Alden is a designer at Valve, where he has worked for the past 19 years to help shape the evolution of the Steam platform. In addition to helping create new features for Steam, Alden often organizes and participates in developer outreach events around the world, helping share Steam knowledge and collect feedback for future Steam improvements. Alden has previously worked as a UI designer on games such as Team Fortress 2, Portal, and Left 4 Dead.