Alec Mcgovern is a Founding Engineer and creative technologist based in New York with a decade of experience building user-focused web applications and leading engineering teams. He has progressed from front-end work at Microsoft and startups to technical leadership roles at Shift Lab and now helping shape product and engineering at Terial. Comfortable across JavaScript/TypeScript and modern front-end stacks, Alec has a track record of converting legacy code to performant React solutions and shipping multi-platform UIs. He pairs hands-on coding with client-facing architecture work, having served as Solutions Architect and Lead Developer on complex projects. Alec’s background in mathematics informs a pragmatic, analytical approach to problem solving and teaching, evidenced earlier by leading coding education for kids and producing training materials. He brings founder-level ownership, a creative mindset, and a proven ability to translate design intent into scalable engineering outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA Mathematics, Bachelor of Arts - BA Mathematics at Bowdoin College
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