Alex Cristoffanini
Full Stack Engineer · Game Developer · E-Commerce Consultant
I'm a fullstack engineer and game developer. There's something satisfying about shipping a tool that industrial electricians use on a job site and also shipping a game someone plays at 2am.
On the web side, I led development of Southwire's CablePull calculator, a React/Next.js tool used by crews across North America to route cable through conduit systems safely. I also rebuilt the Global Watch Company's storefront from the ground up, integrating BigCommerce's GraphQL API with a custom Next.js frontend built to match the feel of a Rolex boutique.
On the games side, I worked as a Full Stack Engineer at The Coalition, Microsoft's studio behind the Gears of War franchise, where I got to work with Unreal Engine at AAA scale. At Kagura Games I worked as a technical developer handling tools development and projects across Unity, Godot, and RPG Maker for their indie publishing pipeline. Beret Parade is my own indie studio where I build games in Godot.
Good code is easy to delete. Good interfaces get out of the way. I spend a lot of time thinking about both. If you want to see what I've been working on, the projects page is a good place to start.
Experience
– Present
Warlock Software
Technical Lead
Leading technical direction for a growing software consultancy, with Southwire as the primary client. Architecting and developing the Southwire CablePull tool, a specialized engineering application used by electricians and contractors for cable pulling calculations.
Managing development priorities and mentoring a junior developer while actively scaling the business to bring on new clients and expand the team.
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Global Watch Company
Senior Full Stack Developer
Consolidated a set of fractured WordPress sites, each serving a specific luxury watch brand partner, into a unified Next.js storefront backed by BigCommerce. The platform serves the luxury watch industry with brand partners including Rolex and Tudor.
Built the e-commerce integration layer connecting Next.js to the BigCommerce API to handle product catalog, cart, and checkout flows across multiple brand storefronts within a single codebase. Collaborated closely with a designer to deliver a polished shopping experience that met the strict brand compliance requirements of luxury partners.
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Microsoft - The Coalition
Full Stack Engineer
Developed and maintained marketing websites for The Coalition and Gears of War, with a strong focus on web accessibility, achieving one of the highest accessibility ratings across the Microsoft site portfolio.
Built internal web tools interfacing with a C#/.NET API to support cross-functional teams across the studio, gathering requirements to implement and refine tooling for production use.
Established and maintained Azure Cloud Functions and Azure DevOps pipelines for continuous deployment using Dockerized containers. Implemented unit testing across products to uphold a clean code standard.
Worked with cutting-edge web stacks and Azure-based cloud technologies including Next.js, GatsbyJS, C#, .NET and more.
GitHub Activity
2,075 contributions in the last year
Skills
Frontend
Backend
DevOps
Game Dev