Alex Finkel

Head Of Platform Engineering at Stile Education

Alex Finkel has a diverse work experience in multiple roles and industries. They started their career as a Tutor at The University of Melbourne, teaching algorithms and data structures. They then worked as a Bioinformatics Research Assistant at MIMR-PHI Institute, where they developed RNA-eXpress, a Java application for analyzing RNA results. They also worked as an Android App Developer at the Ian Potter Museum of Art.

Alex also gained experience as a Software Engineer at Google, specializing in site reliability and delivering new data pipelines. They then joined Stile Education, where they held various roles, including Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, and Head of Product Engineering. In these roles, they contributed to the development and improvement of the Stile platform, managed engineering teams, and implemented initiatives for growth and productivity. Currently, they are serving as the Head of Platform Engineering at Stile Education and have taken on a second job as a co-parent.

Overall, Alex Finkel's work experience showcases their expertise in engineering, management, and product development across different industries.

Alex Finkel has a diverse education history. In 2011, they received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from the University of Melbourne. Following this, they pursued a Diploma of Informatics from the same university between 2009 and 2011. In 2013, Alex completed a Master of Science in Computer Science at the University of Melbourne. Most recently, they obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business Administration and Management from the University of Melbourne from 2022 to 2024. They have also earned a certification in Agile Project Management from the Australian Institute of Management in 2022.

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  • Head Of Platform Engineering

    September, 2023 - present