Alex Lorenzi
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Lorenzi is a creative, self-motivated software developer with a decade of experience building systems that support business-critical operations. Based in Atlanta, he brings full-stack chops with a strong front-end focus, evidenced by contributions to Spotify’s popular Backstage project—notably improving the TechDocs plugins and polishing reader UX and CSS behaviors. He holds a First Class Computer Science degree and a Distinction MSc in Evolutionary and Adaptive Systems, reflecting a solid AI foundation that informs practical engineering decisions. Known for thoughtful refactors and attention to developer experience, Alex blends rigorous academic training with hands-on open-source impact.
10 years of coding experience
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence, First Class with Honours, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence, First Class with Honours at University of Sussex
Github Skills (13)
typescript10
backstage10
javascript10
typescripts10
react10
typescript-types10
front-end-development9
developer-tools9
develop9
portal9
css9
uid8
ui-design8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
backstage/backstage
Jul 2023 - Mar 2025
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:27 reviews, 23 PRs, 41 pushes in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Alex primarily contributed to the `techdocs-react` and `techdocs` plugins within the Backstage project, demonstrating a focus on frontend development. Their work included variable naming improvements, refactoring with useCounter, switching to a version number strategy, and resolving CSS variable calculations. They also addressed issues related to the TechDocs reader page layout and functionalities like scrolling to a hash.
portalsinfrastructureopen-platformdxbackstage
alexlorenzi/alexlorenzi-site
Jan 2020 - Jun 2022
Landing page site
Contributions:14 PRs, 17 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 5 months
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