Victor Alvarez
Software Engineer at Google
Greater Boston United States
Summary
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Top SchoolVictor Alvarez is a software engineer and Harvard senior studying computer science with a mathematics minor, currently contributing to Google’s production codebase on network switch infrastructure. He brings 12 years of practical experience blending systems programming and higher mathematics—ranging from C++ and Go to Python and Bash—to reduce downtime and ship robust features. His internship-turned-full-time work at Google involved reading complex hardware and OS documentation to design a safer reboot method, and he has contributed open-source improvements to Redux utilities (introducing createActions and combineActions). Comfortable translating theoretical concepts like graph theory and unsupervised learning into practical solutions, he also has teaching experience mentoring students through calculus and problem-solving sessions. Based in Greater Boston, he combines rigorous academic training with hands-on infrastructure engineering and a track record of clear technical communication.
12 years of coding experience
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Mathematics, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Mathematics at Harvard UniversityHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Southwest High School
Github Skills (7)
unit-testing10
javascript10
redux10
jestjs9
jtest9
functional-programming9
open-source9
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
redux-utilities/redux-actions
Jul 2016 - Jul 2017
Flux Standard Action utilities for Redux.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:15 releases, 29 commits, 55 PRs in 11 months
Contributions summary:Victor primarily contributed to the `redux-actions` library, focusing on refactoring and feature enhancements. They updated the code to improve naming conventions, return logic, and simplify existing functionalities. They introduced new features such as the `createActions` and `combineActions` functionalities, offering developers more flexibility and expressiveness when creating and handling actions. They also addressed several testing-related improvements and bug fixes.
standard-actionreactreduxfluxflux-standard-action
yangmillstheory/nand
Nov 2015 - Feb 2016
Contributions:194 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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