Sam Judge

Enthusiastic developer equipped with the skills needed for modern web and mobile development.
Seeking opportunities to further career within the development industry and opportunities to work
with new technologies.

Skill Highlights -

• Linux Server Administration
• React/React-Native
• PHP - Laravel/Symphony
• React
• LAMP
• Git
• GraphQL
• MySQL
• Postgres
• C#
• Rest
• Javascript/Typescript/Node
• Java EE/Spring
• Agile Development
• TDD
• Babel/Gulp/Webpack
   

Frontend Engineer March 2022 – Current Date

LeoVegas UK Worked as part of the UK domestic frontend team in development of
multibrand web gaming services using native web components built with
stenciljs framework. Project was later deprecated in an effort to unify
technology stack with the international brands and was temporarily
reassigned to international team using a combination of
react+next.js+graphql+relay. Most recently shifted to app development
using react-native+apollo in a team effort to create a new brand for large
USA based gaming operator looking to expand into online markets, where
my role was focused on optimization for a responsive user experience.

Software Engineer September 2021 – March 2022

Zoa Rental Aided in the development of a SaaS platform and white label product for
fashion rentals based upon the October content management system and
Laravel, tasks including automated reporting and analytics, creation of
RESTful APIs for integration with third parties, leading knowledge sharing
workshops with other developers, and collaborating in demonstrations for
product stakeholders. Infrastructure included the use of Rackspace and
AWS (EC2 + RDS).

Software Engineer March 2019 – September 2021

Rocket X Worked as part of the back-end team to deliver first class online gaming
experience for our customers using the Laravel php framework and a MVC
architecture, and later working alongside a international team of developers
using Java with the Spring framework (MVC and Boot) to develop services
that were both used in house and by third parties. Experience included theuse of RabbitMQ, Protobuf and GraphQL to develop lightweight and highly
scalable micro services. Major projects included a transition of our
frontends from a traditional MVC architecture to one that used GraphQL, a
compete overhaul of our own back-end, and a transition from Azure to
GCP.

PHP Developer August 2016 – March 2019

Vocate Ltd Introduced modern php development practices (OOP + autoloading +
dependency management) to legacy codebases, pioneered new systems
using Express + Node + React + NPM within the company’s internal
intranet and interfaced with third party SOAP services to extract data for
business analysts and DBAs. Major projects included the development (and
associated data migration) of an internal HR system to replace existing
third party software, a user+agent helpdesk and ticketing system, written
with React + Electron, and a system and DSL for secure and flexible
deployment of RESTful microservices using simple configuration objects,
which was later integrated with other systems throughout the company.

Associate Developer September 2010 – September 2012

Capgemini Financial Services Acted as part of a team in an enterprise environment to provide business
value to major British and European financial institutions. Role included
the production of SAS (Statistical Analysis System) code for the purposes
of automated report generation, Java EE + Sprint + Tomcat Server stack
development, received training with the use of z/OS using PL/I and JCL.

Newcastle College (2015-2016), BSc Applied Computing, First

Modules: Research Methods & Data Analysis, Collaborative Development, Systems Development, Advanced Mobile Development, Dissertation (Procedural Generation of Urban Environments and
Interiors)

Newcastle College (2013-2015), FdSc Software Application Development, Merit

Modules: Personal & Professional Development 1, Project Planning, Web Fundamentals, Introduction to iPhone, Introduction to Android, Dynamic Web Applications, Personal & Professional Development 2,
Work Based Learning, C# and .NET, Further Android Development, Further iPhone Development