Hello — I'm

Alex Grädel

A Fullstack developer shipping software end to end.

Fullstack developer based in Switzerland, currently on Amazon's Lens team. I got into tech through a Swisscom apprenticeship at 16, then spent four years consulting across fintech, hosting, and government work before joining Amazon. At home I tinker with a small homelab — local LLMs that sort whatever my printer OCRs into Paperless.

Fullstack developer based in Switzerland (5+ years). Currently at Amazon on the Lens team; previously four years of consulting through fintech, hosting, and government work. Apprenticeship at Swisscom.

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01

Experience

Where the craft was tested

08/2024 - Present

Makeen AG

Senior Fullstack Developer

Consulting through Makeen for enterprise clients (currently Amazon).

  • Consulting for enterprise clients on frontend architecture and delivery
08/2024 - Present
Remote

Amazon

Fullstack Developer

Fullstack on the Lens team — joined pre-launch, now serving global users. End-to-end features across the AWS stack: real-time WebSockets, server-side pagination, geospatial risk analysis, and i18n for the Japanese market. React Router v7 migration and React Compiler performance work.

Fullstack developer on the Lens team, working on the platform Amazon uses to evaluate and acquire new sites — joined before launch, now serving global users. Across the AWS stack with React, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL.

  • Developed an instinct for performance work: built a small Chrome DevTools Protocol profiler so regressions became measurable instead of anecdotal, and applied the same lens to the React Router v7 migration and React Compiler adoption
  • Learned to ship in ambiguity — owning end-to-end features (real-time WebSocket flows, server-side pagination, geospatial risk analysis) on a fast-moving product where requirements evolve as we learn
  • Grew as an architect: designed a composite picklist service across three data sources, learning when caching pays off, when validation belongs at the boundary, and when to keep things boring
  • Practiced thinking globally by shipping i18n for the Japanese market — addressing, units, and formatting — which sharpened my sense for how cultural detail compounds in a product
  • Sharpened collaboration through code reviews, pairing, and design docs — turning local insights into team-wide patterns
Stack
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Node.js
  • AWS
  • PostgreSQL
  • Prisma
  • Cypress
  • React Router
  • Redis
  • tRPC
  • ArcGIS/ESRI
  • Zod
  • WebSockets
  • Salesforce
  • OpenStreetMap
03/2023 - 04/2024

Kreativmedia GmbH

Frontend Developer

Frontend lead on the customer-facing webshop (Angular 17, signals). Designed the API and built internal tools used daily by the support team.

  • Designed scalable API architectures for the hosting platform's customer-facing webshop
  • Led frontend development using Angular 17+ with signals, delivering reactive UI updates and improved user experience
  • Built internal tools that streamlined operations for the team and enhanced customer self-service capabilities
Stack
  • Angular
  • Angular Material
  • Tailwind
  • SCSS
  • OpenAPI (Elements)
  • Docker
  • GitHub Actions
01/2022 - 12/2022

Cleo AG

Software Developer

Frontend consultant across fintech and government engagements.

  • Delivered frontend solutions as a consultant across client engagements in fintech and government sectors
10/2022 - 12/2022

NU Technology AG

Software Developer

Migrated a legacy React app to Next.js, built the automated customer onboarding flow, and set up CI/CD with GitHub Actions.

  • Migrated legacy React application to Next.js, improving performance and SEO capabilities
  • Designed and built automated customer onboarding flow, reducing manual registration overhead
  • Established CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions for E2E testing and static analysis, catching bugs before production
Stack
  • NextJS
  • React
  • Cypress
  • Playwright
  • Typescript
  • GitHub Actions
05/2022 - 09/2022

Nachrichtendienst des Bundes

Software Developer

Web applications for the Swiss Federal Intelligence Service. Specifics under NDA.

  • Developed mission-critical web applications for the Swiss Federal Intelligence Service under strict confidentiality
  • Delivered secure, reliable solutions in a high-stakes environment with rigorous security requirements
01/2022 - 04/2022

NU Technology AG

Software Developer

Built a company-wide React design system; integrated Keycloak for SSO across the platform.

  • Modernized the frontend architecture and implemented a company-wide design system in React
  • Integrated enterprise authentication using Keycloak, enabling secure SSO across the platform
Stack
  • React
  • Typescript
  • Tailwind
  • Cypress
  • GitHub
08/2020 - 10/2021

Swisscom AG

DevOps Engineer (Frontend)

Stayed on after the apprenticeship to keep working on Hubble (Swisscom's cloud billing platform). Mentored the incoming apprentice.

Retained post-apprenticeship to continue delivering value on enterprise cloud infrastructure projects.

  • Mentored and onboarded the incoming apprentice, ensuring seamless knowledge transfer and project continuity
  • Drove feature development on the Hubble platform, Swisscom's internal tool for cloud billing management and operational reporting
Stack
  • Angular
  • Angular Material
  • Typescript
  • SASS
  • Bitbucket
02

Education

Foundations

08/2016 - 07/2020

Swisscom AG / BBW

Application Developer EFZ

Four-year apprenticeship across Swisscom's Cloud Billing teams. Built the Hubble portal frontend and gained backend exposure (Node.js, Spring Boot, Apigee).

Completed a 4-year apprenticeship at Swisscom AG, Switzerland's leading telecom provider. Took ownership of my learning path by selecting challenging projects that built real-world competencies across multiple teams and business units.

  • Built the Hubble portal from the ground up, creating the frontend for Swisscom's Cloud Billing platform with advanced reporting dashboards
  • Integrated management UI into the CI/CD pipeline, enabling faster deployment cycles
  • Collaborated with DevOps to identify automation opportunities and streamline existing workflows
  • Owned technical documentation, improving onboarding efficiency and long-term maintainability
  • Audited and optimized the deployment pipeline, delivering measurable improvements in build reliability
  • Gained backend experience with Node.js, Spring Boot, Apigee, and API mocking tools (Mountebank, CA Lisa)
  • Practiced Agile/SCRUM methodologies in a fast-paced enterprise environment
Stack
  • Angular
  • NodeJS
  • Typescript
  • Spring Boot
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Docker
03

Skills

Tools of the trade

01 Frameworks

Angular
React
NextJS
Astro
React Router

02 Backend

Node.js
tRPC
Zod

03 Cloud & Database

AWS
PostgreSQL
Prisma
Redis

04 CMS

Strapi
Ghost

05 Styling

Tailwind
SCSS
Angular Material
UnoCSS

06 Languages

TypeScript
JavaScript

07 Testing

Cypress
Playwright

08 DevOps

Docker
GitHub Actions
n8n
Portainer
Bitbucket
GitHub

09 API

OpenAPI (Elements)
04

Projects

Selected work

zeitiv.dev

zeitiv.dev

Personal portfolio & CV site with dark theme and smooth animations

Technologies
  • Astro
  • Angular
  • UnoCSS
  • TypeScript

lustlaune.ch

lustlaune.ch

Modern website with 3D animations and interactive elements

Technologies
  • Astro
  • Tailwind
  • Three.js
  • TypeScript

Lula Dice

github.com

Interactive dice rolling app built with Svelte

Technologies
  • Svelte
  • TypeScript