I'm a design engineer in San Francisco.
This is some of my work.
Meridian
A design system that speaks one visual language across 40 components, three platforms, and twelve product teams. Reduced design-to-dev handoff from days to hours.
Lead Designer & Developer
“He doesn’t just write code, he crafts experiences. Every detail is considered.”
Marcus Rodriguez — CTO, Wavelength
There are 200 milliseconds between a click and a response. That tiny gap is where trust lives — or dies. I spend most of my time there.
Wavelength
A real-time audio visualization engine that transforms sound into generative art. Powers live visuals for electronic music events across four continents.
Sub-16ms latency
Creative Developer
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Projects shipped
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Years of craft
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Cataract
Enterprise data orchestration handling 2M+ events per second. A visual DAG editor that lets non-technical users design complex data flows.
Full-Stack Engineer
“His attention to detail is extraordinary. Every micro-interaction is purposeful.”
Emily Zhang — Design Director, Linear
Previously
Senior Design Engineer
Vercel
Leading the design system team. Building the tools that help developers ship beautiful interfaces faster.
Design Engineer
Linear
Built the interaction layer for the issue tracker engineers actually love using. Shipped 20+ micro-interactions that feel invisible.
Frontend Engineer
Stripe
Stripe Dashboard components. Checkout flow optimization that increased conversion by 12%. Learned that clarity is the highest form of design.
Freelance
Independent
Designed and built websites for startups. Learned that every pixel matters when your reputation is on the line.
I'm Alex. For the past eight years I've been obsessing over the details that make interfaces feel alive — the timing of a transition, the weight of a typeface, the rhythm of a layout.
My work sits at the intersection of design and engineering. I believe the best digital products are those where technology disappears and what remains is a feeling — of clarity, of care, of something made with intention.
Stack
I reach for whatever the project needs. These are the tools I'm most productive with.
React
7 years. My primary tool for building interfaces.
TypeScript
Strict mode always. Types are documentation.
Next.js
Full-stack React. SSR, API routes, edge functions.
Three.js
WebGL for interactive 3D experiences on the web.
Figma
Design to code. Auto Layout obsessive.
Tailwind
Utility-first CSS. Ship faster, iterate faster.
Node.js
Backend APIs, CLIs, build tools.
Go
High-performance services and data pipelines.
“Alex has a rare ability to bridge design and engineering. The interfaces he builds feel alive.”
Sarah Kim
VP of Product, Vercel
“Delivered our design system ahead of schedule. The component quality is best-in-class.”
David Park
Engineering Manager, Stripe
“He approaches every project like it’s his own product. That level of ownership is rare.”
Lisa Chen
Founder, Meridian
Design engineer. Currently at Vercel.
Previously Linear, Stripe.
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