Alexander Lim
Senior Software Engineer at Block
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlexander Lim is a Seattle-based Senior Software Engineer with a decade of experience building scalable software across fintech, e-commerce, and startup environments. He is currently a Senior Software Engineer at Block, where he has been contributing since 2023, after progressing through an earlier Block role and multiple positions at Amazon including SDE II. His background spans full-stack development and backend systems, with a track record of delivering reliable features and solid testing. Beyond his core work, he contributed to a meta-JavaScript adventure game, implementing core mechanics such as ice physics, gravity, teleporters, water interactions, and test coverage, showcasing hands-on systems thinking. He earned a B.A.Sc. in Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia and brings a rigorous technical foundation to his teams.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Computer Engineering at The University of British Columbia
English, Chinese
Github Skills (6)
javascript10
javascripts10
game-development10
jsx9
front-end-development9
git7
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
AlexNisnevich/untrusted
Nov 2015 - Dec 2015
A meta-JavaScript adventure game by Alex Nisnevich and Greg Shuflin.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:28 commits, 11 PRs, 1 comment in 10 days
Contributions summary:Alexander primarily contributed to the development of a meta-JavaScript adventure game. Their work involved implementing game mechanics, including ice physics, gravity, teleporters, and water interactions. The user added features through modifications of game levels and core scripts, building the game's core functionality. They also implemented test cases to validate game features.
gamejavascriptmetaadventure-gamealex
alexsclim/alexsclim.github.io
Jan 2016 - Feb 2022
https://alexlim.ca
Contributions:94 PRs, 134 pushes, 10 branches in 6 years 2 months
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