Summary
Alex Hollenbeck is an engineering manager based in Chicago with 11 years of experience leading full‑stack teams at early- to mid-stage startups, currently managing engineering at Plenful. He blends hands‑on React and Python expertise with a people‑first leadership style focused on shipping accessible, performant, and beautiful user-centered products. Comfortable across Node, Ember, Rails, Backbone, and Scala, he’s framework‑agnostic and works closely with product and design to turn thoughtful concepts into production features. Alex has a track record of scaling teams and growth-focused engineering from roles at Flatfile and Envoy, while maintaining a freelance practice that keeps him connected to varied technical challenges. Notably, he pairs managerial rigor with a mission to foster cultures of kindness and continuous improvement, making high-impact engineering humane as well as effective.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at Northwestern University