Alex Hinson
Senior Software Engineer, Web at Fleetio
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Hinson is a Senior Software Engineer with 10 years of experience building modern web and mobile experiences, currently focused on web at Fleetio from Chattanooga, TN. He specializes in JavaScript/TypeScript, React and React Native, Node, and AWS, with a track record migrating legacy UIs to React at AWS and shaping Amplify's React Native auth UX in open source. As a former lead and staff engineer across startups and larger teams, he combines hands-on implementation with team coaching and developer advocacy. He’s spoken internationally about mobile development and organized learning forums to lift team skills, reflecting a strong emphasis on mentorship and developer experience. Pragmatic and product-minded, he often bridges design and engineering to deliver polished, user-focused interfaces.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
HomewoodThe University of Alabama
English
Github Skills (14)
android-developers10
android-developer10
mobile10
user-authentication10
authentication10
javascript10
ios10
react-native10
android10
aws-amplify10
ui-design9
front-end-development9
uid9
pwapp8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
aws-amplify/amplify-js
Apr 2020 - Jun 2021
A declarative JavaScript library for application development using cloud services.
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer
Mobile DeveloperContributions:137 reviews, 105 commits, 182 PRs in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Alex primarily contributed to the `aws-amplify-react-native` package, focusing on the UI components and user authentication flows. Their work included fixing focus issues, adding test IDs for UI elements, and refactoring UI components, specifically within authentication flows. They also addressed issues related to Android text display with the keyboard and various button disabled logic.
pwaamazon-cognitoawsaws-mobilestorage
meehawk/amplify-js
Jul 2020 - Mar 2021
A declarative JavaScript library for application development using cloud services.
Contributions:35 commits in 7 months
cloud-servicesjavascript-libraryagnosticjavascriptdeclarative
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