Xander Peterson
Senior Teaching Engineer at Coinbase
Pleasanton, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolXander Peterson is a senior teaching engineer who blends software engineering with education to scale learning globally. Over a decade, he has led technical curriculum development and onboarding programs at Coinbase, Lyft, and Okta, onboarding 1,500+ new hires and shaping 10+ curricula with measurable learning OKRs. He leverages automation (AppsScript, Python) and data-driven feedback to reduce manual work and keep learners engaged across time zones and remote settings. His background spans software engineering at Roostify and mentoring at Dev Bootcamp, complemented by a deep international lens from JET and Kizuna programs and a UCLA education in Japanese and cognitive science computing. Based in Pleasanton, CA, he designs empathetic curricula that translate complex engineering concepts into scalable, real-world training. He has a track record of turning training into repeatable, quality-driven experiences that endure beyond a single cohort.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Tsuru UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Japanese, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Japanese at University of California, Los Angeles
Japanese, English
Github Skills (35)
auth010
authentication10
chrome-extension10
api-connect10
square-connect9
firefox-addon9
accessors9
square9
api9
decrypt9
rails8
ruby8
chrome8
browser-extension8
mvc7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
XanderPSON/XanderPSON.github.io
Jun 2015 - Apr 2017
Contributions:20 PRs, 147 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 10 months
reactnextjs
GetGumshoe/gumshoe-frontend
Feb 2016 - Feb 2016
Contributions:2 PRs, 52 pushes, 4 branches in 7 days
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