Alex Seriy is a Senior Staff Sales Engineer at Cockroach Labs, where he helps organizations leverage CockroachDB for scalability, resilience, and performance. Previously, he led the development of an AI-powered HR platform that utilized machine learning to identify deep skills and support career transitions for defense and security personnel. Prior to Cockroach Labs, he held technical leadership roles at Capgemini, HCL Technologies, IBM, and TIAA-CREF, specializing in cloud-native architectures, DevOps, and data engineering. His expertise spans AI-driven solutions, knowledge graphs, and high-performance computing, helping enterprises innovate in database management, analytics, and automation.