Alvee is available for hire
Hire AlveeAlvee Akash
Verified Expert in Engineering
.NET Software Architect and Developer
Edmonton, Canada
Toptal member since July 20, 2026
Bio
Alvee is a software team lead and .NET software architect with 8+ years of experience in distributed microservices and cloud-native systems, with his expertise spanning Azure, .NET, React, and Database. At Minecraft, he is part of a globally distributed software development team that delivers cloud services to millions of Minecraft players. Alvee has architected and implemented a full-fledged multi-tenant SaaS system to monitor industrial equipment using IIoT devices.
Portfolio
Microsoft Minecraft
.NET, C#, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Queue Storage, Redis, Azure AI Search...
Sky Blue Technology
.NET, Azure IoT Hub, SQL, NoSQL, TimescaleDB, PostgreSQL, Azure Cosmos DB...
TAQA Drilling Solutions
C#, React, NoSQL, .NET Framework, SQL Server, Azure SQL Databases...
Experience
- .NET - 10 years
- C# - 10 years
- SQL Server - 8 years
- TypeScript - 7 years
- Azure Cosmos DB - 6 years
- PostgreSQL - 4 years
- Autodesk Vault - 4 years
- GitHub Copilot - 2 years
Preferred Environment
Azure DevOps, GitHub Copilot, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), ASP.NET Core 8, Autodesk, .NET, Autodesk Vault
The most amazing...
...thing I've architected is an IIoT SaaS preventive-maintenance platform to monitor cranes across multiple companies.
Work Experience
Senior Software Engineer, Team Lead, and Consultant
2024 - PRESENT
Microsoft Minecraft
- Contributed to a scalable .NET Core microservice messaging platform that serves millions of Minecraft players, delivering inbox and non-inbox notifications governed by complex delivery rules.
- Led a globally distributed software development team delivering cloud services, driving sprint planning, technical execution, code reviews, mentoring, and cross-team collaboration to ensure successful feature delivery.
- Built a React authoring portal, letting campaign and design teams compose HTML-enhanced messages with customizable buttons and live previews.
- Migrated messaging infrastructure from PlayFab to Azure Cosmos DB using a dual-write to dual-read-with-fallback strategy, redesigning data models for maintainability and achieving sub-50 ms global read/write latency.
- Shipped progressive feature-flag rollouts, scaling deployments safely from 5% to 100% of the player base.
- Implemented dynamic message targeting based on player attributes, such as age range, game client version, console platform, and other rules, to ensure relevant delivery.
- Integrated Azure Blob Storage with SkiaSharp image processing to store and deliver images and short videos for player inbox messages.
- Developed interactive inbox messages to collect player responses and built a dashboard to analyze player engagement and feedback.
- Extended inbox support to the Minecraft Launcher client, reaching players beyond the in-game experience.
- Resolved a critical authentication defect where user claims were missing after token refresh, restoring consistent authorization across services.
Technologies: .NET, C#, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Queue Storage, Redis, Azure AI Search, MediatR, CQRS, AutoMapper, TypeScript, xUnit, Azure PlayFab, Azure DevOps, GitHub Copilot, Systems Design, Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC), Software Development Management, Azure Cosmos DB, React, NoSQL, JavaScript, TanStack Table, Domain-driven Design (DDD), GitHub Copilot Chat, Microsoft Azure, OData, Microsoft SQL Server, ASP.NET, Docker, NGINX, Azure Boards, GitHub, Vite, Azure Blobs, Azure Application Insights, Role-based Access Control (RBAC), Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Large Language Models (LLMs), .NET Core, API Integration, APIs, Full-stack Development, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Back-end, Full-stack, Azure, SQL, CSV, Claude Code, Databases, Excel 2016, Excel VBA, Entity Framework, Node.js, Python, Web Development, MVP Design, Dashboards, Software Architecture, Solution Architecture, Auth, Image Manipulation, Azure Functions, Event-driven Architecture, Agentic AI, OpenTelemetry, REST APIs, Microsoft Entra ID, OAuth, OAuth 2
Independent Software Developer
2017 - PRESENT
Sky Blue Technology
- Advised SMBs on end-to-end software solutions, covering architecture, security, deployment, ERP integration, and legacy-system modernization.
