Alec Lofquist
Senior Software Engineer at Affirm, Inc.
Moline, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlec Lofquist is a Senior Software Engineer with 13 years of experience building performant, user-focused systems from high-performance computing to modern front-ends. Based in Moline, Illinois, he currently drives engineering work at Affirm after previously developing scalable MPI/PETSc-based simulation frameworks and parallel storage solutions at Iowa State University. His background blends low-level C++ and HPC tooling with hands-on Android and UI work—demonstrated by an OpenCV-backed mobile app for plant diagnostics and Qt-based cluster management tools. Alec also contributes to open-source projects, focusing on front-end improvements and theming for emulator front-ends, showing an appreciation for polished user experiences. He pairs strong academic training (MS in Computer Engineering, BS in Computer Science, 3.75 GPA) with a track record of translating complex distributed systems into practical, usable software. Colleagues rely on him to bridge research-grade performance engineering and everyday product usability.
14 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, 3.75 GPA, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, 3.75 GPA at Iowa State University
Japanese
Github Skills (4)
front-end-development10
ui-design10
uid10
html7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
Aloshi/EmulationStation
Jul 2012 - Aug 2018
A flexible emulator front-end supporting keyboardless navigation and custom system themes.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:612 commits, 12 PRs, 50 pushes in 6 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Alec's commits primarily focused on front-end development for the project. Their contributions involved implementing and modifying UI components, including the addition of new features. The changes indicate an understanding of the project's theming system, HTML, and component layout logic. These commits demonstrate a focus on enhancing the user interface and overall user experience.
frontend
batkinson/EmulationStation
Jul 2014 - Jan 2015
A flexible emulator front-end supporting keyboardless navigation and custom system themes.
Contributions:31 commits in 5 months
frontend
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