About

Alex Soto is a highly accomplished Java Champion, Red Hatter, teacher and writer with over 17 years of relevant experience in the tech industry. As the Director of Developer Experience at Red Hat, he is passionate about the Java world, software automation, and believes in the open-source software model. Alex is the creator of the NoSQLUnit project and a member of JSR374 (Java API for JSON Processing) Expert Group. He is also the co-author of the Testing Java Microservices book for Manning and a contributor to several open-source projects. In 2017, he was recognized as a Java Champion, and he is an international speaker and teacher at Salle URL University. Alex has talked extensively about new testing techniques for microservices and continuous delivery in the 21st century. His expertise in Java, testing, microservices, Kubernetes, and software engineering has been honed through his work as a Senior Software Engineer and Director of Developer Experience at Red Hat. Alex holds a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) degree in Computer Software Engineering from Universitat Ramon Llull, where he also earned an Engineer's degree in Operative Systems. He also attended Escola Pia for his secondary education. Overall, Alex is a highly skilled and experienced professional in the tech industry, with a passion for open-source software and a dedication to sharing his knowledge through teaching and writing.