Santiago Alvarado

Software Engineer focused on Distributed Systems, Cloud & Robotics

Computer Science student at Sacramento State graduating Spring 2027. I build reliable software across distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, robotics, and full-stack applications, with production experience at Caltrans and Symbotic.

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Experience

Student Assistant — Software Systems

December 2025 – Present

California Department of Transportation

Serve as Scrum Master for a 10-person Agile team, running sprint planning and backlog refinement while modernizing legacy WSWD PHP workflows into ProDMS/.NET.
Build service layers and repositories using Domain-Driven Design across SQL Server, React, PHP, and JavaScript for internal systems used by 3,000+ Caltrans users, including production debugging and user-facing features.
Write JavaScript ETL scripts syncing data across Oracle and MySQL, cutting manual correction cycles by about 20%.

SQL Server

.NET

React

PHP

JavaScript

Git

Software Engineer Intern

May 2023 – August 2023

Symbotic

Developed a Python location-tracking algorithm to re-localize warehouse robots after power outages, cutting recovery time by 25% and reducing downtime across 3 production lines.
Wrote C++ diagnostic scripts for real-time robotic fault detection, cutting troubleshooting time by about 20% and helping diagnose hardware and software failures.
Reprogrammed PLC logic to support recovery workflows, helping maintain 99%+ system uptime.

Python

C++

PLC

Robotics

IT Intern

October 2024 – May 2025

World Relief

Built inventory management software that cut asset-tracking time by 30%.
Built password-recovery tooling that reduced locked-system downtime by 40%, alongside day-to-day technical troubleshooting.