Adam Brown
Senior Software Engineer at Spotify
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolAdam Brown is a Senior Software Engineer based in London with 13 years of experience building Android apps and tooling, currently contributing at Spotify after roles at Element, Memrise and Novoda. He began in C/C++ working on audio DSP and brings that signal-processing mindset to mobile development, often focusing on UI refinements, notifications and code quality. An active contributor to notable open-source projects, he maintains Homebrew casks for Android Studio previews and has improved Element Android’s UX and build hygiene. Known as an easy and enjoyable collaborator, he combines technical leadership with hands-on engineering and a weekend habit of experimenting with JavaScript frameworks. Outside work he’s driven by practical creativity — his dream is to own a half-pipe mini ramp.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Music Technology and Audio Systems, Music Technology and Audio Systems at The University of Huddersfield
Github Skills (18)
kotlin10
homebrew-cask10
android-sdk10
android-development10
homebrew10
uid10
notification10
front-end-development10
android-studio10
java9
ui-design9
bash9
javas9
script9
refactoring8
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
element-hq/element-android
Sep 2021 - Sep 2022
A Matrix collaboration client for Android.
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:9 releases, 1342 reviews, 1551 commits in 1 year
Contributions summary:Adam primarily contributed to the development of the Element Android application, focusing on improving the user interface and functionality of the app. Their work included fixing code quality issues such as Ktlint errors and refactoring UI elements. The user also made changes related to the notification system, implementing features such as handling the notification.
androidmatrixelement-android
Homebrew/homebrew-cask-versions
Jan 2020 - Aug 2020
💀 Alternate versions of Casks (deprecated)
Role in this project:Automation Engineer / Build & Release Engineer
Automation Engineer / Build & Release EngineerContributions:9 commits, 19 PRs, 5 comments in 7 months
Contributions summary:Adam's contributions primarily involve updating and maintaining the versions of the `android-studio-preview` Cask. The user consistently updates the `android-studio-preview.rb` and `android-studio-preview-canary.rb` files, reflecting changes in the application version, SHA256 checksum, and download URLs. This work ensures that users of Homebrew Cask have access to the latest preview versions of Android Studio, demonstrating a focus on maintaining a reliable software distribution process.
caskscaskhomebrewalternate
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