- Automated engineering-design workflows in Autodesk Inventor 2025 with cloud integration to Autodesk Vault 2025.
- Architected an IIoT SaaS preventive-maintenance platform that monitors cranes across 30+ companies.
- Built PostgreSQL-backed systems to securely store and manage organizational member information.
Technologies: .NET, Azure IoT Hub, SQL, NoSQL, TimescaleDB, PostgreSQL, Azure Cosmos DB, Confluent Kafka, Azure IoT, C#, Systems Design, Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC), Software Development Management, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Vault, React, SQL Server, MediatR, JavaScript, TanStack Table, Azure SQL Databases, Domain-driven Design (DDD), GitHub Copilot Chat, Autodesk, Microsoft Azure, TypeScript, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Auth0, Microsoft SQL Server, ASP.NET, MongoDB, GitHub, Dapper, Vite, Azure Blobs, Azure Application Insights, Role-based Access Control (RBAC), Large Language Models (LLMs), .NET Core, API Integration, APIs, Full-stack Development, Back-end, Full-stack, Azure, Microsoft Excel, CSV, Databases, Entity Framework, Node.js, Python, Web Development, MVP Design, Dashboards, Software Architecture, Solution Architecture, Auth, PL/SQL Developer, Image Manipulation, Azure Functions, Agentic AI, OpenTelemetry, REST APIs, Microsoft Entra ID, OAuth, OAuth 2
Software Team Lead | Acting IT Manager
2023 - 2025
TAQA Drilling Solutions
- Architected a complex, cost-effective cloud solution that delivered 30% cost reduction, 40% scalability improvement, and 95% customer satisfaction.
- Developed a full-stack, microservice-based, multi-tenant SaaS for worldwide users using C#, React, MS SQL, and NoSQL.
- Collaborated with 10+ internal and external stakeholders to define requirements and ensure seamless integration with legacy systems and varied databases.
- Led multiple system-integration projects between parent and subsidiary companies using internal and 3rd-party software, including SAP, Sage, Macola, and Microsoft Dynamics 365, to maximize business visibility.
- Collaborated with engineering, operations, manufacturing, production, finance, and HR teams to align IT delivery with business objectives.
- Supervised a cross-functional team, including developers, cybersecurity analysts, IT system administrators, IT analysts, and helpdesk (Level I).
Technologies: C#, React, NoSQL, .NET Framework, SQL Server, Azure SQL Databases, Entity Framework Core, Systems Design, Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC), Software Development Management, MediatR, JavaScript, Domain-driven Design (DDD), .NET, Microsoft Azure, TypeScript, Microsoft SQL Server, ASP.NET, IIS, Azure Boards, GitHub, Dapper, Vite, Azure Application Insights, Role-based Access Control (RBAC), Minimum Viable Product (MVP), .NET Core, API Integration, APIs, Full-stack Development, Back-end, Full-stack, Azure, SQL, Microsoft Excel, CSV, Databases, Excel 2016, Excel VBA, Entity Framework, Node.js, Web Development, MVP Design, Dashboards, Software Architecture, Solution Architecture, Auth, SAP Crystal Reports, Image Manipulation, Azure Functions, REST APIs, Microsoft Entra ID, OAuth, OAuth 2
Software Engineer II
2023 - 2023
Tyco
- Designed and implemented Rules services with ASP.NET Core Web API and an Events producer-consumer pipeline on Kafka streaming to downstream microservices.
- Authored and published a core Rust logging library for cloud and on-premises services alerting on application errors.
- Built asynchronous Rust web APIs for CRUD and data manipulation over MS SQL and PostgreSQL.
- Documented behavior-driven development (BDD) with automated Gherkin/Cucumber tests.
