Alexander Garber
Backend & DevOps Engineer | Ruby | Rails | RSpec | CI/CD | Docker
📧 alexandergarber@gmail.com | 📞 (208) 920-9768 | LinkedIn
🛠️ Technologies and Skills
- Languages: Ruby, Java, Python
- Frameworks: Ruby on Rails, Django
- Testing: RSpec, PyTest, Concordion, Selenium
- APIs: REST, GraphQL, API Integration
- Tools: Git, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Heroku, Google Workspace
- Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL
- Other: Linux, Bash
💼 Professional Experience
Backend Engineer
CallTrackingMetrics — Millersville, MD
2024 – 2025
- Built and maintained ETL pipelines in Ruby for PostgreSQL to ChurnZero API integration.
- Developed modular Ruby service objects for reliable, reusable ETL processes.
- Automated developer setup workflows, reducing onboarding time by 80%.
- Built orchestration tools using Ruby, Bash, and TMUX for launching apps and containers.
- Created auto-generating pull request description tool from
git diff, improving merge speed. - Managed internal Git repo for developer tooling and team-wide productivity.
- Contributed to Rails codebase: APIs, Sidekiq jobs, service layers, libraries.
- Liaised with CS, Product, and Ops teams to implement backend solutions.
Backend Developer & IT Manager
Panhandle Door Inc — Naples, ID
2022 – 2024
- Created a full Ruby on Rails BI system deployed on Heroku.
- Integrated Slack, Google Sheets, Zapier APIs for business data automation.
- Designed dashboards in Google Sheets and ensured user adoption.
- Sole manager for all in-house IT assets and third-party vendors.
Backend Software Developer
Chameleon Creator — Australia
2020 – 2021
- Led backend design and architecture for new features.
- Wrote migrations, Rails code, RSpec unit tests, Selenium integration tests.
- Built stable API endpoints in sync with frontend.
- Introduced CI/CD automation and SSO access for multi-country users.
Test Automation Engineer
Profectus Group — Australia
2018 – 2020
- Automated E2E testing for legacy applications using Ruby and Selenium.
- Used Java and Concordion for testing microservices.
- Worked within Agile/Atlassian toolchain.
Junior Backend Developer
Gleam.io — Australia
2017
- Supported backend development and early-stage features in Ruby on Rails.
🎓 Education
- Bachelor of Arts (English Literature) — University of Melbourne, 2003–2006
- Certificate of Commercial Law — Deakin University, 2015
🔗 Links
- 📧 alexandergarber@gmail.com
- 🌐 LinkedIn Profile