Director of Engineering · Author · Founder

Hey, I'm
Javar Alexander

Engineering leader who |

I lead engineering teams, ship products, and consult for companies building on Rails, Node.js, React, and AWS. I write about what I'm learning along the way.

Leading teams that
build great things

I'm a Director of Engineering with deep technical roots in Ruby on Rails, Node.js, React, and AWS. I've gone from writing the code to leading the people who write it — and I use that context to make better decisions about systems, process, and people.

I'm also the founder of ProdigyTech Consulting. I write about engineering and leadership at The Reality Check and The Blueprint.

Stack

  • Ruby on Rails
  • Node.js
  • React / Next.js
  • AWS

Leadership

  • Team Scaling
  • Technical Strategy
  • Roadmapping
  • Hiring & Growth

Words on
engineering & leadership

I run two publications — honest takes from someone who's been on both sides of the code review.

Recent Posts

The Roaming
Techie

When I'm not thinking about engineering I'm usually somewhere with a camera. Travel, street, whatever catches my eye.

@_theroamingtechie