Senior Software Engineer
2017 - 2022Thanx- Architected and built Thanx's first public API, allowing the company to acquire customers that were looking for a custom experience.
- Led the back-end component of an online ordering integration with OLO, allowing Thanx to expand the reach of the product and leverage a new source of revenue.
- Worked extensively with customer success to build and refine internal tooling via ActiveAdmin.
- Wrote a chatbot powered by the Twilio API that allowed a user access to their Thanx data via SMS.
- Led an upgrade to integration with Visa's SOAP API.
Technologies: Ruby, Ruby on Rails 5, Heroku, ActiveAdmin, Ruby on Rails (RoR), APIs, Git, AWS SES, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Stripe, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL, Twilio, GitHub, Amazon Web Services (AWS), REST APIs, Back-end, Full-stack, API Integration, New Relic, HTML5, Upgrades, CSS3, RSpec, Sidekiq, Devise, Elasticsearch, Ruby Gems, Redis, Test-driven Development (TDD), API Documentation, Mailchimp, MandrillSoftware Engineer
2014 - 2016CheckMate- Contributed to a messaging web app designed for hotel employees to interact with customers.
- Developed an integration with Oracle Opera property management system.
- Built a tool to automate translations for UI elements, reducing the time required for developers to run new words or phrases through Google Translate.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails 5, Ember.js, Git, MySQL, GitHub, Back-end, Full-stack, HTML5, CSS3, RSpec, Sidekiq, Elasticsearch, Redis, Bootstrap, API Documentation, Mailchimp, MandrillSoftware Engineer
2011 - 2014Google- Developed peer-to-peer payment features, such as sending money, adding money to a prepaid account, and withdrawing money to a bank account for Google Wallet.
- Contributed to a UI redesign of the Gmail Web UI.
- Moved dozens of Gmail UI experiments to launched or deprecated, which involved extensive cleanup and quality assurance.
Technologies: Java, JavaScript, API Documentation
Alex Katkova
Software Developer in San Francisco, CA, United States
Member since July 13, 2022
Alex is a senior Ruby on Rails developer with extensive experience building APIs, working with and extending third-party integrations, and building proof of concept software. She is pragmatic and detail-oriented, leverages the right tool for the job, and delivers projects on time.
Alex is now available for hire
Experience
- Ruby 6 years
- MySQL 5 years
- ActiveAdmin 5 years
- Ruby on Rails 5 5 years
- OLO API 4 years
- Twilio API 2 years
- Snowflake 1 year
- Looker 1 year
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
MacOS, Atom
The most amazing...
...project I've completed is an SMS chatbot integrated with the Thanx platform, allowing users to access Thanx without a mobile application.
Employment
Experience
- Thanx Public APIhttps://docs.thanx.com/
I was the architect and chief contributor to the Thanx public API. The documentation can be found at the project's URL.
This API supports a third-party website or mobile client that wishes to register users with loyalty programs run by Thanx and sign them up for email marketing.
Skills
Languages
Ruby, SQL, HTML5, Snowflake, Java, JavaScript, CSS3Frameworks
Ruby on Rails 5, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Ember.js, BootstrapLibraries/APIs
REST APIs, Sidekiq, Twilio API, Stripe, DeviseTools
GitHub, RSpec, Looker, Git, Mailchimp, Atom, AWS SESPlatforms
Mandrill, Heroku, Twilio, New Relic, MacOS, Amazon Web Services (AWS)Storage
Redis, MySQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), PostgreSQL, ElasticsearchOther
ActiveAdmin, APIs, Back-end, API Integration, Ruby Gems, API Documentation, OLO API, Full-stack, UpgradesParadigms
Test-driven Development (TDD)
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science2007 - 2010Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
