Hi, I'm Alastair Tse - Senior Staff Software Engineer + Manager at Google
I love building impactful user experiences by rapidly prototyping new product ideas, blending traditional and ML tech. I thrive connecting with innovators globally and discovering opportunities for impactful product leadership, especially in fast-paced engineering roles.
At a glance
Curated signals on strengths, focus areas, and how they can help.
Spearheaded Google's inaugural iPhone app and foundational iOS UI framework.
Leads product development at the intersection of traditional and ML technologies.
Can help others by sharing expertise in product engineering and community building.
🚀 Career trajectory
Foundational iOS Development
Built critical early iOS products and frameworks at Google, establishing a strong technical base.
✦ iOS Development
✦ Product Engineering
Design Systems Leadership
Led the Material Design Engineering team, shaping design language across Google's ecosystem.
✦ Engineering Management
✦ Product Design
✦ Strategy
Platform and UGC Management
Managed key teams within Google Maps, focusing on user reviews, photos, and user-generated content.
✦ Google Maps
✦ Team Leadership
✦ Product Strategy
Community Engagement and Innovation
Actively contributes to the tech community and explores new product experiences through rapid prototyping.
✦ Open Source
✦ Community Organizer
✦ ML Technology
💪🏻 Superpowers
Pioneering Product Development
Building foundational technologies and user-facing products from the ground up.
✦ Spearheaded Google's inaugural iPhone app.
✦ Developed Google's core iOS UI Framework.
✦ Led Material Design Engineering for four years.
User Experience Architect
Enhancing user engagement through iterative design and technology.
✦ Managed Google Maps' Reviews and UGC teams.
✦ Drove product enhancements for user-generated content.
✦ Focused on rapid prototyping for new experiences.
Community Catalyst
Connecting people and fostering knowledge sharing through meetups and projects.
✦ Built and maintain covid19japan.com.
✦ Organize the Geo Tokyo Meetup.
✦ Speak at industry conferences.
I'm excited about
✦ Exploring novel applications of ML in product development.
✦ Connecting with innovators in the global tech landscape.
✦ Discovering opportunities for impactful product leadership.
I can help with
✦ Share insights on building scalable iOS applications.
✦ Offer guidance on implementing design systems.
✦ Provide perspectives on fostering community engagement.
I would love your help on
✦ Ideas for leveraging emerging technologies in new products.
✦ Connections with leaders in AI and user experience research.
✦ Opportunities to collaborate on open-source projects.