Alesha Cronie

About Alesha Cronie

I\'ve built my career leading engineering teams through complex transformation—modernizing legacy systems, launching scalable platforms, and aligning technology with long-term business strategy. My approach balances deep technical acumen with a strong focus on cross-functional collaboration, enabling sustainable growth in high-stakes environments. From greenfield builds to intricate platform overhauls, I specialize in driving impact at scale. I’ve led teams through 10x traffic surges, global cloud migrations, and mission-critical product delivery—always with a focus on performance, security, and maintainability. I believe engineering excellence is as much about people and process as it is about code.My experience spans e-commerce, fintech, and healthcare—industries where reliability and compliance are table stakes. I’ve built and mentored high-performing teams grounded in autonomy, accountability, and continuous improvement. I’ve also partnered across functions—product, legal, operations—to drive initiatives like fraud prevention frameworks, AI-enabled development tools, and enterprise-ready architectures.I bring the discipline of an engineer, the perspective of a strategist, and the empathy of a coach. My focus is clear: deliver systems and teams that enable organizations to move with purpose, clarity, and confidence—no matter how complex the challenge.

Experience

1. Director of Software Engineering

   Moderna

   May 2023 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   In my current role, I am managing a cross-functional team to architect, build, and scale a global e-commerce channel. I maximize engineering productivity by embedding AI into core workflows, leveraging AI tools for prototyping, code development, and quality reviews, reducing development cycles.Some of my accomplishments are: • Built Seattle’s engineering hub from scratch; defined SDLC and Agile frameworks, developed onboarding programs, and scaled multi-disciplinary team of 30+ engineers. • Architected and delivered the Direct Vaccine Sales platform on AWS with Java/Spring microservices, replacing $1M+/year vendor solution and generating $150M+ in first-year revenue.• Championed enterprise-wide change management; partnered with CIO and senior leadership to run strategic off-sites and hands-on training, embedding best practices for requirement co-creation and maximizing engineering value across a organization.• Engineered real-time integrations with UPS (independently designed live order APIs with vendor feedback) and Stripe (ACH and credit card processing), enabling digital payments and ensuring SOX-compliant order validation; also integrated Vertex for tax calculations and Model N for complex, contract-specific pharma pricing—resulting in over $1M in annual vendor cost savings.• Replaced Excel-based workflows with resilient, instrumented API-driven system using asynchronous, queue-based processing, enhancing reliability across data pipelines supporting vaccine order fulfillment.

Education

• University of Washington

  Bachelor's Degree, Microbiology, Focus in Computer Science & Applied Mathematics

  2013 — 2018