Richard Dawe
UK, United Kingdom
Summary
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SeniorRichard Dawe is a seasoned software engineer and technical leader with 16+ years of experience designing, building, and scaling backend and distributed systems. He has held principal and senior engineering roles at SparkPost, MessageBird, and Message Systems, and is currently a Software Engineer - Level 4 at Customer.io in Bristol. His work centers on reliable, scalable messaging infrastructure and delivering products that users love, all while mentoring teams to succeed. He earned an MSci in Physics from the University of Bristol, bringing strong analytical rigor to complex systems. Based in the UK, he combines hands-on development with a product-focused mindset and cross-team collaboration to drive practical, impactful outcomes.
16 years of coding experience
Github Skills (22)
atmel10
rp204010
firmware10
usb10
keyboard10
avr10
c-plus-plus10
arm10
qmk9
perl-module6
file-format4
perl54
specification3
makecode3
bootloader3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
richdawe/lwn-downloader
Nov 2019 - Mar 2025
Download Linux Weekly news from LWN.net
Contributions:12 PRs, 17 pushes, 8 branches in 5 years 5 months
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richdawe/digestsforthought
May 2017 - Apr 2024
Twitter digest via e-mail
Contributions:6 PRs, 36 pushes, 7 branches in 7 years
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