Alex Wallen
Software Engineer, AI ML Gemini at Google DeepMind
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Wallen is a software engineer with seven years of experience currently working on AI/ML at Google DeepMind’s Gemini team, blending research-forward product work with hands-on engineering. He has a strong Flutter and macOS track record—contributing to core Flutter repos (engine, packages, and framework) on accessibility, platform views, devicelab tests, and adaptive UI testing—demonstrating cross-platform UI and systems fluency. Alex has moved between startups and hyperscale teams, founding a mobile-focused studio that de-risked app rollouts and shipping production features at Google and Marketplace Software. He holds a BS in Computer Science and is pursuing an MS in Computational Finance & Risk Management, signaling a quantitative bent beyond pure software. Based in Honolulu, he combines practical full-stack delivery with open-source collaboration (notably on the high-profile flutter/flutter ecosystem). Colleagues describe him as someone who leverages failures as learning fuel—an engineer who pays gratitude forward through mentorship and meticulous code.
7 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computational Finance & Risk Management, Master of Science - MS Computational Finance & Risk Management at University of WashingtonBachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at Seattle UniversityIolani School
English
Github Skills (21)
c-language10
mobile-development10
flutter-apps10
testing10
cross-platform10
ui-design10
uid10
front-end-development10
macos10
flutter-game10
dart10
cprogramming-language10
flutter10
accessibility9
app-framework9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
flutter/engine
Jul 2022 - Jan 2023
The Flutter engine
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer
Mobile DeveloperContributions:108 reviews, 10 commits, 23 PRs in 5 months
Contributions summary:Alex contributed to the Flutter engine repository, focusing on macOS-specific code. Their work included addressing accessibility issues related to the macOS platform, specifically around zoom functionality and semantics updates. They also made changes related to the default background color on macOS and removed deprecated calls related to semantics updates within the platform dispatcher and views. Additionally, the user made changes to the build process, updating references to `python3`.
flutterflutter-enginec-plus-plus
flutter/packages
Sep 2022 - Oct 2022
A collection of useful packages maintained by the Flutter team
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:25 reviews, 6 commits, 9 PRs in 1 month
Contributions summary:Alex primarily contributed to the `flutter_adaptive_scaffold` package, focusing on UI and testing aspects. They fixed a typo in the code, corrected documentation, and made improvements to the bottom navigation bar. Additionally, the user added tests for adaptive layouts, ensuring correct component behavior across different screen sizes and orientations. These changes indicate a focus on UI implementation and testing within the Flutter framework.
flutterdart
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