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Jon Urry - Backend Engineer

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A customer-focused, technically proficient, pragmatic Software Engineer with 25+ years of commercial software development experience. Leads by example. Employs exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills to deliver a competitive advantage.

Driven by a passion for crafting quality code solutions, learning new technologies, sharing knowledge, challenging myself and improving every day.

I’m looking for a new role as a backend engineer where I can grow and develop my skills.

Designed and implemented software used by CircleCICopperDigitalOceanGitHubHackerOneIBMIntercomInvisionIterableLyftMixpanelNew RelicOutreachSAP

Skills

Problem Solving

He’s a natural problem solver and is able to take on and successfully deliver some of the most challenging engagements out there… I can’t recommend Jon enough.

Jason Spencer Director, Financial Advisory, Deloitte

Leadership

Jon proved to be incredibly helpful and knowledgeable. He always had an efficient strategy lined up to make our work go smoothly and was excellent in communicating his ideas to the rest of the team. I learned from him just by watching the way he approached a problem.

Hitesh Mistry Senior Software Development Manager, Bentley Systems

He introduced the concept of agile development in our company and guided us with methodologies to follow. Not only he is always willing to share his knowledge, but he is also eager to learn new things and welcomes new ideas/views in very positive ways. As a senior he brings the best out of his juniors in most considerate manner. I am thankful to him for helping me grow as a professional, and truly admire him as a mentor.

Prashant Sharma Technical Architect, Ulysses Systems

Delivering Business Value

Jon can define and create business technology solutions that will deliver a competitive advantage.

Andor Miles-Board Marketing & Business Development Manager, NextGen Technology

Crafting Elegant Software

He has exceptional analytical skills and could always be trusted to find elegant and creative solutions when presented with complex technical problems.

Stuart May Product Manager, Google.com

Jon is an outstanding software developer who led the development of the most important product in our portfolio and this product is still striving 12 years later. A robust very rich product that is still ahead of its time.

Dimitris Lyras Managing Director, Ulysses Systems

Experience

Software Engineer, Tray.io (Apr 2019 - Jul 2022)

Extending the Tray.io integration platform through the implementation of API “Connectors”. Connectors are the key component to the Tray.io system and allow data to be sent in and out of the Tray.io platform.

Also designing, implementing and maintaining the Connectors Platform, which currently runs billions of transactions per month.

The Tray.io platform is used by many companies including CircleCI, Copper, DigitalOcean, GitHub, HackerOne, IBM, Intercom, Invision, Iterable, Lyft, Mixpanel, New Relic, Outreach and SAP.

Node.jsJavaScriptTypeScriptAWSTerraformTDDJestGitHubJira

Makers Academy (Aug 2018 - Nov 2018)

A 16-week intensive web development boot camp.

After the course, I helped out as an Assistant Coach by providing code reviews, pairing sessions and unblocking students that were stuck with technical problems.

JavaScriptNode.jsRubyRuby on RailsTDDBDDPair ProgrammingXPAgileObject-Oriented Design

Consultant Software Engineer, NextGen Technology Limited (2009 - 2018)

Providing business critical software solutions to a Bluetooth interoperability testing company.

SQL ServerSSISSSRSXMLAppcelerator TitaniumC#ASP.Net MVCWPF

Product Manager, Team Leader and Senior Software Engineer, Ulysses Systems (1999 - 2009)

Ulysses Systems is an award-winning provider of enterprise business intelligence software to the marine industry. Customers included: BP, ExxonMobil, Bourbon, Exmar and V.Ships.

Visual Basic 6VB6SQL ServerCOMDLLIDLType LibrariesMS Office IntegrationAdobe PDFFormFlowDesign PatternsTest AutomationBuild ToolsPerformance Optimisation

Software Engineer, Integrated Sales Systems (1999)

CRM software for the healthcare, pharmaceutical and insurance sectors. Company acquired by Vodafone.

C++Oracle PL/SQL

Analyst Programmer, TRO Learning UK (1996 - 1999)

Implementing computer-based training (CBT) software for commercial and military aerospace organizations.

CDOSWindowsToolbookQuest

Projects

For a complete list, see my GitHub Repositories

Project Description Technologies
RadioRoom Maker’s Academy Final Project (team of 4). RadioRoom is a music media web application that allows users to listen, share, sync and discuss music in a collaborative space. GitHub ReactNodeExpressWebSocketsBootstrapJestEnzymeCypressSpotify APITravisHeroku
Polar Analyse your Strava activities against a Polar training plan. GitHub GatsbyGraphQLReactNivoStrava APINetlifyIFTTT
AWS Lambda Email Service Serverless email service built using Amazon Web Services, Lambda Function, Node.js, and Simple Email Service (SES). GitHub AWSLambdaNode.jsSESServerless Framework
React Minesweeper React implementation of the classic Minesweeper game. GitHub ReactJSES6+ModulesMobile FirstResponsiveMaterial DesignJestTDDGridCSS3SVGIcons
Black Box Black Box is an abstract board game for one or two players, which simulates shooting rays into a black box to deduce the locations of “atoms” hidden inside. GitHub JSES6+ResponsiveGridFlexJestMVCSVGSASS
Velo Studio Velo Studio is an online e-commerce store selling cycling inspired t-shirts with panache! I designed all of the t-shirts and created the website. WordPressWooCommerceStorefrontOn Demand FulfillmentDrop ShippingDrip (eMail Marketing)Stripe (Electronic Payments)SEOFacebook ShoppingSocial MediaFacebook AdsIFTTT
IOTA Designed web application and implemented database for Bluetooth interoperability testing that helped attract new customers more than doubling annual revenue to £2 million. SQL ServerASP Net MVCSSISSSRSC#
Portfolio Static website about me and my work. BootstrapGoogle FontsSVG AnimationAWS Lambda Email ServicejQueryJSHTMLCSS
Eloquent JavaScript Solutions My personal solutions to the exercises and problems set in the 3rd edition of eloquent javascript by Marijn Haverbeke. GitHub GitHub APIES6+ModulesPromisesAsyncAwaitClassFetchPaged DataMarkdownSyntax HighlightingPolyfillsAnimationsResponsiveMobile First
Rainbow Forest JavaScript 2d canvas animation of a person walking through a randomly generated rainbow forest. GitHub JSES6+ModulesClassCanvasAnimationQueueSprite
Game of Life! Vanilla ES6+ implementation of the game of life. GitHub JavaScriptES6+GeneratorClassCSS3
Wedding Two websites to celebrate the marriage of Sarah and me. GitHub BootstrapPicture FillSmooth ScrollResponsiveAdaptive ImagesGoogle MapsMail Chimp

Education

University of Huddersfield (1995 - 1996)

University of Hull (1993 - 1994)

Imperial College, London (1988 - 1991)

Interests

You’ll always find me in the kitchen at parties.