Aidan Delaney
Engineering at Bloomberg LP
Dublin, Ireland
Summary
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Top SchoolAidan Delaney is an engineering professional with 12 years of experience blending deep theoretical computer science with practical software development across fintech and academia. Currently at Bloomberg in Dublin, he writes C++, JavaScript and Python, applies machine learning, and quietly evangelises functional programming—especially Haskell—among peers. His academic background (PhD in Computer Science and research in diagrammatic logic) informs a unique strength in formal language theory, usability, and logical problem solving. He has taught C++ and theoretical CS, led community maker-spaces, and advised educational initiatives, demonstrating a talent for translating complex ideas into teachable practice. An active open-source contributor, he improved Cloud Native Buildpacks documentation and automated Katacoda scenarios, showing attention to developer experience and tooling. Clients and students value him for rigorous, well-reasoned solutions that bridge theory and production.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Mathematical Linguistics, Mathematical Linguistics at Universitat Rovira i VirgiliPG Cert, Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, PG Cert, Learning and Teaching in Higher Education at University of BrightonBSc, Computer Science and Software Engineering, BSc, Computer Science and Software Engineering at Maynooth University
Github Skills (10)
bash10
cloudnativepg10
cloud-native10
documentation10
buildpack10
automation9
automations9
go8
githubaction-workflow7
github-ci7
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
buildpacks/docs
Sep 2021 - Jan 2023
Web content for Cloud Native Buildpacks
Role in this project:
Technical Writer & Automation Engineer
Technical Writer & Automation EngineerContributions:201 reviews, 74 commits, 212 PRs in 1 year 3 months
Contributions summary:Aidan primarily focused on updating and extending the documentation for Cloud Native Buildpacks, specifically the Katacoda interactive guides. Their contributions include automating the generation of Katacoda scenarios, refining the documentation with features like fenced code blocks, and updating links. They also made changes to the tooling, updated pack versions, and implemented a feature gate.
buildpackscloud-nativecloud-native-buildpacks
AidanDelaney/StarshipFontana
May 2014 - Mar 2016
Contributions:9 commits, 2 PRs, 6 pushes in 1 year 10 months
2d-gamecppgamesdlin-game
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