributed to high-profile open-source projects such as MongoDB and WiredTiger, focusing on storage engine improvements, test automation, and database tooling—work that reflects a deep understanding of data storage and recovery semantics. Her industry experience spans startups and research organizations, including roles at MongoDB, CSIRO’s Data61, SafetyCulture, and Kry10, where she delivered backend features and improved reliability. Known for tightening test coverage and clarifying API documentation, she brings a pragmatic, detail-oriented approach to complex systems engineering. Currently at VivCourt Trading, she combines hands-on implementation skills with a research-informed perspective from her time in OS engineering and university research.
5 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
UNSW Sydney
Github Skills (13)
databases10
c-language10
cmake10
cprogramming-language10
python10
nosql10
database10
testing10
c119
c179
documentation8
relational-databases7
sql-database7
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
wiredtiger/wiredtiger
Feb 2021 - Feb 2022
WiredTiger's source tree
Role in this project:
Backend Developer & Test Automation Engineer
Backend Developer & Test Automation EngineerContributions:410 reviews, 64 commits, 130 PRs in 1 year
Contributions summary:Alison primarily contributed to improving the WiredTiger utility test coverage by adding tests for printlog, downgrade, and upgrade functionality. These contributions involved extending the python util test set (test_utilX.py) with small tests to ensure the proper coverage. Additionally, the user made several updates to the API documentation, fixing configurations, documenting error cases, and clarifying session statistics. The user also made minor changes to improve existing test helpers and address potential file access issues during crash recovery simulations.
rustwiredtiger
mongodb/mongo
Jul 2021 - Jan 2022
The MongoDB Database
Role in this project:Back-end Developer / Database Engineer
Back-end Developer / Database EngineerContributions:114 commits in 6 months
Contributions summary:Alison contributed to the WiredTiger database project, specifically focusing on the storage and management of data. Their work involved integrating and fixing issues with the WiredTiger storage engine. The user primarily worked with lower-level database components, as well as unit tests for checking and optimizing the project. The user's code changes suggest they have a strong understanding of data storage, database internals, and associated tooling.
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