Alex Rios

Alex is a Senior Staff Engineer at Stone, where he builds developer platforms and internal tools that empower engineering teams across the organization. With 17+ years of experience, he's the author of System Programming Essentials with Go and Learning Zig, and writes about staff engineering and systems thinking on Substack and his personal blog.

Alex speaks regularly at international conferences and is passionate about data-oriented design, making complex systems understandable, and helping engineers grow into technical leadership roles.