Alden Peterson

Alden Peterson is a Senior Software Engineer at Netflix since July 2021, with prior experience as a Staff Software Development Engineer in Test at Granular and Systems Development Engineer II at Amazon Web Services. At Granular, Alden provided technical leadership for a 35-person QA organization, facilitating a migration to a Python automation framework and developing Pytest plugins. At AWS, contributions included Python CI/CD automation tooling for service dependencies and Ruby templates for dynamic alarm severity. Earlier roles at Workiva involved leading initiatives for standardized active monitoring and load-testing strategies. Alden's career began at John Deere, with roles ranging from IT Analyst to Developer, focusing on SAP integration and engineering development. Educational credentials include a Master's degree in Human Computer Interaction and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University.