Alex Whitaker

Career path.

1. OpenAI

   Member of Technical Staff

   Apr 2026 - Present
2. Tako

   Founding Engineer

   Nov 2024 - Feb 2026
3. Canal

   Product Engineering Lead

   Jan 2023 - Sep 2024
4. Canal

   Engineering Manager

   May 2022 - Sep 2024
5. Canal

   Staff Software Engineer

   Jun 2021 - Jan 2023
6. Alto Pharmacy

   Senior Software Engineer

   Jun 2020 - Jun 2021
7. Airbnb

   Software Engineer

   Jul 2016 - May 2020
8. Epic

   Software Development Intern

   May 2015 - Aug 2015
9. University of Pennsylvania Office of the President

   Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Computer Programming (CIS 110)

   Aug 2014 - May 2016
10. University of Pennsylvania Office of the President

    Rachleff Scholar Student Researcher

    May 2014 - Oct 2014
11. Northwestern University

    Research Assistant

    May 2013 - Aug 2013
12. University of Pennsylvania Office of the President

    Information Technology Advisor

    Aug 2012 - May 2013
13. The Tutoring Center

    Tutor

    Apr 2011 - Jul 2012