work

Kraken (Octopus Energy Group)

• Tech stack:
  • Python
  • AWS
    • Lambda
    • API Gateway
    • EventBridge
    • SQS
    • Cloud Formation
  • CI/CD
    • AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild

Software Engineer (May 2024 - Now)

• Specialising as a Backend Developer building and maintaining microservices
• Introduced conventional comments to Pull Request workflow for quicker, more agile development

Jisc

• Tech stack:
  • Python
  • Django (Wagtail)
  • TypeScript
  • React, Next.js
  • Terraform (HCL)
  • PostgreSQL
  • Docker
  • CI/CD
    • AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild

Software Developer (November 2023 - May 2024)

• Migrated the Python package management from PIP to Poetry to help make multiple major package updates easier to implement

ZOO Digital

• Tech stack:
  • Python
    • Pytest
    • MyPy
  • Django
  • JavaScript, Jest
    • Vite, Vue.js, Vuex, Handlebars.js
  • MySQL
  • Docker
  • AWS Cloud Development Kit (Infrastructure as Code, using Typescript, Built microservice using EventBridge, Lambda, & CloudWatch)
  • CI/CD
    • Gitlab Pipelines and Actions
    • TeamCity Deploy

Software Engineer (September 2022 - November 2023)

• Lead developer role in creating internal event-driven microservice using AWS’s EventBridge and Lambda
• Lead team in migrating Django app from Webpack to Vite for improved developer happiness
• Mentored Junior Developers
• Mentored developers in maintaining coding standards
• Peer reviewed code using best practice conventional comments
• Created Jest Testing Workshop for colleagues
• My idea and implementation of inclusive language in codebase:
  • master -> main
  • black/white lists -> restricted/approved lists
  • Inspired by git branch naming as main
• My idea to rename our deploy options on Team City:
  • From Code Only: True / False to Deploy Type: Code Only / Full Deploy
  • Leading to a fall in incorrect deployments initiated by team

Apprentice Software Engineer (August 2020 - August 2022)

• Learned all aspects of development lifecycle
  • create features, fix bugs, git version control, code review, deploy to live
• Was one of two developers on award-winning product