# Alex Merrill

> Software Engineer

Location: Locust Valley, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/alexmerrill

## Work Experience
### Web Developer @ Unknown
Jan 2022 – Present
- Designed and built portfolio website for independent writer
- Utilized Next.js ISR in order to provide fast load times for users, while enabling owner to add, edit, and remove content through a custom admin portal with no manual maintenance or need to rebuild and deploy static content
- Developed custom email newsletter service for owner to update followers on new articles and posts

### Lead Software Engineer @ bekome
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Remote
- Led development of bekome’s MVP web-app, enabling the launch of a closed beta and continued development
- Architected and developed all backend and database functionality, including a REST API, associated middleware, schema designs/updates, and backend processes including a notification system
- Designed, implemented, updated, and maintained React components using wireframes from Figma
- Created component hierarchy and state management, using Redux, for the React application
- Interfaced with Product Manager and Founder to translate user needs into technical requirements as well as helping plan and prioritize weekly sprints
- Utilized user feedback to redesign client/provider intake, resulting in a lower-friction onboarding process
- Examined and decided on the best tools to use for backend services and the development process
- Researched matching algorithms to inform the client intake experience for optimizing matchmaking


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Computer Science and Mathematics
Middlebury College
Jan 2017 – Jan 2021


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/alexander-merrill
- GitHub: https://github.com/Alex-Merrill

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Source: https://flows.cv/alexmerrill
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/alexmerrill/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-03-21