Hey there 👋

I’m Alex Havermale, a Staff Software Engineer at The New York Times. I work at inflection points: leading 0-to-1 product and platform initiatives, and providing technical direction for teams or systems facing architectural transitions.

At the Times, it was an orchestration service unifying human and AI customer care flows; before that, the first B2B subscription management platform. At Warner Bros., it was the web app for CNN’s first streaming service; at Paramount, a new streaming pipeline powering sports events with millions of concurrent viewers. Regardless of the role, I enjoy sitting with hard problems and working through solutions with people who care about the outcome.

I see engineering as a craft—not in the narrow sense of polishing and perfecting, but rather in the mastery of tradeoffs and owning the long-term consequences of your design decisions.

I studied Computer Science and Psychology at Virginia Military Institute, where I was subsequently commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. That experience indelibly shaped how I lead: communicating clearly and often, cultivating shared ownership, and keeping calm under pressure.

I live in Virginia Beach with my wife and five-year-old son. When I’m not clacking away on an overpriced keyboard, you can find me there misting my plants, building LEGO sets with my son, planning our next home renovation, or jumping head-first into yet another expensive hobby.

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