Your host, Alex Costas

Alexander Costas

Abandon your limiting beliefs.

Hello! I'm Alex, an engineering manager who recently worked on OpenTelemetry at Datadog. Check out some of my past work and projects below:

Projects

Work

  • Engineering Manager, Datadog (Oct 2022 – Jun 2025)
  • Lead Software Engineer, MongoDB (Jun 2019 – Oct 2022)
  • Software Engineer, Schellman & Company (Jul 2018 – Apr 2019)
  • Senior Software Engineer, Bank OZK (Oct 2015 – Jun 2018)
  • Junior Design Engineer, SLV Lighting (Jul 2015 – Sep 2015)
  • Cofounder, CTO, Costas Global LLC (Feb 2012 – Sep 2015)
  • Research Assistant in Civil/Environmental Engineering, University of Miami (Aug 2013 – May 2014)
  • Research Assistant in Cell Biology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (Aug 2012 – May 2013)
  • Research Assistant in Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami (Feb 2012 – May 2012)

Patents

Education

  • • University of Miami - Bachelor's Degree, Majors in Mathematics & Applied Physics, Minors in Chemistry & Biology (2011 - 2015)
  • • Carl Bosch Schule - Abitur, Electromechanical Engineering (2008 - 2011)

Awards & Recognition

  • magna cum laude, University of Miami (2015)
  • • #1 Ranking in Mathematics, University of Miami (2015)
  • • President's List, University of Miami (2011-2015)
  • • Mathematics Scholarship, University of Miami (2011-2015)
  • • 1'er Abitur, Carl Bosch Schule (2011)
  • • School President, Carl Bosch Schule (2010-2011)
  • • Mathematics: Probability Theory - Gifted Students @ University of Mannheim (2010)