Alex S
Paris, Ile-de-France
Summary
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RockstarAlexandre Valsamou-stanislawski is a Front End Lead based in Paris with 15 years of software experience and 13 years focused on front-end engineering and design. He leads delivery of multiple Next.js applications, internal design systems and SDKs at Evy while also owning monitoring, tooling and developer workflows. An active open-source contributor, he has improved UX and component libraries in prominent projects like Algolia's react-instantsearch and instantsearch, and enhanced Play Framework support for server-sent events. Comfortable crossing boundaries, he blends UI craftsmanship with backend familiarity (Scala/Play, Go ecosystems) and has deep experience in canvas dataviz and performant search interfaces. A community builder who co-organized Paris.js and DemoJS, he brings a maker’s mindset and a habit of organizing learning-focused events both publicly and inside his company.
15 years of coding experience
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Github Skills (39)
javascript10
algolia10
reactive10
canvas10
ui-components10
css10
responsive-design10
ui-design10
java10
searching10
scala10
javas10
uid10
component-kit10
front-end-development10
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
algolia/instantsearch
Jul 2015 - Jul 2019
⚡️ Libraries for building performant and instant search and and discovery experiences with Algolia. Compatible with JavaScript, TypeScript, React and Vue.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:372 commits, 741 PRs, 1550 pushes in 4 years
Contributions summary:Alex primarily contributed to the development of the user interface for the `instantsearch` library, focusing on UI component implementation and styling. They added a new example showcasing a tourism application and integrated new CSS rules for enhanced styling. Additionally, the user made modifications to the search box component to add more customizable features and refined the visual presentation of various components, indicating a strong focus on UI design and development within the library.
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algolia/vue-instantsearch
Nov 2017 - Sep 2018
👀 Algolia components for building search UIs with Vue.js
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:21 commits, 7 PRs, 26 pushes in 10 months
Contributions summary:Alex's contributions primarily focused on enhancing the user interface and functionality of the Vue.js-based search components. They implemented a loading indicator to improve the user experience during search queries. They also added new APIs to the SearchBox component, added stories for it, and modified the structure of the Index component, demonstrating a focus on UI development and component interaction.
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