Software • Data • APIs

Hi, I’m Alexander Sam.

I build robust APIs, data workflows, and user-friendly tooling. I care about reliability, maintainability, and clear developer experience.

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Featured Projects selected

SGS Slate Data Field — Conditions Pushed API

Code Docs

A clean, well-documented API that synchronizes conditional data fields to downstream systems. Focus on idempotency, typed contracts, and observability.

Python FastAPI OpenAPI PostgreSQL

Data Reliability Toolkit

Code Live

Composable validation rules, lineage visibility, and alerts for ETL/ELT workflows across multiple sources.

Python dbt Airflow Great Expectations

Developer Portal & SDKs

Docs NPM

Unified developer documentation with interactive API playgrounds and typed client SDKs.

TypeScript Next.js OAuth2 Telemetry

Skills & Tools what I use

Languages

Python TypeScript SQL Bash

Frameworks

FastAPI Flask Django React

Platforms

PostgreSQL Docker Kubernetes AWS

Experience timeline

Software Engineer — APIs & Data

2023 — Present · Focused on API design, data platforms, and reliability.

Designed and delivered services with strong observability, incident response playbooks, and clear SLIs/SLOs.

Developer Experience (DevEx)

2021 — 2023 · Internal tooling & docs

Built internal portals, SDKs, and docs that reduced onboarding time and improved contribution quality.

Data Engineering

2019 — 2021 · Pipelines & analytics

Led ELT modernization—metadata, testing, and orchestration—with measurable improvements in data trust.

About

Engineer who bridges product needs and technical systems. I value clarity, kindness, and momentum. Outside of work, I enjoy mentoring and writing up what I learn.

Get in touch

Have a project, role, or idea I should hear about? Send a note and I’ll reply promptly.

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