Alexander Grattan
Senior Software Engineer at Gray Swan
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolAlexander Grattan is a Senior Software Engineer in Pittsburgh with six years of experience building user-focused web and mobile applications, currently shipping product at Gray Swan. With a BA in Digital Narrative and Interactive Design plus a CS minor, he blends storytelling, UX sensibility, and front-end engineering to craft engaging experiences—from an AI-driven multiplayer image game to a civic app redesign for Pittsburgh. He has driven measurable performance gains (e.g., cutting GraphQL request times by ~44%) and scaled educational platforms used by hundreds of institutions. Comfortable across React/Next.js, React Native, and legacy integrations, he excels at turning tight deadlines and complex designs into polished, production-ready systems. Outside of work he channels his creative side into film study and drawing, which informs his thoughtful approach to interaction and visual design.
6 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Digital Narrative and Interactive Design, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Digital Narrative and Interactive Design at University of Pittsburgh
English
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Github Skills (97)
python10
tailwind-in-js10
vertex-ai10
hybrid10
browser10
react-framework10
front-end-development10
llmops10
ai10
compiler10
azure10
rust10
static-site-generator10
load-balancing10
nvidia10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
agrattan0820/artificial-unintelligence
Apr 2023 - Jul 2026
Online multiplayer game where players compete against each other to create the funniest AI-generated images. 👾
Contributions:27 releases, 181 PRs, 639 pushes in 3 years 2 months
aimultiplayer-gameexpressnextjssocket-io
pittcsc/pittcsc-blog
Dec 2021 - Jan 2022
The official blog for the Computer Science Club at the University of Pittsburgh
Contributions:6 reviews, 139 commits, 31 PRs in 1 month
computer-science-clubscienceeleventyjavascriptnunjucks
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