Summary
Bob Arnott is a Senior React Developer with over 13 years of recent experience and a 25-year software engineering background, currently shaping front-end experiences at Quartix UK. He excels in building robust, test-driven React applications and visualization UIs using GraphQL, Redux and modern tooling (Storybook, Jest, Playwright), and has deep familiarity with Node-based APIs, AWS, Kubernetes and CI pipelines. His career spans data-heavy products—integrating map and geospatial visualization tools, Jupyter notebooks and Presto clients—demonstrating an ability to bridge complex back-end services and polished interactive front ends. Comfortable in both greenfield and legacy systems, he pairs enterprise Java and Python experience with pragmatic front-end architecture and performance-minded engineering. Based in the Greater Cambridge area, he brings a steady track record of delivering to tight deadlines and a personable, hands-on approach (and an appreciation for good beer).
13 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
BSc Hons. Computing Science, BSc Hons. Computing Science at University of Aberdeen