alexander://jensen

alexander jensen
software engineer
full-stack and systems

I am Alexander Jensen, an engineer focused on full-stack product delivery and systems integration. I work across product and infrastructure to turn complex requirements into practical, maintainable systems.

projects

selected_work

A few projects where constraints were messy, requirements moved, and the real work was making systems hold up in practice.

TaiGer Portal

Full-stack admissions platform used in real operations.

production system · actively maintained

Built and maintained the React admin app and Node.js backend.

Delivered CRM integration and admissions workflows, including deal tracking, decision analytics, and email flows.

Rolled out AI Assist, an in-platform copilot for student ops.

Implemented RAG-based profile matching to support admissions decisions.

Kept the system reliable in production as workflows and integrations evolved.

React + TypeScript (Vite) · Node.js + Express · MongoDB · AWS

Homelab

Personal self-hosted infrastructure for running and maintaining daily services.

Built and maintained services including NAS storage, network-wide ad blocking, custom-domain mail hosting, and Home Assistant.

Set up local DNS and service routing to enable stable access without relying on fixed LAN IPs.

Unraid · Docker · Networking · DNS · Self-hosting · Home Automation

Rusty Infinite Loop

inspired by Infinity Loop

A puzzle game about connecting lines into loops

systems / graphics experiment

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Implemented a grid-based puzzle system where players rotate tiles to form valid connections.

Added optional level generation using Wave Function Collapse (WFC) for diverse, constraint-valid layouts.

Rust workspace · WebAssembly · Yew · Rocket

eCovid

Interactive COVID-19 analysis across Germany.

data visualization project

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Built an interactive dashboard to explore COVID-19 trends and economic impact, including 7-day incidence maps and demographic breakdowns.

Implemented time-series visualizations with a strong focus on client-side performance and rendering quality.

JavaScript · HTML · CSS · D3.js

publication

research milestone

Efficient Serverless FL in Heterogeneous Environments

ACM CCGrid '24

Apodotiko is an asynchronous serverless federated-learning (FL) strategy built for heterogeneous clients, where slow devices and mixed CPU/GPU hardware usually bottleneck training. It combines efficiency-aware client scoring with fairness boosting and delivered 2.75x average speedup (up to 7.03x) while reducing cold starts by about 4x.

.git | view_arxiv , view_journal

  • efficiency scoring across hardware capacity and local data volume
  • asynchronous aggregation that mitigates stragglers without starving slower clients
  • strong empirical gains in time-to-accuracy and serverless execution efficiency

skills

how I operate

I work at the seam between product and infrastructure, turning ambiguous requirements into maintainable systems teams can ship with confidence.

I collaborate comfortably across German-, English-, and Chinese-speaking teams, which helps align product, engineering, and operations quickly.

  • German Native
  • English Fluent
  • Chinese Native

full-stack product engineering

Designing and delivering features end-to-end, with strong emphasis on predictable APIs, resilient backend logic, and practical frontend UX.

  • JavaScript
  • Node.js
  • React
  • Express

data + workflow systems

Building internal platforms where process complexity is real: versioned changes, auditability, and gradual evolution under live usage.

  • Postgres
  • MongoDB
  • Neo4j
  • SQL
  • BPMN

delivery and operations

Owning runtime behavior with deployment discipline, observability, and failure recovery across cloud and self-hosted environments.

  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Azure

let's work together

Open to senior engineering roles and architecture-focused collaboration. Reach out for projects where product complexity meets real operational constraints.