Alex Santonastaso

Software Engineer · Full-Stack

About Me

Software Engineer with a background in Computer Science and Big Data Science. Experienced in building full-stack web applications, automation tools, and cloud infrastructure with Python, TypeScript, FastAPI, React, and AWS. Strong on APIs, cloud services, and DevOps practices. I enjoy solving real-world problems through efficient, maintainable code.

MSc Big Data Science (Distinction), Queen Mary University of LondonBSc Computer Science (First Class Honours), University of Westminster

Projects

CloudCertPrepLIVE

Free AWS certification practice exam platform. React, Supabase.

E-volve SecureAssess Results Automation

Windows tool that scrapes City & Guilds exam results. Python, Selenium.

Secure File SharingLIVE

Full-stack secure file sharing with presigned uploads. FastAPI, AWS.

Experience

Intech Centre (NCS Partner)

Software Developer, Jun 2024 - Present

Queen Mary University of London

Lab Demonstrator, Sep 2023 - Apr 2024

Skills

Languages & Tools

Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, PostgreSQL, Git

Backend & APIs

FastAPI, REST APIs, Selenium, Pandas, OpenPyXL, Supabase

Frontend & Web

React, Gatsby, TailwindCSS, HTML, CSS

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS, Terraform, Docker, GitHub Actions, CI/CD

Certifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect (SAA-C03)

In progress

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)

Mar 2026

GitHub Foundations Certification

Jun 2025

Contact

Email:alex@santonastaso.me