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Hey there! ๐Ÿ‘‹ I'm Seth Alexander

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๐Ÿš€ From Serving Tables to Serving Code

I traded restaurant aprons for keyboards in 2017, completing an intensive 800+ hour bootcamp journey that transformed my career. Today, I'm a force multiplier in any domain I set my mind to. Sometimes the best career pivots happen when you least expect them!

Currently focused on: Scaling platforms, mentoring emerging developers, and building tools that make developers' lives easier.


๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Tech Stack & Tools

Languages & Frameworks

TypeScript React NodeJS

Infrastructure & DevOps

NixOS Kubernetes Docker AWS

Databases & APIs

PostgreSQL Redis REST API GraphQL


๐Ÿ“Š GitHub Analytics

GitHub Streak

๐ŸŽฏ Featured Projects & Contributions

๐Ÿ”ง Open Source Tools

๐Ÿ’ผ Professional Impact

  • Leading Engineering at Gratia Health - Scaling healthcare platforms that impact thousands of patients
  • API Architecture - Designed and implemented GraphQL APIs serving multiple client applications
  • DevOps Innovation - Streamlined deployment processes using Kubernetes and modern CI/CD

๐ŸŒŸ Community Leadership

  • freeCodeCamp Nashville - Organizer helping new developers break into tech
  • Technical Writing - Regular contributor sharing knowledge about JavaScript, React, and career transitions
  • Mentorship - Guided 50+ developers through their career transition journeys

๐ŸŽฎ Fun Facts & Beyond Code

const seth = {
  careerTransition: "Restaurant Manager โ†’ Full-Stack Developer โ†’ Engineering Leader",
  motivation: "Building technology that makes people's lives better",
  operatingSystem: "NixOS on work machines, macOS for personal projects",
  codingFuel: ["Coffee", "Green Tea", "Dad Jokes"],
  currentlyLearning: "CrewAI and Go",
  funFact: "I debug code the same way I used to manage restaurant rushes - stay calm and work the system! ๐Ÿโžก๏ธ๐Ÿ’ป"
};

๐Ÿค Let's Connect!

I'm always excited to discuss:

  • Career Transitions into tech (been there, done that!)
  • Team Leadership and engineering management
  • Open Source collaboration opportunities
  • NixOS configurations and functional programming

๐Ÿ’ผ LinkedIn: /in/sethalexander
๐ŸŒ Website: sethaalexander.com


"The best career advice I ever got: Your background isn't a liability, it's your superpower. Restaurant management taught me systems thinking, crisis management, and team leadership - skills that make me a better engineering leader every day."

โญ๏ธ Fun challenge: Can you find the TypeScript in my commit history? (Hint: It's everywhere now!)


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  1. Panfactum/stack Panfactum/stack Public

    The Panfactum Stack

    MDX 28 7

  2. slack-list slack-list Public

    An open source list of Slack networks.

    JavaScript 3 21

  3. use-lazy-pagination use-lazy-pagination Public

    Bi-directional GraphQL React hook for use with Apollo's useLazyQuery.

    TypeScript 2