Alex Edwards

TL;DR

Hey, I'm Alex! I help build polished services with an emphasis on great developer experience, from documentation to dev tools, most recently as Senior Software Engineer at the BBC delivering iPlayer to the browser.

About

I am a full-stack engineer creating services, tools, and rendering content in the browser. I enjoy tinkering around with experiments and challenging myself in various concepts to gain either a deeper understanding or simply a proof of implementation.

In the past I've created both micro-services and micro-frontends on a number of projects, from delivering simple user experiences to millions of users; to handling large quantity payment schedules in Stripe.

When I'm not working I enjoy travelling, exploring different countries and cultures. In 2017 I spent a year abroad travelling Europe and Asia, but now it's more like weekends away.

What I'm Doing Now

• Right now, I'm learning Go-lang and Rust for their improvements over Typescript in both services and dev tooling.
• I'm most often working on delivering new experiences to iPlayer in the browser .
• I'm currently adapting development operations, tooling, and integrations to better enable engineers' delivery with minimal friction or manual interventions.
• I often prototype and create proof on concepts in public repositories .