Summary
Ada Richmond is a senior software developer with 13 years of experience delivering scalable, maintainable systems across startups and public-sector environments. Based in Exeter, UK, she currently advances weather and climate data platforms at the Met Office, drawing on a wide full‑stack background. She writes code that prioritizes clarity, performance, and future-proofing, and she teaches others through code reviews, RFCs, and seminars. Her experience spans Python, Ruby on Rails, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and cloud-native infrastructure (GCP, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform), with a track record of architecting complex frontend editors and robust backend services. She has mentored junior engineers, led sub-teams, and delivered end-to-end features—from ProseMirror-based editors at zeroheight to microservices at Bulb and data-driven tooling at Sparx. She earned a BA in Computer Science from the University of Oxford and brings a blend of hands-on engineering depth and teaching leadership.
14 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Computer Science, 2:1, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Computer Science, 2:1 at University of Oxford
Reading School