00 / Profile
Software engineer · MBA · CISA · San Antonio, TX
Alex Abushanab builds software & photographs birds.
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A. Abushanab
Lead Full Stack Software Engineer at NativePath, based in San Antonio, TX. Previously at Ulta Beauty, Mastercard, KPMG and Anglepoint.
- Now
- Lead Full Stack Software Engineer, NativePath
- Credentials
- MBA, Louisiana State University · CISA
- Studio
- Founder, Apex Software Engineering
- Off hours
- Bird photography (23 plates), golf
01 / Experience
Where I’ve built things.
Commerce platforms, fintech front ends and automation, from enterprise product teams to Shopify businesses.
2025 – Present
NativePath
Lead Full Stack Software Engineer
Architected 3PL fulfillment orchestration processing 3.5M+ orders, built the QA and CI/CD infrastructure, and leads security work on Shopify Plus.
Remix · TypeScript · Shopify Hydrogen
3.5M+orders through automated 3PL fulfillment orchestration
75E2E tests across 15 Playwright specs, plus 15 CI/CD workflows
65%fewer production vulnerabilities
$10K+annual savings from a vendor audit that cut 25 redundant integrations
26security remediation initiatives
2023 – 2024
Ulta Beauty
Lead Full Stack Software Engineer
Launched AdHub, Ulta’s Retail Media Network, planned epics 12 weeks ahead, and designed sign-in with Google IAP, LDAP, SSO and Auth0.
TypeScript · React · Node · Zustand · Jira
2022 – 2023
Mastercard
Front-End Software Engineer
Shipped accessibility, UX and visual-consistency features for the Finicity Connect app, tested with Jasmine, Karma and Playwright.
TypeScript · Angular · RxJS · NgRx · SASS
2022 – 2023
Almaza Fine Jewelry
Software Engineer
Built a high-availability, real-time gold pricing engine (market rate, weight, karat), and SEO work that ranks #1 on Google Shopping for “21K gold”.
TypeScript · Shopify · GraphQL · GitHub Actions
#1Google Shopping ranking for “21K gold” and “18k gold”
99%uptime for a pricing system with redundant APIs
2021 – 2022
Lifstyl Real Estate
Software Engineer
Built an automated invoicing app with daily emails that saved 5+ hours a week and raised the payment rate.
TypeScript · Node · GCP NoSQL DB · Heroku
5+ hrssaved every week by automated invoicing
Earlier
- Creepy CreamsSoftware Engineer2021–22
- AnglepointSAM Consulting Manager · Primary client: IBM2018–21
- KPMGContracts Advisory Associate · Primary client: IBM2016–18
Education
- Hack ReactorSoftware Engineering Immersive2022
- Louisiana State UniversityMBA2016
- UL LafayetteBS, Business Informatics2014
Certification
- CISACertified Information Systems AuditorISACA
02 / Photography
Field work.
23 plates in the collection. Choose one to view it.
Birds, landscapes and travel work.
in the collectionPyrocephalus rubinus
The vermilion in this edition is sampled from Plate II.
Open the full collection03 / The studio
I also run a software studio.
Apex Software Engineering builds automation, e-commerce and custom apps for businesses, plus products it runs itself, like Spok3n and Clear My Inbox.
- 01Automation & Workflow Solutions
- 02E-Commerce & Digital Platforms
- 03Custom App & Cloud Development
- 04Data Integration & Analytics
- 05Blockchain & Web3 Solutions