alex
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Summary
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SeniorAlex 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.
10 years of coding experience
Github Skills (7)
javascript9
scheduling8
react3
react-component2
javascript-objects2
json2
editor1
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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