Summary
Aren Marsden is a software engineer with nine years of hands-on experience building backend systems, networking infrastructure, and data visualizations using Rust, Go, and object-oriented languages. He has deployed production-grade cloud systems for large-scale microelectronics simulations and independently designed AWS price-optimisation tooling while running his own infrastructure projects on OVH and Hetzner. Experienced in incident response, DDoS mitigation with Cloudflare, and mentoring students, he blends practical operational skill with a passion for education-driven technology. Currently finishing a Computer Science degree at the University of Hull, Aren focuses on maintainable, real-world solutions and seeks roles that offer continued learning and measurable impact. An understated strength is his ability to translate research-scale workloads into reliable production services used across hundreds of universities.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Level 3 BTEC Diploma, Computer Science and Digital Technologies, DM, Level 3 BTEC Diploma, Computer Science and Digital Technologies, DM at The Manchester College
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science with Industrial Placement, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science with Industrial Placement at University of Hull