Alex Marcus

Application Development Lead Starbucks Coffee Company: 2024 - Present

• Lead front-end engineering efforts across multiple project teams, owning both implementation and product direction for internal web applications used by thousands of Starbucks employees.
• Craft production-ready user interfaces and design systems without reliance on dedicated designers, balancing engineering execution with user-centric design decisions.
• Perform product ownership duties: define product roadmaps, manage backlogs, lead sprint ceremonies, and coordinate with stakeholders to ensure delivery of business-critical features.
• Partner with cross-functional teams across Product, Engineering, and Operations to scope, architect, and deliver high-value internal tools aligned with business needs.
• Related project: Starbucks My Availability

Certificate in Engineering Leadership University of Washington: December 2024

• Completed a graduate-level program focused on leadership, communication, and strategic decision-making for engineering professionals.
• Developed skills in technical team management, stakeholder engagement, and driving innovation within engineering organizations.

Senior Software Development Engineer Expedia Group: 2022 - 2024

• Led a development team to execute feature enhancements for the Expedia partner integration platform, improving partner onboarding and internal tooling.
• Improved deployment velocity and code quality by implementing robust testing and CI pipelines, reducing bug rates and time-to-market.
• Collaborated closely with product managers and designers to define technical approaches aligned with business requirements, focusing on maintainable code and scalable UI architecture.
• Mentored junior developers and interns, providing technical guidance and professional development support within the team.
• Related project: Expedia Open World

Certificate in Project Management Coursera: February 2024

• Earned certification through Coursera’s Project Management Professional program, covering agile methodologies, risk management, and project planning.
• Enhanced ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage project timelines, and deliver business-critical outcomes.

Software Development Engineer Adobe, Inc.: 2018 - 2022

• Developed front-end applications and integrated features into Adobe’s Creative Cloud suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, supporting file sharing and collaboration workflows.
• Built customer-facing web applications for Adobe Express using ReactJS, connecting to internal REST APIs and improving product value for new customers.
• Defined frontend architecture for scalable web component interfaces, shortening integration timelines for internal and external teams.
• Managed cross-team technical discussions and backlog prioritization, ensuring alignment across Product, Engineering, and Partner teams.
• Related projects: Adobe Cloud Collaboration, Adobe Express

Software Development Team Lead Level 11 Consulting: 2015 - 2018

• Led frontend and full-stack development for 3D interactive web applications, delivering mapping and navigation tools for Carnival Cruise ships on both mobile and large, touch-enabled screens.
• Delivered browser-based WebGL (React, ThreeJS) and Unity 3D versions of applications, with responsibility for technical execution and deployment logistics.
• Presented live product demos at CES 2017, contributing to high-profile project success.
• Coordinated with clients, engineers, and designers to deliver polished interactive user experiences deployed to both mobile and large-format displays.
• Related project: Carnival Cruise Lines Wayfinding

Web Developer Sur La Table, Inc.: 2013 – 2015

• Designed, developed, tested, troubleshot, and debugged mobile and desktop e-commerce applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, and AJAX in Visual Studio. Projects included:
  • Hand-coded global site header with multi-tiered navigation, reactive browsing, and custom styling.
  • Splash layouts, product comparison charts, product anatomies, and more.
• Leveraged A/B user testing with Monetate in collaboration with internal and external marketing teams.
• Related project: Sur La Table Retail Website

Web Developer ShapeUp, Inc.: 2011 – 2013

• Developed code using modern HTML, CSS, and JavaScript display techniques, as well as scalable PHP and MySQL logic linked via AJAX exchanges, to create stand-alone and integrated MVC components such as:
  • Organization-grouped social network functionality, including supporter searching, compatibility-based supporter suggestions, scoped privacy settings, and a comprehensive profanity filter.
  • Administrative panels providing intricate database operations through a concise user interface, allowing in-depth user management, eligibility maintenance, frontpage banner editing, and more.
  • Customizable newsletter generation and preview with integrated, up-to-date platform statistics.
• Contributed to continuous integration with automated unit testing in an agile development cycle.
• Received, escalated, and resolved over 2,700 technical incident tickets per year regarding browser compatibility, UI issues, backend logic, and database problems from over 600,000 international users.
• Related project: ShapeUp Health Platform