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A little about me and what I'm looking for. :) |
Hi, I'm Louis. I'm an experienced software engineer, and I'm looking for an excellent London based team to join on a permanent or contract basis.
I'm a top-notch programmer with a diverse set of technical skills and experiences; from full stack web development and cloud computing, to graphics and audio programming, to static analysis, type systems, and compiler implementation. Whatever your business problem I am confident I would be a strong addition to your team.
I believe that software is a team sport, so I value team productivity over individual productivity. As a team member I aim to help everyone in the team to contribute as effectively as possible. Empathy and communication are as important as technical ability in a team, and I am always working to improve both skill sets.
I think it is important for a team to have sufficient breathing room so they they can dedicate time to learning, and so they can adapt to unexpected challenges and setbacks. I enjoy mentoring and would love to work on a team where I can help junior engineers grow and progress!
I would also like to work for a company that is a force for good in the world, so that I can take extra pride in my work and really invest in the company.
I've 7+ years of professional experience as a software engineer, the details of which can be seen on my LinkedIn profile, alongside recommendations from my former colleagues. I'm a generalist and polyglot developer, though I most frequently work with Elixir, Erlang, Rust, Go, Haskell, and JavaScript.
Outside of paid work I am an active open source contributor, primarily working in the Erlang ecosystem. I've spent the last 3 years designing and implementing the Gleam programming language, a highly scalable and strongly typed language for the Erlang virtual machine. As well as a technical exercise, Gleam is an exercise in communication and leadership; I have successfully nurtured a small, friendly, and growing community of people who kindly donate their free time to help build the language and Gleam ecosystem. I do a bit of public speaking on the subject too.
I'm proud that the Gleam community contains people of different genders and demographics, and I hope that any company I join would value diversity too. Having a diverse team with a diverse set of ideas and experiences both enriches the culture of the company and the product they produce.
If you think that our values align and that I would made a good addition to your team please do get touch via email or via direct message on twitter.