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Alex Monroe Full-Stack Developer.

I design and build end-to-end digital products — from pixel-perfect interfaces to robust, scalable backend systems. Obsessing over the craft at every layer.

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01 / about

Crafting products people
actually love to use.

I'm a full-stack developer with 6+ years of experience building web applications from the ground up. I focus on the intersection of clean engineering and thoughtful design — because great software should be as elegant under the hood as it is on screen.

My background spans SaaS products, developer tools, and consumer-facing applications. I work across the entire stack — architecting APIs, optimizing databases, and crafting UI systems that feel fast and intuitive.

When I'm not shipping code, I'm probably reading about systems design, contributing to open-source, or obsessing over typography.

📍 San Francisco, CA
🎓 CS, Stanford University
💼 Open to freelance
🌐 English & French

frontend

React Next.js TypeScript Tailwind CSS Vue.js Framer Motion

backend

Laravel Node.js Go PostgreSQL Redis REST / GraphQL

devops & tools

Docker AWS GitHub Actions Figma Linux Terraform
02 / experience

Vercel

Full-time

Senior Full-Stack Engineer

2022 — Present

Lead engineer on the dashboard team. Architected and shipped a redesigned project management interface serving 500K+ developers. Reduced dashboard load time by 62% through aggressive caching and code-splitting strategies.

Next.js Go PostgreSQL Redis

Stripe

Full-time

Full-Stack Engineer

2020 — 2022

Built and maintained core components of the Stripe Dashboard. Contributed to the design system used across all Stripe products. Shipped a real-time webhook testing tool that became one of the most-used developer features.

React TypeScript Ruby on Rails GraphQL

Freelance / Indie

Contract

Full-Stack Consultant

2018 — 2020

Worked with early-stage startups across fintech, health tech, and SaaS verticals. Delivered 15+ full-stack projects end-to-end, from MVP concept to production deployment, with a strong focus on developer experience and maintainability.

Laravel Vue.js MySQL AWS
03 / projects

Horizon — SaaS Analytics

A real-time analytics dashboard for SaaS founders. Tracks MRR, churn, LTV, and retention with beautiful visualizations. Used by 2,000+ startups.

Next.js TypeScript PostgreSQL Recharts
Live Demo Code

Forge — Open Source CLI

A developer productivity CLI tool that scaffolds full-stack projects in seconds. 1,200+ GitHub stars and growing community.

Go Cobra CLI Docker Shell
Live Demo Code

Pulse — Team Communication

Async video messaging for remote teams. Think Loom meets Notion. Built with WebRTC, end-to-end encrypted, 500ms latency target.

React Laravel WebRTC Redis
Live Demo Code

Ledger — Personal Finance

Smart personal finance tracker with AI-powered categorisation and spending pattern analysis. Syncs with 300+ banks via Plaid.

Vue.js Node.js Plaid API OpenAI
Live Demo Code

Atlas — Design System

A production-grade design system and component library built for design consistency at scale. Includes 80+ components with Storybook docs.

React Storybook Radix UI CSS-in-JS
Live Demo Code

Relay — API Gateway

High-performance API gateway with rate limiting, authentication, and request transformation. Handles 10M+ requests daily.

Go gRPC Redis Kubernetes
Live Demo Code
04 / contact

Got a project in mind?
Let's build it together.

Whether you're a founder with a big idea, a team looking for a technical partner, or someone who just wants to geek out about code — my inbox is always open.

EMAIL

hello@alexmonroe.dev

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linkedin.com/in/alexmonroe

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