Alex Robertson
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Tyler Kowalewski
Alex and I were on the same team at Uptake and since my first day he has been a coworker that I've looked up to. I was a very junior developer when we first started working together but Alex never hesitated to answer questions or explain concepts no matter how simple they were to him. He pair programmed with me often and was still able to get his work done on time. Beyond being a great mentor he was also a a highly sought after teammate. Alex never hesitated to grab a difficult task and would be able to produce beautifully written, tested and documented code. He takes pride and ownership in his work and will always leave the code in a better state than he found it. If anything broke you could be sure the buck would stop at Alex, and he would get it fixed extremely quickly. Overall, any team would be lucky to have Alex, I would not be the developer I am today if it wasn't for him. He makes everyone around him a better programmer and I am very appreciative that our paths were able to cross.
Jack Morrissey
Alex is one of the brightest developers I had the pleasure to work with at Uptake. In our initial interview, I quickly found out that Alex was highly qualified and easy to communicate with. By the end of the interview I was asking him his opinions on up-and-coming technologies and learning from his experiences. Alex was crucial to the creation of the front-end framework. He is highly capable of seeing the bigger picture and prioritizing feature development. I regularly sought his opinion on architectural discussions. He is highly regarded by management and his peers and a leads effortlessly by example.
Tyler Kowalewski
Alex and I were on the same team at Uptake and since my first day he has been a coworker that I've looked up to. I was a very junior developer when we first started working together but Alex never hesitated to answer questions or explain concepts no matter how simple they were to him. He pair programmed with me often and was still able to get his work done on time. Beyond being a great mentor he was also a a highly sought after teammate. Alex never hesitated to grab a difficult task and would be able to produce beautifully written, tested and documented code. He takes pride and ownership in his work and will always leave the code in a better state than he found it. If anything broke you could be sure the buck would stop at Alex, and he would get it fixed extremely quickly. Overall, any team would be lucky to have Alex, I would not be the developer I am today if it wasn't for him. He makes everyone around him a better programmer and I am very appreciative that our paths were able to cross.
Jack Morrissey
Alex is one of the brightest developers I had the pleasure to work with at Uptake. In our initial interview, I quickly found out that Alex was highly qualified and easy to communicate with. By the end of the interview I was asking him his opinions on up-and-coming technologies and learning from his experiences. Alex was crucial to the creation of the front-end framework. He is highly capable of seeing the bigger picture and prioritizing feature development. I regularly sought his opinion on architectural discussions. He is highly regarded by management and his peers and a leads effortlessly by example.
Tyler Kowalewski
Alex and I were on the same team at Uptake and since my first day he has been a coworker that I've looked up to. I was a very junior developer when we first started working together but Alex never hesitated to answer questions or explain concepts no matter how simple they were to him. He pair programmed with me often and was still able to get his work done on time. Beyond being a great mentor he was also a a highly sought after teammate. Alex never hesitated to grab a difficult task and would be able to produce beautifully written, tested and documented code. He takes pride and ownership in his work and will always leave the code in a better state than he found it. If anything broke you could be sure the buck would stop at Alex, and he would get it fixed extremely quickly. Overall, any team would be lucky to have Alex, I would not be the developer I am today if it wasn't for him. He makes everyone around him a better programmer and I am very appreciative that our paths were able to cross.
Jack Morrissey
Alex is one of the brightest developers I had the pleasure to work with at Uptake. In our initial interview, I quickly found out that Alex was highly qualified and easy to communicate with. By the end of the interview I was asking him his opinions on up-and-coming technologies and learning from his experiences. Alex was crucial to the creation of the front-end framework. He is highly capable of seeing the bigger picture and prioritizing feature development. I regularly sought his opinion on architectural discussions. He is highly regarded by management and his peers and a leads effortlessly by example.
Tyler Kowalewski
Alex and I were on the same team at Uptake and since my first day he has been a coworker that I've looked up to. I was a very junior developer when we first started working together but Alex never hesitated to answer questions or explain concepts no matter how simple they were to him. He pair programmed with me often and was still able to get his work done on time. Beyond being a great mentor he was also a a highly sought after teammate. Alex never hesitated to grab a difficult task and would be able to produce beautifully written, tested and documented code. He takes pride and ownership in his work and will always leave the code in a better state than he found it. If anything broke you could be sure the buck would stop at Alex, and he would get it fixed extremely quickly. Overall, any team would be lucky to have Alex, I would not be the developer I am today if it wasn't for him. He makes everyone around him a better programmer and I am very appreciative that our paths were able to cross.
Jack Morrissey
Alex is one of the brightest developers I had the pleasure to work with at Uptake. In our initial interview, I quickly found out that Alex was highly qualified and easy to communicate with. By the end of the interview I was asking him his opinions on up-and-coming technologies and learning from his experiences. Alex was crucial to the creation of the front-end framework. He is highly capable of seeing the bigger picture and prioritizing feature development. I regularly sought his opinion on architectural discussions. He is highly regarded by management and his peers and a leads effortlessly by example.
Experience
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Muck Rack
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United States
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Software Development
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Growth Engineer
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Apr 2023 - Present
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Bonusly
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United States
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Human Resources Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Staff Software Engineer
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Nov 2020 - Mar 2023
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Pitchfork
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Musicians
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1 - 100 Employee
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Developer
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Sep 2016 - Nov 2020
I build and maintain features for our server-rendered single page application. I monitor daily site performance and triage issues. I built out the unit test suite for the client application. I transitioned the site from a custom Django CMS to Condé Nast's internal CMS platform. I helped transition the site to HTTPS. I build and maintain features for our server-rendered single page application. I monitor daily site performance and triage issues. I built out the unit test suite for the client application. I transitioned the site from a custom Django CMS to Condé Nast's internal CMS platform. I helped transition the site to HTTPS.
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Condé Nast
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United States
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Media Production
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700 & Above Employee
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Software Engineer
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Sep 2016 - Nov 2020
I build and maintain our next generation GraphQL based content service which powers both our multi-tenant user-facing websites and content editing suite. I build and maintain our next generation GraphQL based content service which powers both our multi-tenant user-facing websites and content editing suite.
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Uptake
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United Kingdom
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Software Engineer
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Jun 2015 - Aug 2016
I build and test reusable UI components and services using Angular that form the core of a large web application. I engineer the build, testing, and linting processes that all other teams use. As a member of the Research and Design team, I build proof of concept components that explore potential new leads into business areas. I review and critique the code produced by my peers on a daily basis. I build and test reusable UI components and services using Angular that form the core of a large web application. I engineer the build, testing, and linting processes that all other teams use. As a member of the Research and Design team, I build proof of concept components that explore potential new leads into business areas. I review and critique the code produced by my peers on a daily basis.
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Someoddpilot
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United States
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lead Web Developer
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Oct 2013 - May 2015
I developed intuitive, responsive websites for clients based on careful design and information architecture. As the lead engineer, I made choices about which frameworks and technologies to use. I shaped and grew our stack using: * Stylus * Angular * Gulp * Browserify * Interfaced with clients to discover and plan for requirements and devise solutions * Managed development team workflow and codebase * Developed full stack web applications for wide variety of clients * Explored and implemented new technologies * Utilized automated testing and continuous integration to monitor health of numerous simultaneous projects * Reviewed other developers code and provided constructive criticism on best practices and refactoring Show less
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Floodlight Design
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United States
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Design Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Web Developer
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Aug 2012 - Sep 2013
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Education
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2007 - 2011
Knox College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Fine and Studio Arts -
2003 - 2007
St. Charles East
High School
