Alex Hinds is a founder and product-focused engineering leader with a decade of experience building developer-friendly front-end platforms and AI-infused products. He has driven core platform architecture and cross-functional product work from seed to Series B—most recently shaping agent architectures, infra on GKE/GCP, and design systems at fast-moving startups and Atlassian. A former journalist with dual degrees in Computer Science and Commerce, he pairs clear customer-centered storytelling with rigorous technical execution and a talent for mentoring engineers and designers. He excels at turning early, messy prototypes into resilient, production-grade systems that handle tens of thousands of daily requests. Currently running Halyard Labs and advising startups as a fractional CTO, he’s focused on empowering users to get the most from AI experiences while keeping developer productivity and reliability front of mind.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma of Philosophy Philosophy, Diploma of Philosophy Philosophy at University of New England (AU)
Contributions:11 PRs, 34 pushes, 16 branches in 4 years 11 months
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