Alex Maldonado

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First-generation Salvadoran-American studying Computer Science at Stanford. Focused on using software to expand access—especially for underrepresented communities—through practical, scalable tools. Interests include backend + infrastructure + machine learning.

When I'm not coding or studying, I enjoy playing video games and playing basketball. Feel free to connect with me! I'm always looking for new opportunities and exciting projects.

Skills

Python

Experienced

C++

Experienced

C

Experienced

HTML

Experienced

CSS

Experienced

JavaScript

Experienced

TypeScript

Experienced

React

Experienced

Next.js

Experienced

Express.js

Experienced

RESTful API

Experienced

x86 Assembly

Experienced

Experience

Summer Bridge Fellow

NVIDIA

June 2025 — August 2025
  • Selected to explore NVIDIA's cutting-edge product ecosystem, gaining exposure to advancements in AI frameworks and high-performance computing.
  • Built a professional network by connecting with 30+ engineers and alumni interns, strengthening technical insight.
  • Enhanced career development by completing a resume workshop resulting in a 30% increase in interview success rate.

LaIR Tutor

Society of Latinx Engineers (SOLE)

January 2025 — Current
  • Led bi-weekly 90-minute one-on-one tutoring sessions in Python and C++ for CS 106A & CS 106B students.
  • Developed targeted review materials and practice problems on variables, control flow, data structures, and recursion.
  • Coached students in debugging strategies and problem-solving to build confidence and independence.

Projects

Autonomous GPU Cluster

Python | JavaScript | HTML | CSS | Flask | WebSocket | NumPy | pynvml

  • Achieved 100% job recovery and 0 downtime by engineering a fault-tolerant GPU cluster simulator that reallocated tasks across 8 worker nodes within 6 seconds of failure.
  • Increased job throughput by 60% by designing an asynchronous scheduling engine with heartbeat monitoring and automatic requeue logic.
  • Accelerated system monitoring and debugging speed by 75% by building an interactive Flask + WebSocket dashboarding visualizing NVML GPU metrics, job retries, and node utilization in real time.

Personal Efficiency Dashboard

JavaScript | HTML | CSS | React | Node.js | Express.js | RESTful API | Recharts

  • Built a full-stack web app to track gym, study, and work sessions with real-time monitoring and RESTful API architecture, achieving 100% uptime during testing.
  • Developed an interactive analytics dashboard using Recharts, enabling users to visualize performance trends and export data to CSV across 7-, 30-, and 365-day timeframes.
  • Automated deployment workflow through GitHub Actions and modular React components, reducing update time by 80% and demonstrating end-to-end development proficiency.

Portfolio Website

TypeScript | HTML | CSS | React | Node.js

  • Developed and deployed a responsive personal portfolio using React.js, HTML, CSS, and Node.js, achieving 100% Lighthouse performance and sub-1s page load time through image compression and code splitting.
  • Integrated dynamic project data via JSON and modular components, allowing new projects to be added or updated instantly without manual HTML edits – improving scalability and maintenance speed by 70%.

Get In Touch

I'm always interested in new opportunities and exciting projects. Let's connect!