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// application developer & consultant

Alexander Mendola_

I build full-stack solutions to real business problems — and enjoy the people side as much as the code.

Developer and consultant at IBM in London, working across the full software lifecycle: translating business requirements into technical solutions, then building, shipping and supporting them in live environments.

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// About

I'm an application developer and consultant at IBM, specialising in full-stack development, DevOps and delivering technology that solves real business challenges. My experience spans the whole software lifecycle — from translating requirements into technical solutions to developing, deploying and supporting applications in live environments.

Right now, that means leading the technical development and delivery of a resource management platform used by over 1,500 employees — owning development activities, mentoring colleagues, and driving improvements in code quality, testing and delivery practices along the way.

Alongside the day job, I'm completing a Digital & Technology Solutions degree apprenticeship at Northeastern University London — sharpening the theory behind the practice. Before all this, I spent a couple of years volunteering at a riding stables supporting people with special needs.

languages

  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • SQL

stack

  • Vue.js
  • Node.js
  • PostgreSQL

devops & cloud

  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • CI/CD
  • Hybrid Cloud
  • OCI

practices

  • agile delivery
  • design thinking
  • accessibility
  • UX
  • QA
  • client relations

credentials

  • OCI Certified Foundations AssociateOracle, 2026
  • Enterprise Design Thinking PractitionerIBM, 2025
  • Generative & Agentic AI FoundationIBM, 2024
  • AWS Certified Cloud PractitionerAmazon Web Services, in progress

# full list on LinkedIn

// Experience

2023 — present

Application Developer & Consultant

IBM, London

  • Lead the technical development and delivery of a resource management platform supporting 1,500+ employees — improving operational efficiency and streamlining business processes.
  • Own development activities across the team: mentoring colleagues and raising standards for code quality, testing and delivery.
  • Support business-critical applications in live environments, resolving production issues and improving system reliability and security.

2023 — 2027 (expected)

BSc Digital & Technology Solutions — Degree Apprenticeship

Northeastern University London

  • Full-time client delivery alongside formal study of software engineering and how technology drives business change.

2020 — 2022

A-levels: Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics

Sixth form

// Selected work

featured
ongoing
Vue.js · Node.js · PostgreSQL

Resource management platform

Replaces slower, manual resourcing processes across a large organisation with a single system people actually want to use. I lead technical development and delivery.

In daily use by 1,500+ employees; streamlined operations and business processes across the organisation.

ongoing
production support · security

Business-critical application support

Live systems the business depends on every day. I diagnose and resolve production issues, tighten security, and lift reliability.

ongoing
code quality · testing · CI/CD

Engineering practice uplift

Better ways of working across the team — stronger code review, more meaningful test coverage and smoother delivery pipelines — with mentoring alongside.

2026
Node.js · YAML · no framework

This site

The page you're reading. A single YAML file holds every piece of content; a small Node script renders it to static HTML, CSS and JS with one dependency and no framework. The editor panel in the hero re-serialises that same file, so what it shows can never drift from the config behind it.

Meets WCAG AA contrast on every colour pair, keyboard navigable throughout, and honours prefers-reduced-motion.

# client work above is described in general terms under confidentiality — happy to go into specifics in conversation.

// Contact

The fastest way to reach me is email — happy to talk projects, consulting, or anything full-stack and DevOps.

alexander.mendola@outlook.com linkedin.com/in/alexander-mendola