Alexander Zinn

Senior Platform Engineer - Software Engineer

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Sep 2025 - Current (11 months)

Full-Stack Software Engineer II

Phenix Real Time Solutions

May 2022 - Sep 2025 (3 years 5 months)

Gained expertise in real-time streaming solutions, progressing toward architectural oversight by designing and implementing secure, low-latency solutions at scale. Architected and built aMulti-DRM solution (Widevine, FairPlay, PlayReady) atop a custom WebRTC stack, deployed across a multi-cloud infrastructure spanning 30+ data centers globally to provide reliable, sub-second distribution. Unified disparate DRM workflows into a single real-time streaming architecture, guaranteeing 100% device coverage and studio-grade security for premium content. Implemented secure H.264 video decoding and encoding pipelines within a React Native/TypeScript environment, successfully balancing high-performance playback with robust anti-piracy measures. Orche

Software Engineer

GoodLeap

Aug 2021 - May 2022 (10 months)

Architected an event-driven, serverless ingestion system using AWS Lambda, SQS, and DynamoDB to handle third-party integrations with real-time analytics. Modernized deployment infrastructure by implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) via AWS CDK and the SST Framework, enabling local replication of cloud environments and instant one-click rollbacks. Accelerated delivery velocity by designing automated blue/green deployment pipelines, eliminating downtime during production updates and streamlining the QA process.  Orchestrated the consolidation of legacy systems into a unified React/GraphQL platform, managing multi-environment configurations to ensure zero downtime during the migration.

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System Architect - Pucci Dog Walker

Software Engineering Applications

Mar 2021 - Aug 2021 (6 months)

Web SPA connecting dog owners and dog walkers on a price-competitive platform. - Tech: NodeJS, ExpressJS, PostgreSQL, Sequelize, Docker, JWT, Faker - Mapped out a relational database schema to efficiently store and query required data across multiple tables. - Seeded the database using Faker and Sequelize to test all aspects of the system with large amounts of user data. - Designed a database schema to store relational data in an efficient manner to minimize query times and increase system performance. - Implemented JWT to enable user authentication displaying each user only their relevant data. - Developed with a remote team across several timezones.

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Full Stack Engineer - Kentomeister Catwalk

Software Engineering Applications

Mar 2021 - Aug 2021 (6 months)

Developed a single-page application with React displaying a new product details page for an online clothing retailer, allowing users to see, compare, and favorite outfits and styles. - Tech: React, Webpack, Babel, Axios - Developed a vertical photo carousel and pop-up modal to provide an informative and pleasant user experience. - Encapsulated business required click tracking logic with React higher-order components to allow consistent tracking of user interactions across the entire application. - Implemented promise-based ajax requests to RESTful API to eliminate page refreshes and provide a seamless user experience Agile work environment with a remote team. - Developed an ExpressJS API to communicate between front-end and API to allow key

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Back End Engineer - Stargate API

Software Engineering Applications

Mar 2021 - Aug 2021 (6 months)

Backend API for a reviews microservice. - Tech: NodeJS, ExpressJs, Fastify, MongoDB, LoaderIO, Docker, AWS EC2 & ELB. - Transformed and merged CSV files containing related data into MongoDB documents enabling queries requiring less than 10ms in a collection with over 20 million records. - Used MongoDB aggregation pipeline to transform data into the desired shape to focus on read query performance. - Performed stress testing with loader.io to test optimization and ensure a high level of performance providing a 1500 RPS with 700 clients/s on a single AWS EC2 instance with an average response time of 30ms per request. - Orchestrated horizontal scaling by deploying with Docker Containers and AWS Elastic Load Balancer to handle an increase in tr

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Full Stack Engineer - Quote Spring

Software Engineering Applications

Mar 2021 - Aug 2021 (6 months)

MVP proof of concept developed in 8 hours. Dashboard to store and display inspirational quotes, images, and provide current weather information at the user’s location. - Tech: React, Webpack, Babel, Express, MongoDB, Mongoose, Heroku - Invoked Geolocation API in order to obtain the user's location to provide local weather info via Open Weather API. - MongoDB database hosted on Mongo Cloud for quick and easy deployment and global access. - Leveraged Unsplash API to provide images for an enhanced user experience with a new captivating background image on every load. - CSS Animations to gracefully display inspirational quotes on load. - Deployed on Heroku for simple proof of concept demonstration.

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Freelance Web Developer

Apr 2020 - Jan 2022 (1 year 10 months)

Deliver end-to-end full-stack web solutions for diverse clients, translating business requirements into scalable, serverless architectures on AWS.  Standardized deployment workflows using the Serverless Stack (SST) and AWS CDK, providing clients with enterprise-grade infrastructure, automated rollbacks, and zero-downtime updates. Engineered performant, type-safe codebases using TypeScript and React/Node.js, reducing long-term maintenance costs for clients by delivering strictly typed, bug-resistant applications. Optimized application performance and SEO, helping clients scale their digital presence through custom, high-speed implementations rather than generic templates.

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Brand Manager

Apr 2017 - Apr 2020 (3 years 1 month)

Managing PLAYdifferently brand for Allen&Heath Product Specialist for Xone DJ Brand involved in developing flagship Xone:96 Dj Mixer

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Logistics Manager and Product Specialist

PLAYdifferently

Jan 2016 - Jan 2017 (1 year 1 month)

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Freelance Sound Engineer

Enter.Ibiza

May 2014 - Oct 2015 (1 year 6 months)

Tasked with recording multiple rooms at Enter.Ibiza using a Dante networked audio system with Focusrite Rednet interfaces feeding a Joko HDD Recorder. All rooms were recorded at 96k 24b .wav with both direct and ambient mic feeds. Edited and mastered all audio for distribution 24 hours after the event. Managed the CNTRL interactive room monitoring interactive art installation during the event. Responsible for maintaining interactive art electronics.

Freelance Audio Engineer

PSAV

Jan 2010 - Feb 2016 (6 years 2 months)

Sound engineer working as FOH, Monitors, A1, A2, and systems tech for small and large scale music and corporate events.

Chief Engineer

WVUM 90.5 FM "The Voice"

May 2008 - May 2013 (5 years 1 month)

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