Adam Collard
Senior Software Engineer at Swiss Life Asset Managers
Adur, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAdam Collard is a pragmatic Senior Software Engineer with 15 years of experience delivering customer-focused solutions using Python, Linux, and open source tooling. He progressed from database programmer to engineering manager at Canonical, where he led teams and made hands-on contributions to high-profile projects like Snapcraft, improving CLI, build-system plugins, and store integrations. Now at Swiss Life Asset Managers, he brings operational rigor and a delivery-first mindset to financial software. Known for tackling both architecture and hands-on fixes, he combines leadership experience with deep familiarity of packaging and deployment across Linux and IoT ecosystems.
15 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Information Systems Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Information Systems Engineering at University of Surrey
French
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Github Skills (19)
python10
snapcraft10
build-automation10
testing9
apim9
api9
cli9
ant8
gradlew8
gradle8
yaml7
tkinter6
fork6
gtk6
dictionary6
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
canonical/snapcraft
Jun 2017 - Nov 2019
Package, distribute, and update any app for Linux and IoT.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 10 PRs, 27 comments in 2 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Adam contributed to multiple areas of the `snapcraft` project, including adding a version command to the CLI, enhancing the Gradle and Ant plugins with authenticated proxy support, and modifying the store API interaction. They also updated the init template for snapcraft.yaml and added a destructive mode option to the clean command. This demonstrates a solid understanding of the project's architecture and its integration with build systems and the Snap Store.
linuxsnaps
sparkiegeek/maas.io
Jan 2020 - Jul 2023
Site for maas.io
Contributions:56 pushes, 53 branches in 3 years 5 months
maas
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