Alex Dawson
Back End Developer at Third Light
Mansfield, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Dawson is a back end developer with nine years' hands-on experience building server-side systems using Java, JavaScript, and Golang, currently contributing at Third Light. He progressed from a graduate software engineer to application specialist roles, bringing practical knowledge of enterprise workflows and product-focused engineering. Based in Mansfield, UK, Alex combines strong technical foundations (1st in Computer Science from the University of Hull) with a habit of continuous skill improvement and clear communication honed earlier in customer-facing roles. He is comfortable translating complex requirements into maintainable backend services and collaborating across teams to deliver reliable outcomes. A pragmatic problem-solver, he pairs academic rigor with real-world experience in both development and client-facing contexts.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, 1st, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, 1st at The University of HullHigh School, Computing, B, High School, Computing, B at Garibaldi College
English
Github Skills (16)
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visual-programming-language8
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polymer6
linux5
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lit-element4
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Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
dawsonalex/asciify
Jul 2021 - Feb 2025
Convert images to ASCII art.
Contributions:10 PRs, 48 pushes, 6 branches in 3 years 7 months
convert-imagesartasciifigletascii-art
dawsonalex/portfolio
Jun 2020 - Dec 2021
My personal portfolio and blog, built on Hugo.
Contributions:7 PRs, 131 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 6 months
hugohugo-theme
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