Anthony Stewart
Software Engineer at Google
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolAnthony Stewart is a software engineer with 9 years' experience combining rigorous academic research (a PhD in Computer Science from Durham) with hands-on platform engineering and people management. Currently at Google in Munich, he previously led core platform efforts at The Hut Group, owning large rewrites and features for major ecommerce sites like myprotein.com and store.nintendo.co.uk. He is comfortable across the stack, with notable front-end open-source contributions to Microsoft’s popular VS Code that improved UI/UX for webview and standalone apps. A practiced tech lead and line manager, he blends algorithmic depth from his Graph and Complexity Theory research with pragmatic delivery and team coaching. An unusual strength is his ability to move between academic problem-solving and production-scale product engineering while mentoring others.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
The Westgate School, WinchesterBachelor of Science (BSc), Natural Sciences (Physics and Computer Science), Upper Second Class, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Natural Sciences (Physics and Computer Science), Upper Second Class at University of DurhamMaths, Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry, A, A, A, C, Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry, A, A, A, C at King Edward VI School, Southampton
English, German
Github Skills (18)
javascript10
webview10
css10
typescript10
user-interface10
browser-api10
typescript-types10
html10
android-webview10
typescripts10
user-experience10
ide9
remote-access8
remote-server8
editor8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/vscode
Oct 2021 - Dec 2022
Visual Studio Code
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:15 reviews, 14 commits, 37 PRs in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Anthony primarily focused on enhancing the user interface and user experience of Visual Studio Code. Their contributions include adding and modifying match media change listeners for standalone and webview functionalities, implementing styling and cursor updates for the banner bar, and addressing issues related to webview positioning and copy/paste functionality. They also made changes to the codebase to refine UI elements and layout to improve user interaction and display, particularly related to standalone web applications.
visual-studio-codeelectronvscodevscode-extensionmicrosoft
a-stewart/vscode-intellij-idea-keybindings
Apr 2021 - Mar 2025
Port of IntelliJ IDEA key bindings for VS Code.
Contributions:1 PR, 19 pushes, 11 branches in 3 years 11 months
intellij-ideavscodevscode-extensionkey-bindingsvs-code
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