About

Alex Lehner is a Staff Engineer with over 10 years of experience working at the intersection of design and engineering. He is currently working at Mailchimp as a Staff Engineer, where he is responsible for developing and maintaining Mailchimp's design system, ensuring that the patterns meet the needs of the application and users, and proposing new patterns, approaches, tools, and best practices. Alex is also passionate about accessibility, mentoring, and building great products. Before his current role, Alex worked as a Senior Engineer and Team Lead at Mailchimp, where he collaborated with the Design and Engineering teams to develop and maintain Mailchimp's design system, prototype new/experimental features, and build and maintain internal tools for the design team. Alex has experience in various roles such as Research Scientist, Product Manager, Data Scientist, and Senior Software Engineer. Alex holds a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Information Technology and a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Information Technology from Florida State University. He also holds an Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree in General Transfer from Tallahassee Community College and a High School Diploma in Information Technology from Crooms Academy of Information Technology. Apart from his technical skills, Alex is also a great mentor and teacher. He is always willing to share his expertise with his teammates through code reviews, office hours, and other avenues. Alex is also known to teach juggling to anyone who is interested. Alex can be reached at alex@alexlehner.com.