Gareth Weaver
Senior Software Engineer at Upgrowth
Queensland, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolGareth Weaver is a senior software engineer and frontend leader based in Queensland, Australia, with over a decade of experience delivering scalable web applications. He currently leads frontend development at Upgrowth, building and maintaining BigW’s Next.js storefront used by half a million Australians daily, and mentors a growing team of engineers. With deep React, TypeScript, CSS/HTML, and modern tooling experience (Astro, Gatsby), he also brings a design-forward eye and a knack for turning complex requirements into robust, accessible UIs. His career spans agency work and in-house digital teams, where he’s known for line management, mentoring, public speaking, and driving performance improvements across large, multi-technology codebases. A biology graduate from the University of Exeter, Gareth combines analytical rigor with practical engineering leadership to ship reliable products while upskilling teams.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, Bachelor of Science - BS, Biology/Biological Sciences, General at University of Exeter
Github Skills (92)
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Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
garethweaver/in2touch-node
Jul 2019 - Feb 2025
Contributions:23 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 8 months
garethweaver/public-site-gatsby
Sep 2018 - Mar 2022
React personal portfolio static site built with GatsbyJs
Contributions:108 commits, 17 PRs, 85 pushes in 3 years 6 months
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