Alex Wassef
Senior Software Engineer @Xtract One Technologies
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Software Engineer @Xtract One Technologies
Toronto, ON, CA
Owned end-to-end resolution of a Sev 1 platform-wide issue affecting all customers — executing rapid mitigation to restore stability, then architecting a durable storage fix with guardrails and leak prevention mechanisms; unified storage semantics across products to prevent systemic recurrence.• Architected a 99.9% reliable OTA firmware platform using AWS Lambda and IoT Core, while driving executive alignment on rollback strategy, compatibility contracts, and device lifecycle boundaries to set long-term architectural direction and operational guarantees.• Secured Product alignment on reducing developer wait-time inefficiencies, quantified baseline metrics, set improvement targets, and converted them into actionable tickets; team delivered an 80% reduction in engineering idle time, surpassing objectives• Identified and corrected a hardware deficiency in a data acquisition device, extending mean time to failure from 6 hours to 7 days (28×); added a Python watchdog to maintain near-continuous reliability• Diagnosed and resolved a critical system-level performance bottleneck where O(n) memory reallocations in a dynamic data structure caused failure under load; implemented an optimized data structure and memory management strategy to ensure real-time throughput• Delivered the first generally available (GA) release of the Xtract One Gateway, coordinating priorities and stakeholders to ensure an on-time, stable launch• Designed scalable, cloud-based CI/CD infrastructure using Bitbucket Pipelines, Python, AWS S3, and Bash, leading to a reduction in flash-time failures from 10% to <0.1%• Championed a function-wide effort to document the architecture of our codebase, improving onboarding, maintainability, and knowledge sharing
EDUCATION
Queen's University
Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours) - BASc, Electrical Engineering
ABOUT ALEX WASSEF
I’m a Senior Software Engineer at Xtract One, leading the architecture and evolution of core systems powering our AI-driven threat detection platform.I own the design and development of the Xtract One Gateway—an edge platform deployed in production environments—and drive architectural decisions across distributed services, networking, and data infrastructure. My focus is building resilient, observable, and upgradeable systems that perform reliably in real-world conditions.I operate across layers: leading design reviews, setting technical direction, aligning cross-team architecture, and contributing code daily to critical components. I partner closely with Product and Engineering leadership to shape roadmaps, evaluate tradeoffs, and ensure near-term delivery strengthens long-term system integrity.I’m motivated by building durable systems at the edge—and by creating technical leverage that helps teams move faster without sacrificing reliability.
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