Alastair Douglas

Software Engineer at 123-reg
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Greater Coventry Area, GB

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Experience

    • United Kingdom
    • Technology, Information and Internet
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Software Engineer
      • Jul 2019 - Present

    • United Kingdom
    • Information Technology & Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Software Engineer
      • Sep 2014 - Jul 2019

      Levelled up to senior status, fulfilling various parts of a lead developer role. Strong emphasis on modernising and improving old, unloved codebases. Developed an in-process microservices architecture for internal framework. Debated long and hard on values of scope of responsibility regarding front-end code.

    • United Kingdom
    • Wellness and Fitness Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Software Engineer
      • Aug 2014 - Sep 2014

      Brief contract work supporting very complex (amateurish) code, developing new features within a spaghetti system

    • United Kingdom
    • Marketing Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Software Engineer
      • Jun 2010 - Jul 2014

      Highly valuable position in terms of experience and career progression. Moved from junior to high mid-level developer, with many opportunities to integrate with external systems and develop complex applications from scratch. Improved long-standing internal systems to be more maintainable and reusable.

    • United Kingdom
    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Software Engineer
      • Jul 2009 - Dec 2009

      Jumping-off point for thorough understanding of Perl and Catalyst. Learned JavaScript as a serendipitous result of desk position. Extremely stressful role.

    • United Kingdom
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Junior Software Engineer
      • Jan 2008 - Jul 2009

      Big boost in personal confidence as a developer, especially in Perl as a language. Lots of experience in Catalyst, and DBIx::Class introduced too. Lots of experience in making mistakes.

Education

  • The Manchester Metropolitan University
    2:1 Hons, Artificial Intelligence
    2001 - 2005

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