Summary
Alex Shani is a Senior Software Engineer with five years of experience building full-stack applications and SDKs, currently focused on React and Node.js at WalkMe. He has a strong background in TypeScript, Python, and Java from his work at Unit, where he specialized in API integrations, testing with Jest and Pytest, OpenAPI-driven tooling, and CI/CD automation with GitHub Actions. Earlier, he delivered mission-driven projects in the IDF’s Cyber Defense Directorate, notably leading development on ZUZU, a public transportation app for soldiers, and gained hands-on experience with Redux, Nest.js, and Azure DevOps. Alex combines a disciplined engineering approach with an educator’s mindset—stemming from years as a math teacher—bringing clarity to complex problems and a knack for improving testing and developer workflows. Based in Israel, he blends production-grade engineering with continual self-improvement and rapid customer-driven iteration.
5 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Software Engineering at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev