Billy Ross
Senior Software Developer at Whakaata Māori- Claim this Profile
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Whakaata Māori
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New Zealand
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Media Production
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Software Developer
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Jan 2022 - Present
New Zealand’s national indigenous media organisation (formerly Māori Television) promotes, revitalises and normalises the Māori language by delivering engaging news, programmes and media content via digital and linear platforms. - React front-end for the Te Ao Māori News website on the Arc XP platform - Go back-end services for the Māori+ video-on-demand and live-streaming platform - Next.js / Go-based internal workflow tools for scheduling, curating and processing assets as well as integration with legacy CMS and Brightcove APIs - AWS cloud infrastructure design and implementation with Terraform Show less
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Vodafone New Zealand
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New Zealand
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Lead Full Stack Developer
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Aug 2020 - Oct 2021
Telecommunications provider and largest wireless carrier in New Zealand. Supplies a range of home and business products including mobile devices, 5G wireless coverage and ISP broadband/fibre packages. - Greenfield development of customer signup, eShop and self-service dashboards - Development of both Next.js web and React Native app self-service dashboards for customers to view and update billing, data usage, plans and account details - Converting design system artifacts into a reusable React component library for composing CMS and dashboard interfaces - Establishing and facilitating agile processes and ceremonies as scrum master Show less
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Sky New Zealand
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New Zealand
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Frontend Developer
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Aug 2019 - Aug 2020
Media broadcaster and internet service provider that delivers subscription video-on-demand services, linear channels and live events coverage via digital satellite and media streaming platforms. - Angular front-end for the Sky Go video-on-demand and live-streaming platform - Redesign and refactor the Sky Go website with new content rails, improved navigation, responsiveness and a Chromecast app to allow customers to stream Sky on big-screen devices - React front-end for the Neon 2.0 video-on-demand platform (merger between the Spark Lightbox and Sky Neon streaming services) - Re-design and development of the new Neon website including rebranding and modifications to the user onboarding journey Show less
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TVNZ
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New Zealand
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Frontend Developer
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Jun 2018 - Aug 2019
New Zealand’s state broadcaster delivers free-to-air, commercially funded linear programming, video-on-demand streaming services and leading news coverage to an audience of over 2 million viewers - Ember.js front-end for the TVNZ+ video-on-demand and live-streaming platform - Implement new branding and product features such as scrollable belts, smart-watch, show page improvements and analytics - Implementing viewer profiles allowing users to have separate viewing preferences, personalisation options and content restrictions for children Show less
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Air New Zealand
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New Zealand
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Airlines and Aviation
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Frontend Developer
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Nov 2015 - Aug 2017
Flag carrier airline of New Zealand that operates scheduled passenger flights to over 50 domestic and international destinations across 18 countries. Provides flights for over 17 million passengers a year and services over 3400 flights a week. - React front-end and Java/Spring back-end development for the airline’s online loyalty platform – Airpoints - Implementing WAI-ARIA/WCAG 2.0 guidelines for accessibility compliance - Front-end for managing and spending loyalty points and bulk flight bookings - Redesign and development of the authentication platform used for logins, registrations and password management Show less
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Hāpara
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E-learning
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1 - 100 Employee
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Software Engineer
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May 2014 - Nov 2015
Y Combinator ed-tech start-up creating instructional management tools for educators and students. Key experience includes Python/Django/Go development of the Teacher Dashboard app used by educators to manage student work in Google Apps. Y Combinator ed-tech start-up creating instructional management tools for educators and students. Key experience includes Python/Django/Go development of the Teacher Dashboard app used by educators to manage student work in Google Apps.
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SnapHire
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New Zealand
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Human Resources Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Software Developer
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Jul 2013 - May 2014
Software firm that develops an applicant tracking solution used by recruitment professionals to accept job applications and manage the complete recruitment process. Key experience includes Java/Spring development of an integration platform to connect applicant data between 3rd parties (Seek, LinkedIn, Indeed etc). Software firm that develops an applicant tracking solution used by recruitment professionals to accept job applications and manage the complete recruitment process. Key experience includes Java/Spring development of an integration platform to connect applicant data between 3rd parties (Seek, LinkedIn, Indeed etc).
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Ministry of Justice - New Zealand
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New Zealand
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Software Application Developer
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Jul 2012 - Jul 2013
Government agency responsible for the administration of the courts, legal system and the collection and enforcement of fines. Key experience includes Java/Spring development of a digital court records system to replace and streamline existing paper-based processes. Government agency responsible for the administration of the courts, legal system and the collection and enforcement of fines. Key experience includes Java/Spring development of a digital court records system to replace and streamline existing paper-based processes.
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IntegrationWorks - the integration experts.
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New Zealand
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Junior Integration Developer
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Jan 2012 - Jul 2012
Integration consulting firm providing integration solution design and development for a range of government and corporate clients. Key experience includes the development of solutions using ESB platforms such as WS02 and IBM Datapower. Integration consulting firm providing integration solution design and development for a range of government and corporate clients. Key experience includes the development of solutions using ESB platforms such as WS02 and IBM Datapower.
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Education
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The University of Waikato
Bachelor of Science (Hons), Computer Science