Alex King

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Senior Engineer (Virtualization) at Google @ Google
Mountain View, CA
Alex King's Location
Seattle, Washington, United States, United States
Alex King's Contact Details
About Alex King

I work as a tech lead on Google Compute Engine, focused on reducing resource overheads in our virtualization stack to run a more efficient business. I’m highly skilled in problem solving, communication, and technical leadership.I received my B.S. in computer science with highest honors from Tufts University in May 2017. Prior to graduating, I interned at Apple (macOS Performance) and Nordstrom (Ecommerce Feature Development). A high point at Apple was being selected to present my work to Craig Federighi.During college, I wrote a handful of longform articles about technology on my personal website. My work was featured on numerous websites, including ZDNet, Mashable, and Maximum PC.I'm interested in consumer technology, popular culture, urbanism, food and cooking, and living in Seattle.

Alex King's Current Company Details
Google

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Senior Engineer (Virtualization) at Google
Mountain View, CA
Website:
google.com
Employees:
1
Company phone:
916.253.7820
Alex King Work Experience Details
  • Google
    Senior Software Engineer
    Google Oct 2021 - Present
    Mountain View, Ca, Us
    Within Google Compute Engine, my team owns management and reductions of resource overheads across the virtualization stack, including the compute node and our Titanium IPU. I lead a cross-organizational program to staff investments in resource monitoring, regression prevention, and long-term strategic reduction efforts. I help influence product and SKU definitions to ensure that our offerings are fantastic for customers while remaining highly efficient for Google to operate.
  • Google
    Software Engineer
    Google Aug 2017 - Oct 2021
    Mountain View, Ca, Us
    * Led development, set service roadmap, and supervised other engineering work on an extremely high availability GCE service enabling NVRAM for VMs* Implemented core VM networking functionality for different server hardware topologies* Organize mentorship pairings for 40-person engineering organization; conduct algorithms and system design technical interviews* Led the design and implementation of second-generation automation to proactively predict and avoid VM crashes caused by hardware failure
  • Tufts University
    Computer Science Teaching Assistant
    Tufts University Jan 2015 - May 2017
    Medford, Massachusetts, Us
    Responsible for tutoring students, assisting with laboratories, and evaluating homework for COMP 105, Programming Languages; and COMP 15, Data Structures. Worked under professors Norman Ramsey, Kathleen Fisher, and Chris Gregg.
  • Apple
    Software Engineering Intern
    Apple May 2016 - Aug 2016
    Cupertino, California, Us
    Worked on the macOS Performance team. I designed and implemented an internal tool to statistically aggregate application usage patterns for use within and outside the macOS Performance team. Over the course of the summer, I collaborated with other engineering teams to architect an efficient and extensible solution, presenting my project to the Vice President of Software Engineering Programs and her team. I was later selected from my group to present to Craig Federighi, the Senior Vice President of Software Engineering, and his team. Before leaving, I conducted meetings with several interested teams about how my project may be useful to them going forward.
  • Nordstrom
    Software Engineering Intern
    Nordstrom Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
    Seattle, Washington, Us
    Worked on the Ecommerce Feature Development team to design new internet-connected experiences for Nordstrom full-line stores. Working on a team of three, we iteratively prototyped a software/hardware solution using Node.js, React, Windows Store App Platform, and near-field communication technology. Presented the project to the Ecommerce team and senior technology leadership ahead of schedule. Upon the strength of the demonstration, I concluded the summer working with the Modern Marketplace team to assist with the redesign of Nordstrom.com in Node.js and React.
  • Wmfo
    Contributing Writer
    Wmfo Sep 2013 - May 2014
    Us
    Responsible for publishing concert and music features, I led the small team in number of published pieces and drove new traffic to the site with a greater focus on music critique.
  • The Bush School
    Writing Coach
    The Bush School Aug 2011 - Jun 2013
    Seattle, Wa, Us
    Chosen as one of nine coaches in The Bush Upper School. Coached students in all steps of the writing process and assisted with expansion and publicity.

Alex King Skills

Programming Blogging Writing C++ Teamwork Public Speaking Editing Teaching Python Computer Aided Design Outdoor Leadership Social Networking Publicity Social Media Html Problem Solving Communication Virtualization Cloud Computing Software Development Data Analysis React.js Node.js Google Cloud Platform Reliability Engineering Site Reliability Engineering

Alex King Education Details

  • Tufts University
    Tufts University
    Computer Science
  • The Bush School
    The Bush School
    High School Diploma
  • High Mountain Institute
    High Mountain Institute
    Semester Away Program

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Alex King works for Google

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Alex King's current role is Senior Engineer (Virtualization) at Google.

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What schools did Alex King attend?

Alex King attended Tufts University, The Bush School, High Mountain Institute.

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Alex King has interest in Science And Technology, Education, Environment.

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Alex King has skills like Programming, Blogging, Writing, C++, Teamwork, Public Speaking, Editing, Teaching, Python, Computer Aided Design, Outdoor Leadership, Social Networking.

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Alex King's colleagues are Robert Warner, David Azari, Prathamesh Degwekar, Jagannathan Venkatesh, Esafe Solutions, Karan Singh Patel, Computer Science.

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