Alexander Balashov
Senior Frontend Developer at CarGurus
Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolAlexander Balashov is a Senior Frontend Developer with 11 years of experience, recently joining CarGurus to lead and deliver polished user interfaces. He blends a strong design background—holding a Bachelor of Architecture and a Bachelor of Design Studies in Design Computing—with deep frontend engineering skills developed over a decade of UX and front-end roles. Previously he led front-end development and UX at Integrated Computer Solutions, translating complex product requirements into intuitive, accessible interfaces. Based in Brookline, MA, Alexander brings a unique cross-disciplinary perspective from architecture, visualization, and computer science coursework at Harvard Extension, enabling thoughtful spatial and interaction design in web products. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic problem-solver who bridges visual craft and engineering rigor to ship production-quality experiences.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Select courses, Select courses at Boston University - Metropolitan CollegeSelect coursework through Woods College of Advancing Studies, Accounting and Law/Humanities, Select coursework through Woods College of Advancing Studies, Accounting and Law/Humanities at Boston CollegeSelect coursework through Extension School, Computer Science, Select coursework through Extension School, Computer Science at Harvard UniversityBachelor of Architecture (BArch), Architecture, Bachelor of Architecture (BArch), Architecture at Boston Architectural College
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Github Skills (88)
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Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
4dn-dcic/post-deploy-cypress-tests
Apr 2018 - Apr 2021
Initializes post-deployment Cypress tests for staging.4dnucleome.org
Contributions:1 review, 1 PR, 99 pushes in 3 years 1 month
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alexkb0009/alexkb0009.github.io
Jun 2017 - May 2022
Contributions:51 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 11 months
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