Alex Thomson
Software Engineer at Prima
Ebbw Vale, Wales, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Thomson is a software engineer based in Ebbw Vale, Wales, with nine years of experience focused on systems programming and backend development using Rust. He builds high-performance, reliable services—from low-level systems and game engine components to cloud-native APIs and developer tooling. Currently at Prima after a six-year engineering tenure at Gamma, he favors scalable, efficient solutions and pragmatic design. Alex combines strong practical experience with continuous learning, recently completing a BSc in Computer Software Technology with first-class honors. He brings a developer-first mindset to production reliability and performance tuning, and enjoys exploring tooling and engine internals that improve developer productivity.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Software Technology/Technician, 1st, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Software Technology/Technician, 1st at University of Roehampton
English
Github Skills (5)
plugin7
chartjs6
chartjs-plugin5
mason2
pkgbuild1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
alexjthomson1882/BlackTundra.Foundation
Jul 2021 - Oct 2022
Contributions:63 commits, 21 pushes in 1 year 2 months
alexjthomson/csv-mapper
Dec 2023 - Dec 2024
Maps CSV files containing critical infrastructure performance metrics to a live graph.
Contributions:19 PRs, 215 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year
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