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Hi, I’m Robert.

I’m a software developer based in Paris, with 6+ years of experience across different problem domains — from health to academia, from web apps to proof-of-concepts.

I care about building software that’s useful and generally has a positive social good.

Available to discuss new projects.

About me

After graduating in 2019 from University of Leeds with a First-Class honours in Computer Science, I spent three years at Answer Digital, starting as a Java developer before gradually moving toward Node.js and full-stack JavaScript. I worked on a variety of projects in the health sector, from web-apps to data retrieval and reporting tools.

These days, I’m comfortable working across the full stack, from frontend interfaces to backend systems, APIs, and database interactions. Whilst I have worked across multiple domains, my recent experience has crystallised around web-development in its fullest scope. I enjoy learning new tools when they’re a good fit, while keeping things practical and reliable. I’m especially drawn to work with a positive social impact — through open-source, communities, or mission-driven teams — but above all I value building software that genuinely helps the people using it.

Since moving to Paris, I’ve continued as a freelance software developer, collaborating with start-ups, co-ops, and charities on projects ranging from academic publishing platforms and charity web-shops to semantic web experiments involving dataspace connectors. Alongside my freelance work, I’ve been a network member of Code-Operative (a UK-based tech co-op) and HappyDev Paris (a Paris cell of the French network of freelance software developers), both have now sadly wrapped up their endeavors. I am now an active member of SEPHEO — an evolving mutual society for freelancers.

Skills

(at a glance)

A snapshot of technologies I’ve worked with over recent years — depth varies across them. Not exhaustive; happy to go deeper on any.

Languages
JavaScript (ES6+) TypeScript Python Java SQL
Frontend
React Next.js Tailwind CSS HTML5 CSS3 Ant Design Electron
Backend
REST APIs Node.js Express.js GraphQL Spring Boot Microservices
Databases
MongoDB PostgreSQL Prisma ORM SQL Server MySQL Elasticsearch
DevOps & Infra
Git Docker GitHub Actions Heroku Kubernetes
Domain-Specific
Semantic Web Dataspaces Eclipse Dataspace Components (EDC) Home Assistant AI-assisted features
Tools & Practices
VS Code GitHub Postman Jira Agile/Scrum IntelliJ Windows/Linux

Selected Works

STARTIN'BLOX

Contributing to an EU-commissioned Dataspaces project, focused on EDC-Connectors.

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