Alexander Owen Email & Phone Number

Irvine, California, Us

Irvine, California, Us

Server backend engineer working on Marvel SNAP!

Eugene, Oregon, Us

Magic: Spellslingers (Released in August 2022!)- Key team member responsible for development and management of the web service backend, which includes the web microservices, admin/customer support web tool, matchmaker, and database- Owned critical flows and pipelines, such as database migration, matchmaking, real money transactions, BI analytics pipeline, and post-match progression- Collaborated with designers and client engineers on feature development design and implementation needs regarding persistence and server authority- Managed both internal and external engineers, peaking at 4 direct reports during development. Responsible for task assignment, implementation guidance, and mentorship- Features developed: session management, deck suggestions, duel via code, scheduled game modes (limited events), player teams and related social features (chat, resource sharing, duels, shared challenges), store personalization (prerequisites, segmentation), top-of-the-ladder ranking system, no-repeats in pack opening

Eugene, Oregon, Us

Adventure Academy- Co-owned maintenance of server infrastructure with DevOps for an MMO during live operations.- Monitored server usage metrics, actively resolving bugs and error conditions, prioritizing high-availability for a live user base.- Developed new features, collaborating on technical design and schedule with external teams.- Guided entry-level engineer on tasks and feature implementation in an established codebase.- Resolved customer issues through collaboration with customer service representatives. Provided general guidance by creating a network troubleshooting guide.

Eugene, Oregon, Us

Adventure Academy (Released in May 2019!)- Developed significant components of the server, including the matchmaking service, event (pub/sub) system, and message routing system.- Collaborated with senior engineers on technical design, discussing trade-offs, maintainability, and usability.- Co-developed game features with external teams based out of different countries.- Identified and optimized high-frequency server requests, reducing transmission packet size by 55%, improving both client and server network usage.

Eugene, Or, Us

Developed a bytecode specification and a compiler which targeted bytecode for the Go programming language. Collaborated with a research professor who provided guidance on bytecode specification design and development decisions.

Eugene, Or, Us

Collaborated with CS professors to build a solid foundation for lower-division students incoming to the major. As the senior assistant, responsibilities included organizing and mentoring the other LAs, developing a weekly grading script in Python, providing guidance to students in office hours, and communicating to the professor common learning challenges.