Profile
Spencer Newton
Senior Software Engineer
M.Phys Space Science and Robotics
Skills
- HTML,
- CSS,
- Javascript,
- React,
- Node,
- Typescript,
- NextJS,
- Remix,
- Styled Components,
- SASS,
- Tailwind,
- GraphQL,
- REST APIs,
- SQL,
- Postgresql,
- Docker,
- CI / CD systems (Heroku, TeamCity, Concourse, Octopus),
- GCP (Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, Firebase, Cloud Storage, Load Balancing),
- Version Control Systems (Git, Github),
- CMS Systems (Contentstack, Keystone),
- PaaS Systems (Cloudfoundry),
- Test Driven Development,
- Jest,
- React Testing Library,
- Playwright,
- Percy,
- Project Planning,
- Technical Leadership,
- Software Design,
- Safe 6,
- C,
- C++,
- Java,
- C#,
- .Net,
- Unity,
- Ditto,
- Python,
- Bidoof,
- Bash,
- OpenCV,
- Fortran,
- Matlab,
Interests
- Software Engineering
- Technical Design
- Game Development
- Video Games
- Climbing / Bouldering
- Running / Hiking
- Reading
Profile
An experienced Senior Software Engineer with a Master's degree in Physics and Computer Science and over 6 years of expertise in developing and delivering impactful software solutions. Known for a logical and analytical approach to problem-solving and a passion for leveraging modern technology to address real-world challenges.
Skilled in diverse domains, including maintaining complex financial systems for UHNWI at Credit Suisse and building e-commerce platforms for Sky. Demonstrated success in roles ranging from Web Developer—creating help and billing pages for Sky—to Senior Software Engineer, leading the delivery of product settings journeys for commercial products.
Professional Experience
Sky, Leeds
Senior Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer using React, Typescript, and Graphql. Involved leading a team that worked on various product settings and billing journeys for sky.com
- Led the development of a series of product settings journeys for a brand new Sky product, working with teams in America and India.
- Organized the implementation of automation testing into the team using playwright and percy.
- Worked with business analysts and product owners to plan projects, analyze requirements, refine tickets, and deliver frequent application updates to project management.
- Mentored other junior engineers in the team on software development best practices.
- Developed new features alongside developers in both front-end and back-end systems.
Sky, Leeds
Software Developer
Front end web developer using Javascript, React, and Node. Developed and maintained the main hub for content to help both customers and call-center agents diagnose and fix issues.
- Collaborated with other developers to implement features for the Sky customer help website. Included developing backend Node REST APIs and frontend React applications.
- Worked to deadlines using agile methodologies (scrum and kanban).
- Participated in code reviews and the release process.
- Ensured that all features met accessibility requirements.
- Helped investigate and fix bugs within the application, including responding to high priority incidents.
- Presented new features to the wider department to showcase progress of large projects.
- In self-development time, I created a custom tool to help content editors search for content in a more refined way, which I eventually delivered as an internal product.
Credit Suisse, Zurich
IT Consultant
- Worked on augmenting software provided by an external software company.
- Conducted maintenance of server-side applications.
- Troubleshooted production server problems with the support team.
- Developed software with a large team of co-workers using the scrum methodology.
- Carefully handled confidential data that could not leave Switzerland or the Bank.
Education
Aberystwyth University, Aberstwyth
M.Phys Space Science and Robotics
Modules included:
- Disertation - Passive Structured Light for Planetary Landers (Computer Vision based software project, C++ and OpenCV)
- Software Development (Java)
- Program Design, Data Structures, and Algorithms
- C and UNIX Programming
- Agile Methodologies
- Numerical Methods (Fortran, Matlab)
- Introduction to Intelligent Systems
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