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Alex Pearson

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Head of Platform and Infra at Flex at Flex
📍 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Alex Pearson is the Head of Platform and Infra at Flex, building next-generation fintech solutions. A graduate of St. Olaf College and a former CTO/co-founder of Platter, a Postgres database platform, he has extensive experience leading software teams. People who have worked with him describe him as a great and patient instructor.

Outside of his technology career, Alex is a certified weightlifting and CrossFit coach, having previously co-founded a CrossFit and weightlifting gym where he served as CEO and Head Coach. He has a passion for mentoring, demonstrated through his support for coding academy graduates and past roles in technology education.

He holds both a USAW Sports Performance Coach L1 certification and a Catalyst Athletics CF-L1 Weightlifting Coach certification.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Head of Platform and Infra at Flex
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
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Fintech Infrastructure
Currently leads the team at Flex responsible for building the operating system for the next generation of financial technology.
Database Innovation
As co-founder and CTO of Platter, he developed a branching Postgres database platform designed to treat data like code.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Head of Platform and Infra at Flex
Flex
1-2023
Lead Software Engineer
Flex
3-2019
CTO, Co-founder
Platter
Web Developer and Consultant
Freelance Web Developer and Technology Education Consultant
11-2018 - 3-2019
Senior Lead Software Engineer
Volley (volley.com)
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Education
2007 - 2011
Bachelor's degree
St. Olaf College
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