Summary
Barnaby Sandeford is a data scientist with nine years' experience applying first-principles thinking, AI and scientific methods to improve reliability in cloud and large-scale systems. Currently at Google Cloud, he focuses on reducing outages by reframing risk management through analytics and engineering-driven experimentation. Previously he shipped ML-backed backend optimisations at Skyscanner—building a classifier to evict stale prices and driving data products and forecasting for ad analytics. An Imperial College MSci physics alumnus with a publication in Remote Sensing of the Environment, he blends strong quantitative modelling with production software skills across Python, PySpark and Databricks. He has hands-on experience in infrastructure ETL, LiDAR analysis and fintech P&L tooling, and has led ED&I initiatives in corporate environments. Barnaby’s work consistently connects domain understanding to deployable models that save time and cost while improving system reliability.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
MSci Physics, Physics, Upper Second Class Honours, MSci Physics, Physics, Upper Second Class Honours at Imperial College London
International Baccalaureate, Higher Level: Maths, Economics, Phyics. Standard level: English, French, Italian, 40 points, with 7 in Maths and Physics, 6 otherwise., International Baccalaureate, Higher Level: Maths, Economics, Phyics. Standard level: English, French, Italian, 40 points, with 7 in Maths and Physics, 6 otherwise. at Sevenoaks School
English, French, Italian