Summary
Alex Fox is a Senior Software Engineer based in New York with six years of professional experience transitioning from a background in civil litigation paralegal work to full-stack software development. Trained at The Grace Hopper Program at Fullstack Academy and proficient in JavaScript/Node, Python, PostgreSQL, React/Redux, and React Native, Alex has progressed through roles at Bombas from Associate to Senior Engineer, shipping user-facing features and backend services. Her legal background honed rigorous research, analytical thinking, and a detail-oriented approach to debugging and system design, which she applies to testing-first workflows and Agile teams. Comfortable across databases, authentication patterns (JWT, bcrypt), and deployment on Heroku/Expo, she pairs pragmatic engineering with strong product empathy. As a woman in tech who taught herself coding through CS50 and Codecademy before formal training, Alex brings both curiosity and proven adaptability to cross-functional challenges. She’s motivated by digging into complex problems and turning strategy into reliable, maintainable software.
6 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at The Grace Hopper Program at Fullstack Academy
Legal Assistant/Paralegal, Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Marist University
Bachelor of Science - BS Sustainability Studies, Bachelor of Science - BS Sustainability Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute