Tim Gent
Tech Lead at Multiverse
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolTim Gent is a seasoned technology leader and software engineer, currently Tech Lead at Multiverse, where he builds the future of apprenticeships using Elixir and Phoenix. With a decade of experience spanning startups and public sector, he has led cross-functional teams and delivered scalable systems, from Node.js and Scala backends to containerized microservices orchestrated with Kubernetes and Docker. Prior to Multiverse, he guided technical teams at IQVIA, ONZO, and multiple UK Government departments, driving self-service platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and modern development practices. He brings a strong foundation in physics from the University of Nottingham, which underpins his analytical approach to solving complex engineering problems. Based in London, he has a track record of mentoring engineers, shaping engineering capability, and turning ambitious product goals into reliable, scalable delivery. He stands out for blending hands-on coding with strategic leadership and a passion for DevOps and team building.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
BSc (Hons), Physics, 1st Class, BSc (Hons), Physics, 1st Class at University of Nottingham
Github Skills (200)
amazon-s310
language-server-protocol10
storage10
adapter10
language-server10
type-system10
elixir10
openid10
debug10
intellisense10
vault9
configuration-language9
render9
k8s9
utilities9
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
timgent/elixir-ls
Oct 2022 - May 2024
A frontend-independent IDE "smartness" server for Elixir. Implements the "Language Server Protocol" standard and provides debugger support via the "Debug Adapter Protocol"
Contributions:6 reviews, 1 PR, 11 pushes in 1 year 7 months
independentelixiradapterdebug-adapter-protocolserver-protocol
UKHomeOffice/github-org-team-creator
Oct 2016 - Oct 2017
Contributions:1 release, 4 PRs, 4 pushes in 1 year
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