Glen Mailer
Staff Software Engineer at Geckoboard
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolGlen Mailer is a Staff Software Engineer based in Sheffield with 15 years of hands-on experience building reliable, scalable systems across startups, agencies, and high-growth platforms. He has progressed from senior and lead engineering roles to technical leadership at companies like CircleCI and Geckoboard, pairing deep engineering craft with practical operational know-how. His background blends frontend and DevOps expertise—frequently engaging in contract and consultancy roles that demanded rapid delivery across diverse domains such as betting, government services, and finance. As a former director of his own company, he brings product-minded engineering and an owner’s perspective to team decisions and architecture. Glen’s Master of Computing from the University of Sheffield underpins a methodical, curious approach to problem solving that favors clear execution over buzzwords.
15 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Computing, Computer Science with Mathematics, Master of Computing, Computer Science with Mathematics at The University of Sheffield
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Github Skills (48)
unit-testing10
javascript10
sinon10
stub10
stubs10
gherkin10
tdd10
behavior-driven-development10
behat9
tree9
cucumber9
bdd9
php9
hotkeys8
npm-shrinkwrap8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
skybet/amqpea
Jul 2014 - Apr 2015
Node.js AMQP client
Contributions:32 commits, 5 PRs, 8 pushes in 10 months
amqp-clientnodejs
glenjamin/CanDB
Jul 2012 - Sep 2012
Contributions:6 commits in 2 months
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