# Alex Hwang > Senior Software Engineer at Our Place Location: United States, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/alexhwang Senior Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience in full-stack JavaScript development, leading projects, making architectural decisions, and driving impactful client-facing solutions. Skilled in optimizing code quality, mentoring teams, and solving complex technical challenges in dynamic environments ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Our Place Jan 2023 – Present | Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Developed and maintained a custom React library using hydrogen-react to streamline UI development for the e-commerce storefront. Led the development of key UI features, optimizing product browsing and purchase experiences, resulting in improved user engagement and conversion rates. Contributed to strategy discussions for internationalization and multi-store management, influencing roadmap and scalability decisions. Designed and implemented solutions using native Shopify features to enable highly customized business logic, including bundled product ratings, product bridges, and in-cart upsells. Built robust cookie management solutions to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. Optimized bundling strategy and discount logic to exceed quarterly profit goals. ### Lead Software Engineer @ Dr. Squatch Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | United States ### Software Engineer @ Dr. Squatch Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Los Angeles, California, United States Initiated and completed rewriting of Dr. Squatch store: - Led the project over the five-month span, coordinating across teams to ensure transition without interruption - Refactored the entire codebase with efficiently packaged modules, reusable components, advanced features of Vue.js, to modernize and to prepare for future scaling - Designed a hybrid pattern of custom modules written in Vue inside a Shopify server-sided rendered native store, delivering a SPA experience within the confinement of the platform - Achieved the maximum level of decoupling possible within the monolithic architecture - Enabled the company to consider various architectural options, especially for headless eCommerce Participated in designing and implementation of backend services managing orders for fulfillment and subscription data for customer portal: - Replaced the service managed by an outside agency and saved operational cost - Enabled the portal with more advanced features for enhanced user experience - Created monitoring alarms for the services so the team can quickly respond to incidents Overhauled the customer portal and refined its business logic to manage out-of-box product offerings from Shopify into easily navigable subscription plans Introduced the essential component of modern software development practice, including version control, PR reviews, unit test, and code style Created and maintained resources in AWS as a basic development infrastructure: user management using IAM/SSO, multi-accounts and workload organizations serving as different environments Participated cross-functionally with external partners in key feature implementations for store performance, operations, and customer support ### Software Developer @ PlayOn! Sports Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 - Developed a feature to existing web applications, participating in various phases of the development cycle, from defining technical requirements, testing, and deployment - Created client-facing products from scratch, taking an active role in identifying and addressing business needs of the organization - Translated mockups and wireframes provided into production ready code in a rapid pace - Integrated third party libraries, such as chatbots, widgets, and data analytics, into existing applications for improved user experience - Refactored old code for better maintenance and improved quality, outside the scope of a given task - Quickly learnt and utilized new tools and technologies as required Projects Console Mobile: using Vue CLI, built a full functioning progressive web app (PWA) from scratch for customers who want to access events in mobile devices; continuously added features such as starting or ending livestream of an event, updating a score for a live event, and sending and receiving web push notifications Social share image processor: allows user to share an event specific image to social media to promote viewership; wrote and deployed an AWS Lamda function that generates a PNG file using school logos user provided and uploads to an AWS S3 bucket; added an endpoint to an internal API that updates the URL of the image to the corresponding event ### Software Engineer @ Bullhorn Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 - Developed a hybrid mobile application for candidate management system, using Ionic framework, Angular and TypeScript - Completed migration from Ionic 3 to Ionic 4 - Reviewed test plans with QA engineers and actively engaged in code reviews - Practiced test-driven development: wrote and maintained unit tests and participated in regression testing ### Web Developer @ Georgia Institute of Technology Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater Atlanta Area - Built a tool that aids the Registrar’s office daily operations for processing transfer credits, using Angular, PHP and MySQL - Designed a full-stack application that includes various components, including a single page user interface for full functionality, a server-side rendered website for authentication, and a REST API using an ORM to manage the database - Achieved a workaround to follow the organization’s authentication strategy without compromising use of modern web technology ## Education ### Immersive Full-stack Web Development Program DigitalCrafts Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 ### Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology Emory University Jan 2006 – Jan 2011 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yalexhwang - GitHub: https://github.com/yalexhwang --- Source: https://flows.cv/alexhwang JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/alexhwang/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22