Creative Developer

Alex Chen

Crafting digital experiences at the intersection of design and code. Focused on building beautiful, performant interfaces that people love to use.

Selected Work

Recent projects and explorations

Nimbus Dashboard

Real-time analytics platform for cloud infrastructure monitoring. Built with microservices architecture and WebSocket live updates.

React TypeScript D3.js Node.js

Verse Creative Studio

Award-winning agency website featuring immersive WebGL experiences and smooth page transitions.

Next.js Three.js GSAP Tailwind

Bloom Wellness App

Mobile-first mental health companion with mood tracking, guided meditation, and personalized insights.

React Native Firebase ML Kit Redux

Codebase AI Assistant

AI-powered code review and documentation tool. Integrates with GitHub to provide intelligent suggestions and context-aware analysis.

Python OpenAI API FastAPI PostgreSQL

Expertise

Technologies and tools I work with

Frontend

React, Next.js, Vue
TypeScript, JavaScript
Tailwind CSS, Styled Components
Three.js, GSAP, Framer Motion
WebGL, Canvas API

Backend

Node.js, Express, Fastify
Python, FastAPI, Django
PostgreSQL, MongoDB
Redis, GraphQL
Docker, Kubernetes

Tools & Design

Figma, Adobe Creative Suite
Git, GitHub Actions
AWS, Vercel, Railway
Webpack, Vite, esbuild
Jest, Playwright, Vitest

Experience

Professional journey

2022 — Present

Senior Frontend Engineer

Stripe

Leading development of payment dashboard interfaces used by millions of businesses. Architected design system and optimized performance for complex data visualizations.

2020 — 2022

Full Stack Developer

Notion

Built collaborative features and real-time sync infrastructure. Contributed to editor performance improvements and mobile web experience.

2018 — 2020

Creative Developer

IDEO

Created interactive prototypes and web experiences for client projects. Collaborated with designers to bring creative concepts to life through code.

2016 — 2018

Junior Developer

Shopify

Developed merchant-facing features and contributed to Polaris design system. Learned foundations of scalable web architecture.

Get in touch

Let's create something remarkable together

Currently available for freelance projects and collaborations. Whether you have a question or just want to say hello, I'll do my best to get back to you.

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