Software Engineer

WP Engine

Key responsibilities:

• Working within an agile team to deliver value for customers.
• Working with the team to design, write, test, integrate, and maintain plugins that are extensible, usable, and performant; meeting the needs of users.
• Providing valuable feedback to teammates through code and design review.
• Gaining a deep understanding of the WordPress ecosystem and internals.
• Getting hands-on experience building and maintaining WordPress plugins.
• Continuously learning, with an eagerness to tackle big problems even with uncertain requirements.
• Demonstrating a track record of natural problem solving abilities.
• An advocate for user experience and believes that design matters.

Senior Backend Engineer

SuperNimbus Ltd

Key responsibilities:

• Designed, developed, and maintained server-side game systems, architecture, and
  infrastructure.
• Collaborated with internal teams and understood customer development team requirements and incorporated them into the backend development process.
• Implemented scalable solutions for multiplayer functionality, dedicated game hosting,
  and cloud-based infrastructure.
• Optimized backend systems for performance and reliability.
• Provided technical guidance and support to junior team members.
• Ensured adherence to best practices and industry standards in backend game
  development.
• Implemented and managed workflows and maintained high-quality code.
• Kept up-to-date with the latest technologies and trends in game development and
  backend systems.

Cloud Engineer

SuperNimbus Ltd

Key responsibilities:

• Contributed solutions, improvements, and suggestions to the development process for various projects, improving the code’s quality throughout the entire production cycle.
• Took ownership of the authentication components of two commercial projects, leading the design and code implementation.
• Collaborated with other members of the team and/or customers to deliver large and complex features on time and to a professional standard.
• Mentored other developers in the team and maintained code, product, and process quality.
• Ensured that schedules and goals met business and project needs.
• Conducted code reviews and assisted in the hiring process for new colleagues.
• Provided troubleshooting support to customers and other teams of developers.

Indie Game Developer & Digital Artist

Daithy

Working as digital artist and as indie game developer/designer in my free time.

Junior .NET Engineer

Allianz Ireland

In Allianz, I communicated effectively with business stakeholders and delivered solutions on time at a high quality.

Key responsibilities:

• Quickly learned how to develop code that met business needs, followed agreed technical design and coding standards.
• I had written and maintained unit tests.
• Understood the requirements of the business. Identified/rectified gaps in scope.
• Understood full SDLC and liaised with more senior team members for technical guidance and feedback on own work progress.
• Studied and updated technical documentation and participated in the knowledge transfers.

Retail / Deli Assistant

Circle K

• Served customers in a friendly and efficient manner providing an exceptional standard of customer care.
• Done cash control, forecourt service, shop merchandising & cleaning.
• Assisted with food preparation.
• Ensured food hygiene practices complied with HACCP regulations.
• Communicated with customers in an effective and welcoming manner.
• Ensured products were served to customers in line with Food Hygiene Requirements.
• Assisted customers with queries regarding the deli products.
• Ensured Deli area and equipment were maintained to the required level of hygiene.
• Ensured cleaning was carried out as per food hygiene policy.
• Received and checked stock.
• Ensured product was displayed in line with food hygiene and merchandising policy.
• Done stock rotation and minimizing waste.

BSc in Computing in Games Development

Institute of Technology, Sligo

I was awarded the Governing Body Award 2019 for the highest GPA achieved in my course.

Our IT Sligo team received 2 awards by competing in Games Fleadh 2019, and I won 2 awards solo the previous year in 2018.

As Class Representative 2016-2017, I discussed class group feedback with my lecturers throughout the year in meetings addressing all issues to support my classmates.

I received a special purpose award for participating as a Student Mentor 2018-2019, demonstrating outstanding leadership skills, excellent communication skills, strong teamwork skills and good organizational skills.

I actively participated in several societies including E-Sports & Games Society, Chess Club and IT Sligo’s Badminton team, competing in Badminton Intervarsities 2017 and ISBT Limerick 2017.

I was an event host at IT Sligo’s Super Smash Bros. Open Tournament 2019 to help organize player brackets and matches where we gained free sponsorship from Red Bull with 44 contenders in total in the competition.

Customer Assistant

Tesco

In order to develop my skills in a working team environment as well as fund my college degree, I took up a year of work at Tesco. I gained further insight into the world of business and boosted my interpersonal skills. I solved complicated customer queries and was trained in many areas of the workplace being front-end, floors and self-service maintenance.