Braden Hilton
Bolton, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolBraden Hilton is a software engineer with nine years of practical experience and a BSc in Computer Science from Manchester Metropolitan University, based in Bolton, UK. He combines attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills to produce high-quality, maintainable code and picks up new systems quickly. Braden has contributed to the well-regarded chezmoi open-source project, improving template functions, Windows build workflows, and automation around releases—showing a knack for cross-platform tooling and build engineering. His background includes L2 engineering experience at Samsung Support Center Manchester, reflecting comfort with operational troubleshooting and customer-focused technical support. A lifelong enthusiast of software and games, he brings sustained curiosity and a systems-level mindset to backend and automation challenges.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Kearsley AcademyBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, 2:2, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, 2:2 at The Manchester Metropolitan University
Github Skills (11)
automation10
automations10
go10
cpp-templates10
js-template10
c-templates10
dotfile9
configuration-file9
configurations9
powershell9
configuration-management9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
twpayne/chezmoi
Jun 2022 - Nov 2022
Manage your dotfiles across multiple diverse machines, securely.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Automation Engineer
Back-end Developer & Automation EngineerContributions:34 reviews, 11 commits, 55 PRs in 4 months
Contributions summary:Braden contributed to the core functionality of the chezmoi project, adding template functions, and refining existing ones to enhance its features. They improved the Windows build process by incorporating version information and fixing issues with WinGet installations. Furthermore, the user refactored the PowerShell installation script and switched the build process to use Go for generating commits, enhancing the automation aspect of the project.
diverseyadmdotfilesshellzsh
bradenhilton/mozillainstallhash
Jun 2021 - Mar 2023
Go package which generates the hash used to differentiate between installs of Mozilla software
Contributions:1 review, 7 PRs, 11 pushes in 1 year 9 months
golanggo-packagemozillahashcityhash
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