Marcus Alder
Software Engineer at Google
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMarcus Alder is a software engineer with 11 years of experience building backend systems and developer-facing samples, currently working at Google in San Francisco. He has a strong Cloud and Go background, contributing to the well-known GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples repo where he implemented features like a Firestore-backed leaderboard and integrated AI-driven background generation for a game sample. His career includes multiple tenures at Google and a stint at Stellar, demonstrating an ability to move between product-focused startups and large-scale platform work. A Carnegie Mellon computer science alumnus, Marcus combines rigorous academic foundations with hands-on expertise in APIs, databases, and cloud-native patterns. Notably, his open-source contributions emphasize practical tutorials and sample code that help other developers adopt Google Cloud services more effectively.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University
German, Latin
Github Skills (8)
golang10
google-cloud-firestore10
go10
google-cloud10
apidoc9
api9
google-cloud-storage9
appengine7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples
Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
Sample apps and code written for Google Cloud in the Go programming language.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:17 commits, 18 PRs, 49 pushes in 2 months
Contributions summary:Marcus primarily contributed to the backend functionality of the Google Cloud samples, with commits focused on implementing and updating features. They added a leaderboard feature to the gopher-run getting-started sample, including database interactions with Firestore and API endpoints. Further contributions include integrating AI automation, background generation to enhance the game and addressing tutorial assignments by adding context in the firestore tutorial.
golangappenginesample-appsgoogle-cloudgoogle-appengine
LogicalShark/Eigenfaces
May 2016 - May 2017
Contributions:169 pushes, 4 branches, 1 comment in 1 year
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