Alexander Szostek

About Alexander Szostek

I’m passionate about leading high-performing engineering teams and transforming complex data ecosystems into scalable, efficient solutions. With over 10 years of experience, I specialize in modernizing cloud architectures, optimizing workflows, and driving operational excellence. Whether it’s migrating legacy systems, enhancing data governance, or implementing AI-driven analytics, I ensure technology works seamlessly to support business goals. I thrive on collaboration—mentoring teams, aligning cross-functional stakeholders, and turning challenges into opportunities. From AWS and Azure to Databricks and real-time data processing, I help organizations unlock the full potential of their data. Let’s connect and explore innovative ways to drive impact! Let’s talk about scaling engineering solutions and driving impactful change! Feel free to connect or reach out.#EngineeringLeadership #DataModernization #CloudComputing #OperationalExcellence #TeamDevelopment #DataEngineering #FieldEngineering #DigitalTransformation #Mentorship #AI #MachineLearning #CloudMigration

Experience

1. Senior Team Leader, Engineering

   Rocket

   Nov 2024 — Present

   Led the initiative to transition from outdated systems to modern solutions, ensuring continuous operation of critical applications. Established and managed the Data Engineering Centre of Excellence (COE), promoting best practices, collaboration, and technical leadership. Revised Rocket Data Standards to enhance data governance. Advocated for platform upgrades through Request for Change (RFC) leadership and innovation. Enhanced data accessibility using Power BI via REST API. Directed the migration of legacy on-premise software to a sustainable cloud environment utilizing Redshift, Aurora DB, Apache Flink, and API Gateway. • Improved decision-making efficiency by 50% through co-development of a cloud-based mortgage data model, reducing system failures and data latency by half.• Strengthened data integrity by developing the first comprehensive data quality suite for mortgage data, facilitating precise business decisions.• Enhanced customer experience by creating Rocket’s first chat data model utilizing Large Language Models (LLMs) to analyze sentiment, providing valuable user insights.• Optimized real-time data access by leading Power BI integration via REST API, minimizing errors and enabling near-instant updates.• Ensured a seamless transition from legacy systems by supervising decommissioning under the Super Charge Core Platform initiative, preventing disruptions.

Education

• University of Michigan

  Industrial Engineering

Skills

• Ampl
• Lean Manufacturing
• Bladelogic
• Product Management
• Access Database
• Visual Basic
• Stochastic Processes
• Microsoft Office
• Sql Server Management Studio
• Markov Chains
• Queuing
• Vba
• Linear Programming
• Supply Chain Management
• Ssis
• Matlab
• Visual Studio
• Optimization
• Probability
• T-Sql
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Corporate Finance
• Statistics
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Business Intelligence
• Minitab
• Analysis
• Economic Modeling