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i build digital products
that people actually use.
Full-stack developer & UI designer based in Brooklyn. Eight years shipping React, Node and TypeScript for early-stage startups and design-led teams. Currently available for one Q3 engagement.
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city: 'Brooklyn, NY',
stack: ['React', 'Next.js', 'Node', 'Postgres'],
obsessions: ['design systems', 'a11y', 'tiny CSS'],
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the toolbox.
react
next.js
typescript
node
postgres
tailwind
figma
aws
// also fluent in: Astro, Remix, Stripe, Supabase, Cloudflare Workers, Vercel, Linear API, Notion API.
six things i shipped.
A small selection. NDAs in place for two — happy to walk through them on a call.
Orbit — analytics for product teams
Lead engineer on a from-scratch rebuild of a B2B analytics SaaS used by 240+ product teams. Took p95 dashboard load from 4.2s to 380ms, shipped a query builder, doubled MAU in 9 months.
- React 19
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Postgres
- Drizzle
- Vercel
Fieldnotes — a journal for builders
Solo designer + developer on an iOS / web journal app for makers. End-to-end: design system, React Native client, edge sync via Cloudflare D1. 8,400 paying users by month 18.
- React Native
- Expo
- Cloudflare
- Stripe
- Figma
Cellar — natural wine club, redesigned
Replatform off Shopify to a custom Next.js storefront with a headless backend. Editorial-grade product pages, faster everywhere, conversion up 28%.
- Next.js
- Stripe
- Sanity CMS
- Algolia
Atlas — admin for an EV charging network
Loom Studio — design-system docs site
Mode — branding micro-site for a creative agency
what i actually do.
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front-end engineering
React, Next.js, TypeScript. Production-grade dashboards, marketing sites, design system implementation, accessibility & performance audits.
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back-end & apis
Node, Postgres, Drizzle / Prisma, REST & tRPC. Stripe + Cloudflare + Vercel + AWS infra. Pragmatic, boring tech that lasts.
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ui design & systems
Figma libraries, design tokens, IA, prototyping. Particularly enjoy working with small product teams that need both design and code from the same person.
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perf & reliability
LCP/CLS/INP audits, bundle-size triage, server-side caching, image & font strategy. Often called in when a fast prototype became a slow product.
code with restraint, design with care.
I started writing for the web in 2017 as a print designer trying to make brochures move. Two career pivots later, I lead engineering at small product teams and design as much as I code. I keep a small client roster on purpose — usually one main engagement, plus a long-running design-system retainer.
Outside the keyboard: I run a tiny zine about typography (kerning quarterly), I help organize Brooklyn JS, and I am fairly serious about espresso. If we are going to work together I would rather meet in person, in a kitchen, with a notebook.
what people said.
role: founder, orbit analytics
date: 2025-11
role: head of growth, cellar wine club
date: 2024-08
role: cto, loom studio
date: 2024-03
got a project? let's talk.
I take on one main engagement at a time. Currently booking Q3 2026 starts. Send a few lines about what you are building — the more concrete, the better.
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alex rivera · full-stack & ui designer · brooklyn ny
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email [email protected]
phone +1 (347) 555-0173
studio 180 Greenpoint Ave, Studio 4F
Brooklyn, NY 11222
hours mon–fri · 10:00–19:00 ET
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✔ Q3 2026 · one slot open (start: aug 4)
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recent commits.
- v 6.2.1
- last deploy: 2026-05-16 09:14 ET
- uptime: 99.98%