Robert Alford
Independent Software Developer And Technical Author at Alford Software Development, LLC
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolRobert Alford is an independent software developer and technical author based in Seattle with a decade of experience building everything from static marketing sites to large-scale data pipelines and highly available API services on Google Cloud. He specializes in Python and Django/Wagtail while also shipping modern front-end work with TypeScript, Angular, Vue.js, htmx and Jamstack approaches. Robert blends hands-on full-stack engineering for startups, agencies and nonprofits with published technical tutorials for companies like Twilio and Mattermost. His background as a cabinetmaker-turned-developer informs a practical, design-driven approach to engineering and documentation. He has implemented production telematics pipelines, CMS integrations, and automated content workflows (including podcast and Zoom integrations), showing strength across data, backend, and UX-facing systems. As an instructor and contributor to developer education, he’s comfortable translating complex technical topics for learners and teams.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature, General at University of WashingtonCertificate, Python Programming, Certificate, Python Programming at UW Professional & Continuing EducationNorth Kitsap High School
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Github Skills (11)
python10
django9
django-oscar8
commerce8
ecommerce8
certificate3
python-course3
internet2
crawler1
scraper1
meta1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
robalford/reConstruct
Mar 2016 - May 2016
Contributions:8 PRs, 57 pushes, 7 branches in 2 months
robalford/IntroPython2015
Oct 2015 - Dec 2015
Contributions:44 pushes in 1 month
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