About

Alexander Reelsen is a highly skilled software engineer with over 15 years of experience in the industry. With a focus on simplicity and concurrency in the Java world, he is also interested in scaling web architectures and its technologies. Alexander is always considering open source and being RESTful, ensuring that he stays up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies. Currently working as a Developer Advocate at firebolt, Alexander's current focus is on information retrieval and all things scale, search & analytics, using and developing elasticsearch. His role requires him to be a community advocate and he is responsible for promoting the company's products and services to developers and other stakeholders. Prior to his current role, Alexander worked as a Community Advocate/DevRel (Developer Relations) at elastic and as a Software Engineer at lusini gmbh. At lusini gmbh, he was responsible for building an ecommerce b2b marketplace using technologies/languages like Java, Groovy, Play Framework, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, NodeJS, Apache OFBiz, Jackson. Alexander holds a diploma (FH) in Information Systems from Fachhochschule Oldenburg/Ostfriesland/Wilhelmshaven. He has a strong tech stack that includes Information Retrieval, Software Engineering, Elastic Search, Java, Search, Web, and MongoDB. Overall, Alexander is a passionate and experienced software engineer who is always looking for new and innovative ways to solve complex problems. He is a community advocate who is committed to promoting open source technologies and helping developers to achieve their goals.