Hi, I’m

Alex van der Heijden

Engineering @ Alan

About

I build software with a product lens: thoughtful systems, clear interfaces, and teams that can move quickly without sacrificing quality. I’m especially energized by work that sits between disciplines. I enjoy moving between product thinking, engineering detail, and team design to make outcomes feel both solid and human.

Journey

Oct 2025 → Jun 2026

Software Engineer @ MakiPeople

lead

Paris

helping people make better decisions

leading product and engineering for our new interview assistant, tomo
redefining team workflows for fast iteration
rearchitected the whole frontend, boosting AI coding productivity 80% and paving the way for a monorepo migration

Aug 2024 → Sep 2025

Software Engineer @ Doppel

staff

NYC

protecting people and aura farming threat actors at the same time

engineer #15
technical lead for the product team
led client-facing aspects of executive protection product
designed and built multi-tenancy and permission system from scratch

Sep 2020 → Aug 2024

Software Engineer @ Teladoc Health

senior

NYC+CO+Chicago

giving people access to the healthcare they deserve

built the company's first microservice
one of the ic leads on one app, the company's largest product initiative
shipped across clinical, integrations, and care plan / care team
junior → mid-level → senior swe promotions

Side Quests

Baking

I slap dough and make it tasty. one day you might be lucky enough to savour my babka.

Flights

Plane nerd and avid traveler. Flighty power user.

TFT grind

I refuse to die the full time hardstuck tft viewer who never hit masters. Follow the grind.