Boris Searles
Senior Software Engineer at Presencing Institute
Berlin, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolBoris Searles is a senior full-stack software engineer based in Berlin with 16 years of experience building JavaScript-forward web applications and APIs. He blends modern front-end frameworks (React, Redux, ES6) with Node.js backends and a history in PHP and Ruby, delivering robust, test-driven solutions across MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB. Comfortable in Agile and Scrum environments, he has shipped product work at organizations from Brandwatch to the Presencing Institute while also running his own freelance practice since 2007. His academic background in cognitive science, bioinformatics and evolutionary systems informs a pragmatic, user-aware approach to interface and system design. Colleagues value his preference for challenging projects that push personal boundaries and his ability to span frontend detail work and backend architecture.
16 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bioinformatics, Bioinformatics at University of TübingenMSc, Evolutionary and Adaptive Systems, MSc, Evolutionary and Adaptive Systems at University of SussexBSc, Cognitive Science, BSc, Cognitive Science at Universität Osnabrück
English, German
Github Skills (38)
content-management-system10
cms10
javascript10
dashboard10
cfml10
mysql10
no-code10
typescript10
jamstack10
api10
rest10
content-management10
headless-cms10
cockpit10
graphql10
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
bozz/flowgallery
Jun 2010 - Jan 2013
Contributions:58 commits, 1 comment in 2 years 6 months
galleryjquery-pluginjqueryimage-gallery
bozz/dotfiles
Jun 2015 - Feb 2024
Contributions:18 pushes in 8 years 9 months
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