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Every engineer
has an origin.
This is mine.

Passionate frontend engineer specializing in React, Next.js and TypeScript. Strong background in multimedia design, user experience and modern web development. Passionate about AI-assisted development and continuously improving my craft.

Years on the road
2012 →
Current quest
Frontend Engineer @ Wash World
Base
Copenhagen, DK
Alexander Sørensen, Frontend Engineer, standing and smiling

Player One

Alexander Sørensen

Frontend Engineer · CPH, DK

Chapter 02 — The Journey

A decade on the road

Scroll to travel through the milestones. Every stop on this road taught something the next one needed.

  1. Lv.01 2012–2014Education

    HF

    Frederiksborg Gymnasium

    Beginning of the journey.

    Key learnings

    • Discipline and the craft of learning
    • A growing curiosity about technology
    • The foundation everything else was built on
    Journey progress14%
  2. Lv.02 2015–2017Education

    Web Integrator

    Roskilde Tekniske Skole

    First introduction to web technologies.

    Key learnings

    • How the web actually works
    • Building pages from scratch
    • Structure, semantics and styling

    Tech acquired

    • HTML5
    • CSS3
    • JavaScript
    Journey progress29%
  3. Lv.03 2018–2020Education

    Multimedia Designer

    Copenhagen Business Academy

    Design, UX and frontend foundation.

    Key learnings

    • Design thinking and visual communication
    • User experience fundamentals
    • The bridge between design and code

    Tech acquired

    • UX/UI Design
    • Figma
    • SASS
    • Responsive Design
    Journey progress43%
  4. Lv.04 2019–2020Career

    Junior Frontend Developer

    Bodylab

    First professional frontend experience. Worked on ecommerce solutions and customer-facing products.

    Key learnings

    • Shipping to real users
    • Working inside a professional team
    • Ecommerce and customer-facing products

    Tech acquired

    • JavaScript
    • SASS
    • Git
    Journey progress57%
  5. Lv.05 2021–2023Education

    Bachelor in Web Development

    Copenhagen Business Academy

    Advanced frontend engineering and software development.

    Key learnings

    • Advanced frontend engineering
    • Software development practices
    • Thinking in systems and architecture

    Tech acquired

    • React
    • TypeScript
    • Node.js
    • GraphQL
    Journey progress71%
  6. Lv.06 2022–2023Career

    Junior Frontend Developer

    Wash World

    Working alongside studies. Professional frontend development experience.

    Key learnings

    • Balancing studies with production work
    • Real-world codebases and code review
    • Agile rhythm and team collaboration

    Tech acquired

    • React
    • Redux Toolkit
    • Jira
    • Agile Development
    Journey progress86%
  7. Lv.07 2023–Career

    Frontend Engineer

    Wash World

    Building customer-facing websites, administration systems, infoscreens and payment solutions with React, Next.js and TypeScript.

    Key learnings

    • Scalable frontend architecture
    • Contributing to UX decisions
    • Payment solutions, admin systems & infoscreens

    Tech acquired

    • Next.js
    • TypeScript
    • Tailwind CSS
    • WebSockets
    • Sentry
    • Statsig
    Journey progress100%

Chapter 03 — Skill Tree

Abilities unlocked

Every milestone on the road dropped new skills. Five branches, grown over a decade — all of them still leveling up.

System core · online since 2012

0 skills unlocked

Core Engineering

12 nodes · branch 01

  • React
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • SASS
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Redux Toolkit
  • GraphQL
  • WebSockets
  • Node.js

UI & Experience

7 nodes · branch 02

  • UX/UI Design
  • Figma
  • Framer Motion
  • Responsive Design
  • Accessibility
  • Design Systems
  • Performance Optimization

AI-Augmented Development

7 nodes · branch 03

  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • GitHub Copilot
  • Prompt Engineering
  • AI-Assisted Development
  • AI Workflows

Analytics & Optimization

8 nodes · branch 04

  • Google Analytics
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Data Layer
  • SpeedVitals
  • PageSpeed Optimization
  • Sentry
  • Feature Gates
  • Statsig

Engineering & Collaboration

7 nodes · branch 05

  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Docker
  • Postman
  • Jira
  • Agile Development
  • Sprint Planning

Next branch — undiscovered

The tree keeps growing. Always learning.

Chapter 04 — AI Mindset

The co-pilot era

The road changed. AI didn't replace the engineering — it amplified it. This is the evolution of how the work gets done.

  1. 2012 — 2020

    Manual Era

    Every line written by hand. Learning the fundamentals the slow, deliberate way — and building the instincts that still matter today.

  2. 2021 — 2022

    Assisted Era

    Tooling gets smarter. Autocomplete, linters and early AI suggestions start removing friction from the day-to-day craft.

  3. 2023 —

    Augmented Era

    AI becomes a true collaborator. Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Copilot are part of the daily workflow — thinking bigger, shipping faster, learning constantly.

Co-pilot equipped

Claude

Deep reasoning co-pilot

Architecture discussions, complex refactors and thinking through hard problems together.

Co-pilot equipped

ChatGPT

Rapid exploration

Fast answers, debugging sessions and exploring unfamiliar territory at speed.

Co-pilot equipped

Cursor

AI-native editor

Codebase-aware editing where AI lives directly inside the development flow.

Co-pilot equipped

GitHub Copilot

Inline acceleration

Autocomplete and agentic workflows that keep momentum high while building.

Chapter 05 — The Future

The city ahead

The road doesn't end — it converges on a skyline still under construction. Continuous learning, sharper craft, bigger problems worth solving.

Final waypoint

Let's build what's next.

Great things happen when curious people build together. The best way to reach me is on LinkedIn.