Alex Ahn
Staff Software Engineer at Instagram
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Ahn is a Staff Software Engineer based in San Francisco with a decade of experience building and scaling advertiser experiences at Instagram, where he progressed from individual contributor to leading a team of 7–8 engineers. He specializes in full-stack systems and product-led growth for ads and business interfaces, with hands-on work across backend services, data pipelines, and front-end ad management tools. His background includes building mobile DSP infrastructure, SDK suites, and automation tools that reduced campaign operations load, reflecting a strong focus on efficiency and measurable impact. Trained in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics at Johns Hopkins (3.93 GPA), he has experience applying ML for predictive systems and early-career analytics work in financial services. Fluent in English and Korean, Alex frames his engineering around creating positive social impact through technology and bringing AI into scalable product workflows.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Johns Hopkins University
Korean, English, French
Github Skills (9)
javascript8
scheduling7
json3
react3
react-component2
debug2
javascript-objects2
editor1
modular1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
alexahn917/MAVI
Feb 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:36 commits, 25 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
alexahn917/CafeIt
Apr 2017 - May 2017
Contributions:94 commits in 20 days
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