Summary
Alexander Medeiros is a results-driven software engineering leader with over a decade of experience delivering large-scale, security-conscious systems across finance and public-sector domains. As Lead Software Engineer at Capital One, he is building the foundations for future hardware products and orchestrating cross-functional teams to align hardware drivers, backend APIs, and front-end interfaces while defending security models and money movement flows. His career spans senior roles at FINRA, SoundExchange, and Johns Hopkins APL, where he modernized legacy code, built scalable data pipelines handling billions of rows, and delivered user-centric interfaces to diverse stakeholders—from engineers to military ranks. He is passionate about mentoring, having instructed hundreds of students into software careers, and has influenced multi-million-dollar initiatives through technical leadership and stakeholder collaboration. Alexander combines hands-on engineering with strategic vision, leveraging an MS in Computer Science (University of Maryland, pursuing since 2024) and a BS in Physics and Computer Science from UMCP to bridge theory and production systems. He is based in Virginia and thrives on solving complex problems collaboratively.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Maryland, College Park
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at University of Maryland