Andrew Barrett
Principal Engineer at Sharesies
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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Top SchoolAndrew Barrett is a Principal Engineer with 13 years of experience building and scaling financial and consumer web platforms, currently leading engineering at Sharesies after five years in a senior principal role at WiseAlpha. He blends hands-on development, software consultancy, and strategic technical leadership—having driven a trading platform for senior secured debt from the ground up and co-founded product-focused startups. Comfortable across the full stack, Andrew has a pattern of moving between startups and product teams to solve hard problems and ship dependable systems. He favors working with good people on interesting problems and brings a practical, engineer-first approach to architecture and delivery. Based in Wellington, New Zealand, he pairs a first-class BSc(Hons) in Computer Science with a history of founding and leading small engineering organisations. A subtle through-line in his career is turning early-stage ideas into production-grade services, whether as co-founder, lead developer, or principal engineer.
13 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
BSc Hons (1st), Computer Science, BSc Hons (1st), Computer Science at University of CanterburyScots College
English
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121answers
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Github Skills (27)
sublime-text10
tsql9
enums9
python9
google-app-engine9
language-agnostic9
asp-net9
sql-server9
dropzone7
drag-and-drop7
yui-compressor7
file-upload7
wpf6
type-error6
xero-api6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
bazerk/uk-modulus-checking
Dec 2014 - Sep 2020
Python implementation of the VocaLink UK Bank Account Modulus Checking logic
Contributions:14 commits, 4 PRs, 6 pushes in 5 years 10 months
python
wisealpha/wisealpha-api-examples
Nov 2019 - Jun 2021
Usage examples for WiseAlpha's API (https://developer.wisealpha.com)
Contributions:1 PR, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
apiapi-s
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