# Alex Manzo

> Engineer who loves crafting delightful user & developer experiences

Location: Durham, North Carolina, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/alexmanzo

I’m the engineer people Slack when something’s weird, broken, or doesn't make sense. I bridge design, product, and engineering to deliver clean, scalable solutions—whether it’s performance, observability, or building tools that make devs’ lives easier.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Fundrise
Jan 2023 – Present
- Drove implementation of Datadog RUM, enabling observability into our web application for the first time, allowing us to identify bugs & UX issues more quickly.
- Redesigned Sentry triage workflow by adding structured context, source maps, and integration with other tools — turning noisy error data into actionable insights.
- Established and managed a triage rotation among web engineers, mentoring team members in debugging best practices and creating scalable processes for addressing production issues.
- Architected a unified cross-platform analytics system spanning Web, iOS, and Android; standardized event naming and property usage on Mixpanel events to ensure consistency and reliability across all platforms.
- Engineered a robust authentication and authorization framework supporting multiple token scopes and seamless user session handling.
- Proposed and implemented secure mobile webview support, enabling mobile teams to reuse authenticated web views in lieu of duplicating development across dozens of native screens.

### Software Engineer II @ Fundrise
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023

### UX Engineer @ Unqork
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
- Enhanced frontend architecture and developer experience by refactoring a monorepo’s Webpack pipeline for faster builds, cutting several minute compile times for local development down to seconds.
- Introduced a customizable default CSS theme using Tailwind and custom properties, along with a dynamic UI for live theming, unlocking the ability for clients to build their own themes with no code for the first time.

### Full Stack Developer @ Savas Labs
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
- Transitioned a climate risk analytics platform API built on Node/Express from using raw SQL queries to utilizing Prisma as an ORM, increasing developer velocity and enabling junior developers to understand the codebase more quickly.
- Built custom Drupal themes from Figma designs for global health org.
- Shaped playful user experiences for Savas Labs and Labs microsite in line with their brand identity
- Created impactful side projects, including a gender-inclusive UX quiz and a 2020-themed lorem ipsum generator built in only a few days using React.

### Front-end Developer @ Savas Labs
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021

### Junior Front-end Developer @ Savas Labs
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

### Web Developer @ NETE
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Research Triangle Park, NC
- Worked closely with designers, developers, and content teams to maintain and enhance NIEHS websites.
- Provided QA for new team members and supported large projects with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript updates.
- Collaborated on multimedia efforts, creating graphics and video assets with Adobe tools to support cohesive, high-impact digital content.

### Coordinating Producer, Elon Sports Vision @ Elon University
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Elon, NC
- Established new program for students to gain live sports production experience, resulting in addition of 15 new scholarships for incoming students
- Mentored and trained group of 20+ students every year
- Managed video production projects, aligning expectations of clients (coaches, administrators) and other stakeholders (marketing, communications teams)
- Implemented automated processes for broadcast graphics packages using Ross Xpression, including parsing score and statistic XML data
- Managed video production budget
- Collaborated with cross-campus partners on technology committee for $40 million basketball arena

### Director of Video Production for Athletics @ Elon University
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017

### Assistant Director of Athletic Communications for Video Production @ Elon University
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016

### Athletics Multimedia Coordinator @ High Point University
Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | High Point, NC
- Managed planning and production of 100+ live events each year
- Mentored students and interns in video production workflows by implementing training plans
- Increased production quality, viewership and fan engagement for athletics video content

### Content & Production Intern @ Cleveland Browns
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Berea, OH
- Produced feature videos relating to the team’s on and off the field efforts -Assisted in production of Emmy-nominated pregame show
- Logged footage and managed video production gear for the department


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Telecommunications
Ball State University
Jan 2007 – Jan 2011

### Full Stack Web Development
Thinkful
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018

### Master of Arts - MA in Emerging Media
Loyola University Maryland
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/alexmanzodev
- Website: http://alexmanzo.me/
- GitHub: http://github.com/alexmanzo

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Last updated: 2026-03-22