Summary
Alex Stachowiak is a freelance software developer based in New York with 13 years of hands-on experience building web pages and applications, blending practical engineering with a performer's flair as a professional magician. Since 2015 he’s run his own consultancy, delivering polished, user-facing work and approaching bugs with a tenacious, creative mindset honed at companies like Newsela and Sourcefire. His background spans research internships and applied engineering roles, giving him fluency across prototyping, debugging, and production deployment. Known for a playful but disciplined approach—summed up by a GitHub quip of "achoo"—he brings both technical rigor and showmanship to client projects.
13 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
English, lisp