Alexander Govea
Senior Software Engineer @Cision
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Software Engineer @Cision
US
Contributed to the design and architecture of Cision’s B2B SaaS, leveraging JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Redux, React Intl, SASS, React Testing Library, Jest, Git, HTML5, and CSS for robust functionality and maintainability.• Implemented pixel-perfect, user-centric interfaces in close collaboration with designers, emphasizing consistency, responsiveness, and an exceptional user experience.• Developed micro-frontends to integrate with multiple applications across Cision, ensuring loose coupling and seamless interoperability.• Increased test coverage and mitigated recurring bugs by 20% by adding unit and integration tests with Jest and React Testing Library.• Integrated asynchronous RESTful and GraphQL services leveraging AI, via Promises to optimize data retrieval and handling across dynamic front-end features. • Fixed recurring bugs, implemented new features, and ideated future enhancements for the main application while mentoring Junior, intern, and mid-level engineers. Also served as Scrum Master to remove blockers and ensure timely delivery.• Established code quality standards by creating best-practice documentation, leading peer reviews, and providing one-on-one mentorship for both direct and adjacent teams.• Built microservice RESTful endpoints using Java, Spring Boot, and PostgreSQL, improving system scalability and fostering modular development.• Participated in AI integrations across the PR Newswire Platform to optimize user\'s workflows via automations, suggestions, enhancements, and press release generations.• Practiced Agile methodologies, actively contributing to backlog grooming, sprint reviews, demos, and daily stand-ups with a core team of 10+ engineers and 30+ on sibling teams.• Designed and maintained both B2B and B2C SaaS across multiple Cision platforms by leveraging emerging technologies that could both be integrated in our workflows and added as enhancements.
EDUCATION
UC Santa Barbara
Bachelor's degree
UC Santa Barbara
Bachelor's degree, Psychology/ Spanish
UC Santa Barbara
Bachelor's Degree, PSYCHOLOGY
SKILLS
ABOUT ALEXANDER GOVEA
I\'m a Senior Front-End Engineer with 7+ years building scalable, high-performance web applications and UI systems. I specialize in React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML and CSS and modern build pipelines, and modular/reusable component architecture. But I view frontend as more than UI: I care deeply about performance, developer experience, accessibility, and delivering real impact to users.My approach is collaborative and outcome-driven. I\'ve led feature development end-to-end, from hi-fi designs to production, working across product, UX, and backend teams. I believe in clean, maintainable, and well-tested code. I also continuously push for developer tooling improvements and scalable frontend architecture to support growth, whether building micro-frontends, integrating APIs, or optimizing bundle and load performance.Impact I\'ve delivered- Reduced initial page load time by 20% through code splitting and lazy loading strategies, improving user engagement and conversion rates- Led a team of 5 software engineers in the development of Cision\'s platform while mentoring and onboarding 3 junior and mid-level developersWhat I bring:Deep proficiency in React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Vite, Redux and state management, CSS/SCSS/Tailwind, and modern front-end toolingStrong understanding of build systems (Webpack, Vite), CI/CD pipelines, and performance optimizationsExperience building accessible, responsive, and user-friendly UI - delivering quality UX and supporting cross-browser and cross-device compatibilityA team-oriented mindset: comfortable collaborating with product, design, backend, and QA teams, always open to feedback and continuous improvement
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