Technologies: Rust, Kafka, PostgreSQL, .NET, React, C#, Systems Design, Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC), Software Development Management, SQL Server, MediatR, JavaScript, Azure SQL Databases, Domain-driven Design (DDD), Azure Cosmos DB, Microsoft Azure, TypeScript, Microsoft SQL Server, ASP.NET, MongoDB, Docker, NGINX, GitHub, Dapper, Vite, Azure Blobs, Azure Application Insights, Role-based Access Control (RBAC), Minimum Viable Product (MVP), .NET Core, API Integration, APIs, Full-stack Development, Back-end, Full-stack, Azure, SQL, Microsoft Excel, CSV, Databases, Node.js, Web Development, MVP Design, Dashboards, Software Architecture, Solution Architecture, Auth, VB.NET WinForms, Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET), Image Manipulation, CAD, Azure Functions, REST APIs, Microsoft Entra ID, OAuth, OAuth 2
Software Automation Lead
2021 - 2023
Silent-Aire
- Designed and built a database and real-time dashboard for 200 users that tracks internal fabricated products' shipping status.
- Integrated a cutting-stock optimization API to reduce manufacturing material waste, saving over $2 million.
- Created automated tools to stream production-floor machine data into the database, enabling better engineering decisions and saving operations time.
- Automated time-consuming mechanical and electrical design/drafting tasks by building an extension and codebase against the Autodesk Inventor API.
- Standardized company employees' user data model across IT and HR, and rolled out the process across Canada, the USA, and Ireland.
- Built the collaboration bridge across software, IT, cybersecurity, production engineering, inventory, and HR teams.
Technologies: Clean Architecture, React, Azure App Service, Azure DevOps, Amazon CloudFront CDN, Domain-driven Design (DDD), SQL Server, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Vault, Windows Forms (WinForms), Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Business Opportunity Meeting (BOM), Logistics & Supply Chain, C#, Systems Design, Software Development Management, MediatR, JavaScript, .NET, Autodesk, Microsoft Azure, TypeScript, Microsoft SQL Server, ASP.NET, IIS, GitHub, Dapper, Vite, Azure Application Insights, Role-based Access Control (RBAC), Minimum Viable Product (MVP), .NET Core, API Integration, APIs, Full-stack Development, Back-end, Full-stack, Azure, SQL, Microsoft Excel, CSV, Databases, Excel VBA, Excel 2016, Node.js, Web Development, MVP Design, Dashboards, Software Architecture, Solution Architecture, Auth, VB.NET WinForms, Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET), SAP Crystal Reports, PL/SQL Developer, CAD, REST APIs, Microsoft Entra ID, OAuth, OAuth 2
Application Developer
2020 - 2021
Meridian Manufacturing Group
- Implemented and tested an automated tool, ensuring the integrity of the corporate employee database across multiple active directories.
- Designed and built high-traffic desktop software that manages credit information for 2,000+ customers in daily use.
- Led analysis and implemented a SharePoint Online-based network file system for 300 users.
Technologies: SharePoint Online, JavaScript, jQuery, Windows PowerShell, Ajax, TFS, Azure App Service, Azure DevOps, C#, SQL Server, .NET, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Microsoft SQL Server, ASP.NET, IIS, Azure Boards, Dapper, Visual Basic, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), Role-based Access Control (RBAC), Minimum Viable Product (MVP), .NET Core, API Integration, APIs, Full-stack Development, Back-end, Full-stack, Azure, SQL, Microsoft Excel, CSV, CRM, Databases, Excel 2016, Excel VBA, Node.js, Web Development, Dashboards, Solution Architecture, Software Architecture, Auth, Web Administration, VB.NET WinForms, Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET), PL/SQL Developer, Image Manipulation, CAD, REST APIs, Microsoft Entra ID, OAuth, OAuth 2
Android Application Project Manager
2020 - 2020
The Open Doors
- Integrated the Android app with a secure email server, linking to a back-end Gmail server for user feedback.
- Delivered the project using Agile methodology, while leading 4 software programmers across the full SDLC.
- Analyzed requirements, designed and developed the UI, and iterated with clients for final selection.
Technologies: Android, Java, SMTP, Full-stack Development, Microsoft Excel, CSV, Databases, Web Development, Dashboards, Auth, REST APIs
IT Analyst
2018 - 2019
Tolko Industries
- Designed, developed, and deployed a Microsoft Access database tracking oriented strand board (OSB) quality engineering lab records.
- Provided on-site IT support for hardware, including routers, switches, and access points, and for software, including Windows Active Directory, DNS, firewall, web, file, and database servers.
- Trained employees to effectively utilize technology and make better use of internal software.
