Alex Richardson
Staff Software Engineer at Wealthsimple
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Richardson is a Toronto-based Staff Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building full-stack web applications and a strong focus on modern JavaScript and functional programming. He progressed from junior roles to founding engineer and senior/staff positions at companies including Wealthsimple and Flexpa, blending startup grit with product-scale engineering. Alex excels at translating product needs into maintainable, expressive code and has repeatedly returned to Wealthsimple in increasingly senior technical roles. Outside work he’s the kind of engineer who brings personality to his profiles—evident in a GitHub bio that hints at hockey, golf, and a good beer—suggesting a collaborative, culture-minded approach to teams.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Computing (Honours), Software Design, Bachelor of Computing (Honours), Software Design at Queen's University
Github Skills (42)
react-component10
datepicker10
middleware9
redux-saga9
redux9
reducers9
dates9
react8
react-dates8
effects8
insurance8
bem7
health7
babel67
radium6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
acr13/adventofcode2018
Dec 2018 - Dec 2022
aoc2018
Contributions:17 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 1 month
javascriptnodejsaoc2018
acr13/acr13.github.io
Jan 2017 - Feb 2024
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 1 month
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