Felix Waller

Biography

As a software developer, I specialise in frontend web development, but my experience is broad, including native and cross-platform apps and REST API development. I am good at problem solving, teamwork, and inspiring and leading others. I enjoy identifying problems as opportunities, then building elegant and concise solutions that enhance future maintainability.

Experience

09/2024 – present

Software Developer, Softwire

Produce designs, code, test suits and documentation as part of a team producing high quality software with low defect rates.

06/2023 – 08/2023

Software Development Intern, Softwire

Built upon new and existing codebases to create a webapp. Presented demonstrations to clients. Performed user research with members of the public.

08/2022 – 09/2022

Tech Instructor, Ultimate Activity Camps

Lead children in structured activities to develop programming skills. Inspired children to pursue a career in technology.

Projects

Colluder (source)

Realtime collaborative crossword engine for people to complete puzzles together.

Eurotally (source)

Eurovision companion webapp that allows friends to rank the competition's songs live.

Notes (source)

Proggressive web app (PWA) that enables quick offline note taking, with a cache-then-fetch service worker cache strategy.

Education

Computer Science BSc, University of Manchester

1st Class

A Levels, St Paul's School

Computer Science (A*), Mathematics (A*), Further Mathematics (A*), Music (A*)

Academic and Music Scholar

Skills

Programming

TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Ruby, Java, Python, C#, GDScript, Dart
Ruby on Rails, Android, Bootstrap, Astro, Svelte, SvelteKit, Vue, React, Flutter, Unity, Godot
Pocketbase, Google Cloud (GCP), Firebase, Amazon Web Services (AWS), nginx, Jenkins

Other

Music: cello grade 8, piano grade 8
Theatre: stage management, sound design, pit band
Sport: climbing, badminton, cycling, sailing
Activites: cryptic crosswords, board games