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Alexander Widing

Alexander Widing

Tech Chief / Lead Software Engineer

Bangkok, Bangkok, TH
Swedish, English, Thai, Japanese

Background


About

About

Engineering leader with over 11 years of full-stack development experience, specializing in PHP/Laravel ecosystems and Python development. I'm driven by curiosity for emerging technology and a genuine passion for teaching others to grow. I build systems and teams, from enterprise ERP platforms to coaching athletes to national records.

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • Tech Chief & AI Engineer, DxT Corporation Co., Ltd.

    Feb, 2025 - Present

    Leading technical vision, strategy and system architecture for enterprise-grade SaaS Translation Management System (TMS). Dual role combining executive leadership with hands-on AI engineering as an individual contributor.

    • Set organization-wide technical direction and architecture standards as strategic business partner to CEO

    • Oversee engineering organization with hiring authority and budget responsibility for technical resources

    • Lead cross-functional team of 6 spanning engineering, product, QA, and project management

    • Architect and implement AI-powered features for translation workflows, leveraging LLM integration

    • Define technology stack, coding standards, and CI/CD pipelines for scalable multi-tenant SaaS architecture

    • Own full product lifecycle from requirements to production monitoring, establishing engineering processes for startup growth phase

  • Lead Software Engineer, EQHO Communications Ltd.

    Jan, 2021 - Jan, 20254 years

    Led development team at digital agency, delivering custom systems and websites for clients across diverse industries.

    • Led team of 2 engineers while remaining hands-on with code, bridging individual contributor and management roles

    • Managed team performance and career development, goal setting, growth planning, including job postings, technical interviews, and onboarding

    • Architected and delivered web solutions and custom e-commerce platforms for clients, integrating third-party APIs and streamlining operations

    • Managed DevOps responsibilities including server provisioning, deployment automation, monitoring, and infrastructure maintenance

  • Corporate Systems Manager / Senior Software Engineer, EQHO Globalization Pte. Ltd.

    Aug, 2015 - Jan, 20215 years 5 months

    Designed and developed suite of internal corporate systems and client-facing applications.

    • Designed and developed suite of internal corporate systems including ERP, CRM, Accounting, Project Management, and HRM modules — adopted company-wide, reducing operational overhead by 90% for executive, sales, and project management teams

    • Gained hands-on corporate finance and accounting knowledge through mentorship while building an accounting system, learning financial workflows, reporting, and compliance requirements

    • Migrated legacy systems to modern frameworks, reducing maintenance overhead and improving performance

    • Managed production databases with business-critical data, implementing backup and recovery procedures

  • IT/Telecom Technician & Developer, Com7 AB

    Jan, 2015 - Aug, 20157 months

    Managed IT infrastructure and developed web applications for international telecom company.

    • Managed IT infrastructure at the Bangkok office

    • Performed on-site network installations at B2B customer offices in Gothenburg

    • Built a client database and automation tool using PHP, Python, and MySQL to aggregate subscription data from service providers and generate reports for the sales team

    • Provided technical support for corporate customers (phone switches, network, WiFi) and assisted with home cell antenna installations in remote areas

  • Freelance Web Developer, theWiding Software

    Jun, 2014 - Nov, 20145 months

    Freelance web design and development services for 2 clients.

    • Delivered a production website using WordPress

    • Built a custom CMS from scratch using PHP for a client's specific needs

  • Retail & Sales Associate, Prior non-tech experience

    Aug, 2010 - Jun, 20121 year 10 months

Projects Experience

Projects Experience

  • MMO Networking Proof-of-Concept

    Oct, 2025 - Present

    Multiplayer 2D roguelike game built to stress-test networking architecture for MMO-scale applications

    • Stress-testing single-server player capacity and multi-region scaling architecture

    • Designed custom networking layer with delta compression and WebSocket real-time state sync

    • Built authoritative game server handling physics, combat validation, and AI

    • Developed Go REST API with JWT authentication, PostgreSQL persistence, and Redis caching

