Hi there, I'm Alex Bristow.
I'm a front end engineer based in London. I design and ship tools and experiences that improve how we work at NBCUniversal & Sky.
I'm Alex, and I love building things that help people.
I'm a front end engineer who enjoys making products that feel clear, fast, and enjoyable to use.
For over 8 years I've been creating digital experiences at NBCUniversal, Sky and Ocado, building tools used by millions of people every day.
I like being involved in the whole process, from the first sketch of an idea through to something real in people's hands, making sure it looks right, feels right, and works reliably.
Technologies I've worked with:
- TypeScript
- React
- Next.js
- Express
- Elysia
- Redux
- Tailwind CSS
- Shadcn/ui
- Material UI
- Styled Components
- CSS
- HTML
- Node
- Bun
- Vercel
- Railway
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
- SQLite
- tRPC
- OpenAPI
- TanStack Query
- Prisma
- Drizzle ORM
- Better Auth
- Firebase
- React Native
- Expo
- Jest
- Playwright
- Zod
- Webpack
- Git
- WebSockets
- Apify
- Figma
Here's a few of the personal projects I've worked on recently.
A lot of the work I do professionally is confidential, but I'm usually tinkering with something in my spare time.
mdplane
A markdown coordination layer for agent workflows, with one shared timeline for task claims, updates, and handoffs.
PersonaGen
A synthetic persona generation API for AI teams that need fast, statistically grounded demographic profiles for testing and evaluation.
Draftastic
A collaborative drafting platform for building balanced teams in real time across tournaments, schools, and group events.
Professions.gg
A planning tool for World of Warcraft: Classic players to optimize profession leveling routes and expected crafting cost.
Dealio
A retail promotion workflow app that replaced spreadsheet-heavy supplier and buyer processes with a single structured system.
Get in touch
While not actively seeking new roles, I'm interested in outstanding opportunities that could be a great fit. Feel free to reach out.