Hi all, I'm Alex 👋

Full Stack Software Developer 🚀 building Web applications with JavaScript / Reactjs / Nodejs / Nextjs / Ruby on Rails / PHP and some other cool libraries and frameworks.

What I do

FULL STACK DEVELOPER WHO IS PASSIONATE ABOUT VISUAL AND INTERACTIVE DESIGN

  • html-5

  • css3

  • sass

  • JavaScript

  • reactjs

  • nodejs

  • npm

  • sql-database

  • php

  • docker

⚡ Develop highly interactive Front End / User Interfaces for your web applications

⚡ Progressive Web Applications development with focus on SEO and web performance optimization

⚡ Integration of third party services and libraries

Experiences

Upstart
Upstart
Full Stack Software Engineer
Jul 2021 – Present

Upstart is a leading AI lending marketplace partnering with banks and credit unions to expand access to affordable credit. As we transitioned to being a public company, we’re now poised to leverage our domain expertise and revolutionize every aspect of lending and credit risk evaluation.

  • Released 6 landing pages in React.js and Next.js, bumping page performance on average from 30% to 90% on mobile, and 60% to 96% on desktop
  • Build landing pages, focusing on A/B testing, SEO and web performance optimization, ADA, microdata (React, Ruby, Postgress, Node)
  • Work with translations (i18next, reacti18next, <Trans>)
  • Write tests in Jest, Rspec and Cucumber, visual testing via Storybook and Chromatic, performing QA and cross-browser testing
  • Gather analytical data via Looker, SQL, Eventbus, Datadog, and Sumologic
Techtonica
Techtonica
Software Engineer Apprentice
Dec 2020 – Jun 2021

Techtonica is six months of full-time, hands-on, project-based, collaborative software engineering learning with a focus on full-stack JavaScript. The last month is spent preparing to join Techtonica’s partner companies for employment.

  • Developed 5 full stack applications in various languages (React, Node, Express, Postgres)
  • Assisted teammates with debugging code and implementing new features
  • Led team meetings of 12+ coworkers and facilitated daily agenda items
Lav Design
Lav Design
Front-End Developer
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021

Lav Design is a small Graphic and Web Design creative agency, involved with a variety of small business owners, musicians and non-profit clients. Services include logo creation, asset design for print and web, social media and content management, as well as review, analysis, and recommendations in the areas of information architecture, usability, and visual design.

  • Designed and developed websites and newsletters for 5+ businesses using HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JS, and PHP
  • Increased sales and brand visibility by 25% on average
  • Communicated with stakeholders to clarify objectives and requirements, including information architecture, SEO, usability, and visual design

Timeline Skill Chart

This chart is calculated based on open-source and public repository contributions on Github. Private repositories such as the ones from working at Upstart are not taken in the consideration. So, there is no Ruby on Rails, etc. In this chart, Reactjs, Nodejs, Expressjs are considered a generic JavaScript skill.

Open Source Projects

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Education

Berkeley City College
Berkeley City College
Associate of Arts in Mobile and Web Design

September 2014 - April 2018

GPA: 4.0

    Saint Petersburg State University of Cinema and Television
    Saint Petersburg State University of Cinema and Television
    Bachelor of Arts in Interactive Multimedia

    September 2008 - April 2010

    GPA: 3.92

      Reach Out to me!

      Discuss a project or just want to say hi? My Inbox is open.

      "Hello! I'm a software engineer with a background in graphic design and UX/UI. Looking to apply my passion for visual design and interactivity to web development"

      Oakland
      Open for opportunities: Yes
      Alexandra Lukinicheva

      2023