Alexander Whan
Front End Engineer II at Amazon
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlexander Whan is a Front End Engineer II based in Seattle with six years of experience building user-focused web applications and internal tooling at Amazon. He specializes in TypeScript, HTML/CSS, and reusable UI libraries, and has a track record of delivering low-code solutions and compatibility fixes that saved partner teams hundreds of hours. His background in program management and international travel operations informs a pragmatic, cross-cultural approach to stakeholder coordination across 20+ marketplaces. Alexander consistently improves developer experience through documentation, CI/CD enhancements, and code review stewardship, and he mentors early-career engineers. Fluent in navigating complex, multinational projects, he pairs curiosity about the world with a penchant for shipping polished, scalable front-end experiences.
6 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts (MA), International Studies: Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies, Master of Arts (MA), International Studies: Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies at University of WashingtonFaculty of Law, Faculty of Law at University of BelgradeCertificate - Advanced Software Development in Full-Stack JavaScript, Certificate - Advanced Software Development in Full-Stack JavaScript at Code FellowsUniversity of Washington Honors Exchange Program, University of Washington Honors Exchange Program at University College Utrecht
English, Serbian, Croatian, Russian, Bosnian, Spanish
Github Skills (22)
pokeapi10
api9
location9
graphql9
nodejs8
streaming5
python3
jquery-selectors3
data-structure3
machine-learning3
full-stack3
data-science2
javascript2
algorithms2
react2
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
alex-whan/data-structures-and-algorithms
May 2020 - May 2021
Data structures, algorithms, and code challenges for Code 301 & 401.
Contributions:1 review, 123 PRs, 148 pushes in 11 months
data-structuredata-structures
Interview-Study-Aid/technical-interview-study-aid
Oct 2020 - Mar 2021
A full-stack application helping developers study and practice for technical interviews.
Contributions:63 commits, 25 PRs, 39 pushes in 5 months
full-stack
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