Alexander Hans
Senior Software Engineer at Taxfix
Berlin, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolAlexander Hans is a senior full-stack software engineer based in Berlin with nine years of professional experience and a 7+ year track record building web applications. He has progressed from frontend and backend roles to engineering management at Klarna and now contributes at Taxfix, blending hands-on implementation with team leadership. Comfortable across the stack, Alexander has delivered features ranging from UI enhancements and multi-language support to backend timers and gameplay logic in open-source projects like an online Codenames implementation. His academic background in media computer science and industrial engineering informs a pragmatic, user-focused approach to product problems. Known for shipping polished UI details and reliable backend enforcement features, he excels at turning product concepts into production-ready systems. Colleagues describe him as a curious engineer who pairs technical depth with a knack for making small UX improvements that materially improve adoption.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Media Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Media Computer Science at Beuth Hochschule für Technik Berlin (ehemals Technische Fachhochschule Berlin)Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Industrial Engineering, 2.2, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Industrial Engineering, 2.2 at Technische Universität Berlin
Github Skills (11)
typescript10
go10
front-end-development10
react10
backend9
back-end-development9
html9
css9
api8
apidoc8
jquery7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
jbowens/codenames
Oct 2019 - Apr 2020
Play codenames online
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:8 commits, 9 PRs, 16 comments in 6 months
Contributions summary:Alexander made several contributions to the Codenames online game, including adding a success message on server startup and prettifying various files. They also implemented multiple language support within the frontend UI, allowing users to select different word sets. Additionally, the user introduced a timer feature, including the functionality to enforce the timer and disable guessing in the codemaster role, enhancing gameplay features.
javaboard-gamejavascriptcodenames
alexhans1/debate-now
Sep 2017 - Oct 2018
Contributions:151 commits, 2 PRs, 80 pushes in 1 year 1 month
set-updebates
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