Technologies: Microsoft Access, .NET, CRM, Databases, Web Development, Dashboards
Web Administrator
2018 - 2019
Rose City Roots
- Administered web servers, including operating system security updates, patches, and user management.
- Designed graphics in Adobe Photoshop CC and re-designed, maintained, and updated public-facing web applications.
- Updated website design periodically, including musical bands, event information, etc.
Technologies: WordPress, Databases, Web Development, Dashboards, Web Administration
Experience
IIoT Monitoring
https://github.com/alvee07Architected and developed a multi-tenant IIoT SaaS platform for preventive maintenance and real-time crane monitoring across multiple organizations using the .NET ecosystem.
KEY CONTRIBUTIONS
• Built scalable back-end services using ASP.NET Core, MediatR (CQRS), and TimescaleDB for high-volume IoT time-series data.
• Developed a React-based dashboard with interactive charts for live telemetry, equipment health, and maintenance analytics.
• Implemented role-based access control with SSO, enabling administrators to manage clients, users, and IoT devices, while restricting clients to their own data, dashboards, and support tickets.
• Created secure REST APIs and automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Followed clean architecture and SOLID principles to deliver a scalable, maintainable, and high-performance industrial monitoring solution.
KEY CONTRIBUTIONS
• Built scalable back-end services using ASP.NET Core, MediatR (CQRS), and TimescaleDB for high-volume IoT time-series data.
• Developed a React-based dashboard with interactive charts for live telemetry, equipment health, and maintenance analytics.
• Implemented role-based access control with SSO, enabling administrators to manage clients, users, and IoT devices, while restricting clients to their own data, dashboards, and support tickets.
• Created secure REST APIs and automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Followed clean architecture and SOLID principles to deliver a scalable, maintainable, and high-performance industrial monitoring solution.
Education
2016 - 2018
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
University of Alberta - Alberta, Canada
2015 - 2016
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Dalhousie University - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
2014 - 2015
Associate's Degree in Electrical Engineering
Queens University Belfast - Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Node.js, Auth, REST APIs, React, Entity Framework, MediatR, AutoMapper, jQuery, SkiaSharp, TanStack Table, React Testing Library, Windows Forms (WinForms)
Tools
Dapper, Autodesk, Microsoft Excel, Autodesk Vault, Autodesk Inventor, GitHub Copilot, Azure Application Insights, Claude Code, Excel 2016, SAP Crystal Reports, CAD, NGINX, xUnit, Azure IoT Hub, Azure App Service, Amazon CloudFront CDN, TFS, GitHub, Jira, Figma, Microsoft Access, Visual Studio, Azure Active Directory B2C (ADB2C), Auth0
Languages
C#, TypeScript, SQL, JavaScript, Visual Basic, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), Excel VBA, Python, Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET), Rust, C, C++, Java, PHP, VB.NET
Frameworks
.NET, ASP.NET, .NET Core, Entity Framework Core, VB.NET WinForms, OAuth 2, Windows PowerShell, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
Platforms
Azure, Azure Functions, Azure AI Search, Azure PlayFab, Confluent Kafka, Android, WordPress, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Docker
Storage
Microsoft SQL Server, Databases, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL, Azure SQL, Azure Blobs, PL/SQL Developer, Azure Queue Storage, Redis, NoSQL, Azure SQL Databases, MongoDB
Paradigms
DevOps, Role-based Access Control (RBAC), CQRS, Azure DevOps, Clean Architecture, FluentValidation, Event-driven Architecture
Other
Microsoft Azure, API Integration, APIs, Full-stack Development, Back-end, Full-stack, CSV, Web Development, MVP Design, Dashboards, Software Architecture, Solution Architecture, Agentic AI, OpenTelemetry, SQL Server, Systems Design, TimescaleDB, Vite, GitHub Copilot Chat, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), CRM, Web Administration, Image Manipulation, OAuth, Windows 11, Azure Blob Storage, IIS, Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC), Software Development Management, Kafka, SharePoint Online, Ajax, Azure Boards, Azure Front Door, Polly, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), OData, Azure IoT, .NET Framework, Domain-driven Design (DDD), Business Opportunity Meeting (BOM), Logistics & Supply Chain, SMTP, ASP.NET Core 8, Electrical Engineering, Single Sign-on (SSO), Large Language Models (LLMs)
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