# Alex Godfrey — Fullstack Software Engineer

> Alex Godfrey is a fullstack software engineer building AI infrastructure and biotechnology software with a focus on longevity.

- [Email](mailto:me@alexgodfrey.com): me@alexgodfrey.com
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexgodfreyapi): linkedin.com/in/alexgodfreyapi
- [GitHub](https://github.com/alexjamesgodfrey): github.com/alexjamesgodfrey

- [Canonical profile](https://www.alexgodfrey.com/)
- [Download the PDF résumé](https://www.alexgodfrey.com/resources/resume.pdf)
- **Last verified:** 2026-07-29

## Profile

He studied mathematics, computer science, and neuroscience at Cornell University.

He builds AI infrastructure and biotechnology software focused on longevity.

## Experience

### SHV (Sutter Hill Ventures)

- **Role:** Software Engineer, Internal Team
- **Location:** Palo Alto
- **Dates:** 2025–present

Sutter Hill Ventures employs a small internal engineering team to explore frontier technology and build products with portfolio companies.

Alex has worked extensively on systems built around Model Context Protocol.

Selected projects:

- [AgentDB](https://agentdb.dev): Infrastructure for agent-accessible data.
- [ChatDB](https://www.chatdb.io): A data exploration and visualization product.

Portfolio-company collaborations:

- [Ridge Biosciences](https://ridgebio.com)
- [Integrated Biosciences](https://integratedbio.com)
- [Run](https://run.so)
- [Aria Networks](https://arianetworks.com)

### OneTwentyOne

- **Role:** Founder and CEO
- **Location:** Ithaca and San Francisco
- **Dates:** 2023–present

Alex founded OneTwentyOne after a personal blood test revealed an overlooked biomarker pattern. The company developed health-data analysis and synchronization infrastructure.

In 2024, OneTwentyOne partnered with Michael Lustgarten, Ph.D., to build a biomarker analysis tool:

- [Conquer](https://conquer.onetwentyone.ai): A biomarker analysis tool.

### Altum Labs

- **Role:** API Architect → Technical Lead → CTO offer
- **Location:** New York City
- **Dates:** 2023

Alex designed and implemented a secure multi-tenant database and API that supported a 12-engineer product team.

He later led nine web developers building Plantalysis, an online lab-testing marketplace, and was offered a full-time CTO position.

- [Letter of recommendation from the CEO](https://www.alexgodfrey.com/resources/Letter%20of%20rec%20for%20Alex.pdf)

## Skills

- PostgreSQL
- AWS
- Astro
- Next.js
- Tailwind CSS
- React
- TypeScript
- Model Context Protocol
- API and database architecture
- Health-data infrastructure