Alex Smirnou

Software Engineering Lead, Architect at Monster

Alex Smirnou has a diverse work experience spanning different roles and companies. Alex started their career at NPP Belsoft as a Software Developer In Test, where they focused on web testing and performance testing. Alex then moved to Belsoft-Borlas Group as a Senior Software Engineer In Test, where they had leadership roles in creating and executing testing processes and strategies.

Alex later joined Reltima GPS Fleet Management Systems as a Junior Software Engineer, where they designed and developed web-based management portals and internal applications. Afterward, they became a Software Engineer at SkyBitz, where they designed and implemented data integration services and real-time web client notification applications.

Alex then progressed to Monster as a Software Engineer and was eventually promoted to Senior Software Engineer, where they built and maintained complex web and cloud-based applications using AWS services and C#.

Their most recent role was at Monster as a Principal/Tech Lead, where they worked closely with architects, security teams, and CI/CD teams to design and implement various Kubernetes microservices. Alex also provided support and mentoring to the team, ensuring best practices and product quality.

Overall, Alex Smirnou has demonstrated expertise in software engineering, design, and testing throughout their career.

Alex Smirnou received a Master's degree in Computer Science from Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, where they studied from 1999 to 2004. In addition, they obtained certifications in Machine Learning from Coursera and AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in May 2020.

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Timeline

  • Software Engineering Lead, Architect

    March, 2022 - present

  • Principal / Tech Lead

    May, 2019

  • Senior Software Engineer

    October, 2018

  • Software Engineer

    June, 2017