Faris R
Java Software Engineer at Goldman Sachs
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolFaris R is a Java software engineer with 12 years of experience building backend and full-stack systems, currently working at Goldman Sachs in London. He progressed through roles from Full Stack Engineer to Java Specialist at Goldman Sachs after starting his career at Arm and interning at BlackRock, bringing both finance and systems engineering exposure. A King's College London computer science graduate, he combines enterprise-grade Java expertise with practical front-end insights from full-stack work. Faris is comfortable shipping production services in high-compliance environments and has repeatedly transitioned into deeper backend responsibilities. Based in London, he blends institutional engineering discipline with the adaptability of someone who’s moved between hardware-focused engineering at Arm and large-scale financial software. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic problem-solver who favors clear, maintainable designs over premature optimization.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Mill Hill County High SchoolBachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at King's College London
Github Skills (98)
minecraft10
intel10
audio10
paper10
spigot10
benchmarking10
ffmpeg10
java10
bukkit10
discord10
essentials10
toolchain10
rest9
api9
latency9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
FarisR99/KingKits
Apr 2014 - Jul 2019
KingKits source code.
Contributions:61 releases, 84 commits, 3 PRs in 5 years 3 months
FarisR99/mpv
Jan 2023 - Jul 2026
🎥 Command line video player
Contributions:1 review, 3 PRs, 93 pushes in 3 years 6 months
command-linevideo-player
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