Tom
Senior Software Engineer
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London/Remote
UK +44 (07365)
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US +1 (209)
British citizen
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Irish citizen
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Former US resident
Experience
PRODA
Leading the frontend team building a PropTech AI product allowing real-estate professionals to upload and manage their data. React TypeScript
EO Charging
Developing a web dashboard used by companies including Amazon and Tesco to charge their UK electric fleets. React TypeScript
Cabinet Office / Number 10
Short-term contract role where I built a tool that allowed employees in 10 Downing Street to anonymously raise concerns to HR. React TypeScript Node.js
Quaestor Technologies
Worked for 24 hours per week at a San Francisco based seed-stage startup. React TypeScript Python Django
Hatched Labs
Software Engineer for an consumer-facing grocery shopping and delivery application based in San Francisco.
As team lead I was responsible for leading a team of 8 engineers to complete our web app, which was completely built from scratch. It launched in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic panic buying. Our primary customer was a large regional supermarket chain. React TypeScript
Shipt
Developed Shipt's front end through its Android, iOS and Web applications. Was their first web developer where I helped build their React web app. Shipt was bought by Target for $550m in Dec 2017. Switched team where I would help build their primary product - a mobile app used by millions. React Angular.js Ionic
UC Berkeley
Provided academic support to students. The full stack development course teaches common front-end languages in addition to Node, Python, Django, React, React Native, Ruby and Java.
Gobitech AS
Created JavaScript apps at a seed stage tech startup developing a consumer-facing social media app called Gobi. Made an admin interface and a feed for snaps written with Node, Redis and WebSockets.
Goldman Sachs
Worked as a Java developer with the Fixed Income technology team, writing the back-end of key bond/insurance products and front-end web products.
Education
University of Warwick
i.e. "Computer Science & Mathematics"
Relevant Interests
Open Source Developer
I develop free and open source software as an occasional hobby. My most successful project is media-query-parser
which has had over 10 million downloads.
Skills
Technical experience with:
JavaScript (ES6, ES7 via Babel), React, Next.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, Apollo, Rust, React Native, Node, UX/UI Design, Jest, Express.js, Astro, OpenGL, Git, MacOS, Linux, Java, Python, Docker, SQL, Dart, Flutter, Ionic, WASM, Haskell, C, AWS
Particularly effective at maintaining team harmony, resolving interpersonal conflicts and problem-solving.