David Alexis
Staff Software Engineer at The New York Times
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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SeniorDavid Alexis is a seasoned staff software engineer and architect with over 20 years of experience designing and delivering complex, distributed enterprise systems, currently shaping engineering at The New York Times. He blends deep expertise in integration patterns, relational and NoSQL databases, and a broad language palette (C#, Java, Python, JavaScript) with an uncompromising focus on quality, documentation, and customer needs. A proven communicator and tech lead, he has founded a micro-ISV that sold a productivity app to 12,000+ customers and led large e-commerce and enterprise projects integrating payments, tax, shipping, and ERP systems. David’s background includes hands-on platform work at Microsoft and long-term roles driving architecture, migration, and compliance for major corporations—evidence of his ability to translate legal/operational constraints into maintainable technical solutions. He is driven by continuous learning and pragmatic problem solving, often favoring elegant integration designs over unnecessary complexity.
10 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (37)
webextension8
hyper8
browser-extension7
nodejs7
javascript7
chrome7
css7
database-engine7
linux7
firefox7
react7
cli7
html6
macos6
angular6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
davealexis/meetingminder
Feb 2022 - May 2024
Contributions:26 pushes in 2 years 3 months
davealexis/iot-and-arduino
Jul 2017 - Jan 2021
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 5 months
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