About Me
Crafting the web
one pixel at a time.
Hi, I'm Alex Rivera — a full-stack developer and creative technologist based in San Francisco. I've spent the last 7 years turning ambitious ideas into polished, high-performance digital products.
My work lives at the intersection of engineering rigor and design sensibility. Whether I'm architecting a data pipeline or obsessing over micro-interactions, I bring the same level of care to every layer of the stack.
When I'm not writing code, I'm shooting film photography, sketching typefaces, or exploring trails in Marin County.
Expertise
Skills & Tools
Frontend
- React
- TypeScript
- Next.js
- TanStack
- Tailwind CSS
- Framer Motion
Backend
- Node.js
- Postgres
- Redis
- REST & GraphQL
- Netlify Functions
- Edge Computing
Design
- Figma
- Motion Design
- Design Systems
- Typography
- Brand Identity
DevOps
- Netlify
- GitHub Actions
- Docker
- Monitoring
- Performance Optimization
Journey
Experience
Lead Engineer
Horizon Labs
Leading a team of 5 building next-gen design tooling for enterprise clients.
Senior Developer
Pixel & Co.
Architected and shipped the frontend infrastructure for a Series B startup.
Frontend Engineer
Initech
Built accessible, performant UI components used by 2M+ daily users.
BSc Computer Science
UC Berkeley
Focus on HCI, distributed systems, and creative computing.