    • Orchestrated multi-container deployment with Docker Compose

  • TMS SaaS Platform, DxT

    Feb, 2025 - Present

    Translation Management System with AI-powered features for the enterprise localization market

    • Multi-tenant SaaS architecture

    • AI-powered translation workflows with LLM integration

    • Developed Python automation scripts for AI integrations and workflow automation

    • Implemented Supabase Vector store with semantic search capabilities

    • Data vectorization using OpenAI text-embedding-3 and HuggingFace paraphrase-multilingual-MiniLM-L12-v2 (maps sentences & paragraphs to a 384 dimensional dense vector space) for local processing

  • Enterprise ERP Suite, EQHO Communications

    May, 2016 - Jan, 20214 years 8 months

    Integrated Accounting, CRM, and Project Management systems for internal corporate use

    • Full accounting system with Chart of Accounts, P&L, AR/AP aging, revenue tracking, and financial dashboards

    • CRM for customer relationship tracking

    • Project management and resource allocation

  • HRM System, EQHO Communications

    Aug, 2020 - Oct, 20255 years 2 months

    Comprehensive Human Resource Management system for employee and workforce management

    • Employee management and company directory

    • Payroll management system

    • Clock in/out time tracking

    • Electronic leave requests and sick leave management

    • Company holidays calendar

  • GPS Tracker System, Uppsala University

    Mar, 2014 - Jun, 20143 months

    Arduino-based GPS tracking device with web interface for vehicle/boat tracking and anti-theft purposes (Thesis Project)

    • Led 3-person team for university thesis project

    • Arduino paired with GPS chip and SIM card for cellular data transmission

    • Device transmitted GPS coordinates to Laravel REST API for persistent storage

    • Web interface plotted device movement history on interactive maps via Google APIs

    • Park alarm feature alerting users when device is moved

Skills

Skills

  • Backend Development

    PHP

    Laravel

    Go

    Python

    REST APIs

    MySQL

    PostgreSQL

    MongoDB

    Redis

    Supabase

  • Frontend Development

    JavaScript

    TypeScript

    Vue.js

    Angular

    Alpine.js

    Livewire

    Next.js

    TailwindCSS

  • AI Engineering

    LLM Integration

    Prompt Engineering

    Vector Databases

    Text Embeddings

    OpenAI API

    HuggingFace Models

    AI-powered Features

  • DevOps & Tools

    Git

    CI/CD

    Docker

    Linux

  • CMS & Platforms

    WordPress

    Custom CMS Development

  • Architecture & Practices

    RESTful APIs

    SaaS Multi-tenancy

    MVC

    Microservices

    System Design

    Agile/Scrum

Education

Education

  • Software Engineering, Associate of Applied Science (AAS), Uppsala University

    Jan, 2012 - Jan, 2014

  • Introduction to 3D-Graphics, Independent Course (15 Credits), Högskolan på Gotland

    Jan, 2012 - Jan, 2012

  • Basic Course in 3D-Graphics with Autodesk 3ds Max, Independent Course (15 Credits), Linnéuniversitetet

    Jan, 2012 - Jan, 2012

  • Natural Science - IT Specialization, High School Diploma, Arlandagymnasiet

    Jan, 2007 - Jan, 2010

Certificates

Certificates

Interests

Interests

  • Traditional Rock Climbing

    Multipitch guide (6 students)Belay instructorJapan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Canada, Austria, Spain, Laos, Thailand, Sweden
  • Fitness & Nutrition

    Physical trainingNutrition science
  • Portrait Photography

    Fujifilm
  • JDM & Nostalgic Cars

    Japanese domestic market90s drift cars
  • Competitive Gaming (Esports)

    World of Warcraft: Main Tank, Realm 2nd guild (2005-2010)StarCraft 2: Diamond League (2010)Battlefield 3: ESL Pro League (2012)