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๐Ÿ” Also available in: ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ Deutsch

๐Ÿ‘‹ Hi, I'm Alexander Nitiola

Senior Software Engineer โ€ข Rust & Node.js โ€ข Distributed Systems
Building performant, fault-tolerant infrastructure with precision


๐Ÿง  About Me

I'm a backend-focused Software Engineer with over 4 years of experience designing and implementing high-performance systems in the fintech and infrastructure space. My core expertise lies in the Rust programming language (Actix Web, Axum, SQLx, Tokio) and Node.js with TypeScript (NestJS, Express).

I specialize in:

  • โœณ๏ธ Scalable microservices and distributed systems (Rust, TypeScript)
  • ๐Ÿงฎ SQL performance tuning and zero-downtime migrations
  • ๐Ÿงญ Domain-Driven Design and Clean Architecture
  • ๐Ÿ” Security, observability, and resilient design patterns

I currently work as a Senior Software Engineer at Aella MFB, where I lead system design, performance optimization, and engineering best practices across business-critical services.


๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Tech Stack

Language Frameworks Database DevOps & Cloud
Rust ๐Ÿฆ€ Actix Web, Axum PostgreSQL, Redis Docker, AWS, GitHub Actions
TypeScript NestJS, Express MySQL CI/CD, Monitoring

๐Ÿ“Œ Career Highlights

  • โš™๏ธ Built distributed QR system with Redis and Rust โ€” 80% faster generation
  • ๐Ÿ’ณ Engineered accounting microservices with 99.99% transaction accuracy
  • ๐Ÿš€ Migrated legacy monolith to microservices โ€” reduced deployment complexity
  • ๐Ÿง  Led DDD & Clean Code adoption โ€” improved code quality and onboarding
  • ๐Ÿ“‰ Cut DB query response time by 60% with advanced tuning

๐Ÿ“œ Certifications

Certificate Issuer
Rust Programming Specialization Duke University
Software Engineer HackerRank
SQL Advanced HackerRank
Problem Solving HackerRank

๐ŸŒ Location & Relocation

  • ๐Ÿ“ Lagos, Nigeria โ€” Open to relocation across Europe
  • ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ Eligible for EU Blue Card sponsorship
  • ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ English (Proficient), German (A1)

๐Ÿค Letโ€™s Connect

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Open to backend engineering roles using Rust or Node.js, with a focus on performance, resilience, and system design.
Letโ€™s build scalable, efficient, and future-proof systems together.

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