Robert Alford

Robert Alford

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Senior Software Engineer | Ex-Facebook, Bitly
La Marque, Texas, United States
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  • Bitly
    Senior Software Engineer
    Bitly
    Jun 2023 - Apr 2025 (1 year 11 months)
    • Led the development of Bitly's Free Hook component using React, Angular, Golang, .NET Core, Node.js, and ASP.NET, designed to be seamlessly embedded across various Bitly platforms. • Upgraded Angular from version 16 to the latest version 19, ensuring backward compatibility and seamless integration of new features across the application. • Performed code refactoring and dependency updates during the upgrade, mitigating risks from deprecated features and optimizing overall application stability. • Architected reusable and customizable UI components, ensuring consistent design and functionality in diverse applications. • Enhanced the performance and
  • D
    Senior Software Engineer
    Depo IQ
    Jun 2021 - May 2023 (2 years)
    • Developed a deposition analysis SaaS application using React, Next.js, GraphQL, Node.js, Java, PostgreSQL, and Apache Spark to streamline legal workflows. • Designed and implemented dynamic, user-friendly interfaces, ensuring seamless interaction and accessibility across devices. • Built and optimized GraphQL APIs to enable real-time data analysis and retrieval, improving overall application performance and user experience. • Engineered PostgreSQL database schemas to support large-scale, AI-driven analytical queries with enhanced efficiency and reliability. • Developed and optimized distributed data processing pipelines in Apache Spark (using Java), enabling efficient ETL workflows and large scale data analysis for AI-driven insights
  • F
    Software Engineer
    Facebook-
    Mar 2018 - May 2021 (3 years 3 months)
    • Played a key role in the redesign of Facebook.com using React, Ruby, Relay, and Java, delivering a faster and more engaging user experience. • Developed and maintained backend microservices using Java and Spring Boot to support various user interactions and content delivery, ensuring high availability and low-latency responses. • Refactored legacy codebases to align with modern web standards and backend microservices architecture, improving maintainability, scalability, and system reliability. • Built RESTful APIs using Spring Boot, enabling efficient communication between client-side components and backend services while supporting millions o
  • Tricentis
    Software Developer
    Tricentis
    Jun 2013 - Feb 2018 (4 years 9 months)
    • Played a pivotal role in developing and maintaining multiple web applications using different tech stacks, including Python, .NET, and Node.js, significantly enhancing the company's internal tools and customer-facing platforms. • Designed and implemented a scalable REST API that enabled seamless integration with various third-party services, improving data synchronization and system interoperability. • Optimized existing Python-based backend services for performance and maintainability, reducing technical debt and improving system performance. • Collaborated closely with stakeholders across departments to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications, ensuring that deliverables met business needs and client expe
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  • University of Houston
    (Bachelor's Degree
    University of Houston
    May 2009 - May 2013 (4 years 1 month)