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Hi, I’m

Alex van der Heijden

Software engineer building agents @ Maki

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

Nov 2025 → Present

Software Engineer @ MakiPeople

Paris

helping people make better decisions

  • leading a new product
  • redefining team workflows for fast iteration
  • makin' memes

Aug 2024 → Sep 2025

Software Engineer @ Doppel

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

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

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.