Alexander Shen

Web Developer.

I solve business problems by writing clean, elegant, and cutting-edge code.

1.About Me

My tech stack includes but is not limited to:

React.js

Node.js

JavaScript (ES6+)

Python

C++

Java

AWS suite

MongoDB

Bootstrap

Docker

TypeScript

Where I've Worked

Full Stack Developer @ Polaris IntelligenceJan 2024 - Present

Refactored 1500+ lines of code regarding modals to enhance code maintainability and flexibility by restructuring modal calls and stylings to promote abstraction following SOLID principles and OOP concepts.

Optimized test script performance by 80% through the implementation of parallel execution utilizing threading.

Demonstrated proficiency in creating a robust postal code to address web scraping script featuring parallel execution, fuzzy searching, and address matching capabilities, resulting in improved duplicate address handling and accurate data extraction for an effective scraping process.

3. Some Things I've Built

Featured ProjectGenshin Deck Builder

A web app that acts as a deck manager for users, allowing them to build new decks, download current decks and share it with others using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, Node.js, React) with a React, Bootstrap and Redux frontend for global state management and responsive UI.

JavaScript

MongoDB

Express

Node.js

React

Firebase

Featured ProjectCQ Hero Wiki/Tierlist

Created a wiki and tier list website using React, JavaScript, and SCSS for users to easily find ratings and info for specific characters. Utilized Python to scrape tier list data containing over 300 characters from websites and Google Sheets

React

JavaScript

Python

Featured ProjectNotion Youtube Player

Made a set of Python scripts that imitates a music player app utilizing the YouTube Data API and Notion API, using YouTube to play songs and Notion to store song data. Created a simple UI using Keyboard Maestro to map keyboard shortcuts to Bash commands and run relevant Python scripts

Python

Bash

AppleScript

Featured ProjectSimple Chess

Created a chess application using C++ , with a focus on OOP concepts and Design Patterns to create a modular and streamlined chess app and cpu engine.

Python

Bash

AppleScript

4.What's Next?

Get In Touch

I'm always looking for new opportunities and people to meet, so let's link up!
Whether you have a question or just want to say hi, feel free to reach out!