Derek Alia
CEO Co-Founder at Futureswap
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDerek Alia is a founder and software leader with 11 years of experience building products for an open web from San Francisco. As CEO and Co‑Founder of Futureswap since 2019, he blends product vision with hands‑on engineering and a background in frontend development at Aragon to ship user-focused decentralized finance experiences. He previously founded Tribes Inc and sharpened his software craft through roles at Simplr and immersive training at Hack Reactor after studying computer science at the University of Washington. Comfortable spanning frontend and full‑stack responsibilities, Derek emphasizes open protocols and interoperable web infrastructure rather than closed ecosystems. His career reflects a mix of startup grit, protocol-level thinking, and practical shipping experience in the crypto and web3 space.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at University of WashingtonAdvanced Software Engineering Immersive Computer Software Engineering, Advanced Software Engineering Immersive Computer Software Engineering at Hack Reactor
Github Skills (32)
javascript9
aragon9
react9
frontend9
user-interface8
declarative8
realms8
solidity8
ethereum-dapp8
typescript7
camera7
ethereum7
blockchain7
interaction6
scanning6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
derekalia/recipes
Jan 2015 - Jan 2019
Contributions:2 PRs, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 1 month
derekalia/firebaseRedux
Apr 2017 - May 2017
Contributions:2 PRs, 63 pushes, 1 branch in 29 days
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