Alex Tan
Co-Founder at Doge Multiverse
Singapore
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Tan is a Co-Founder and software engineer based in Singapore who has spent the last five years building Doge Multiverse, a trustless MVP that unifies in-game currencies to enable seamless cross-platform microtransactions for 20,000+ players. A MIT computer science honours graduate, he blends product-minded entrepreneurship with hands-on engineering—contributing full-stack improvements to notable open-source projects like mplfinance to enhance plotting APIs and UX. Comfortable in game communities (mindustry modding and pixel art collaboration) and developer ecosystems, he actively recruits creators and modders to grow network effects. Pragmatic about competition, Alex focuses on durable user traction and technical interoperability rather than hype.
5 years of coding experience
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Honours, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Honours at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Github Skills (9)
data-visualizations10
data-visualization10
data-visualisation10
api10
python10
apidoc10
matplotlib10
pandas9
finance7
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
matplotlib/mplfinance
Apr 2023 - Jan 2024
Financial Markets Data Visualization using Matplotlib
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1 PR, 22 comments in 9 months
Contributions summary:Alex contributed to adding and improving the plotting API by introducing a new `label` parameter for added plots. This involves modifying `plotting.py`, `_arg_validators.py`, and adding an example notebook demonstrating the use of the new API. The work primarily involved enhancing the visualization capabilities of the library, allowing users to label and identify plotted elements within financial market data visualizations. These changes facilitate better data interpretation and improve the user experience.
financialseabornpythoncandlestick-chartohlcv
DogeMultiverse/DogeMultiverseWebsite
Aug 2021 - Jan 2025
Doge Multiverse Website
Contributions:2 reviews, 9 PRs, 67 pushes in 3 years 5 months
dogemultiverse
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