Calum Campbell
Software Engineering Manager at Depop
England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolCalum Campbell is a Software Engineering Manager with a decade of experience building and leading teams at consumer-focused tech companies, currently driving engineering at Depop. He progressed at Depop from Scala developer to senior engineer and now manager, combining deep backend expertise in Scala with hands-on leadership across product delivery. Prior to Depop he worked on The Guardian’s platform and commercial teams, gaining experience with Play, Scalatra, AWS and front-end JavaScript. His background is unconventional for an engineer—an MSc in Petroleum Engineering and early field experience as a well site drilling engineer—bringing rigor in problem solving and risk management to software projects. Trained in web development at General Assembly and grounded in a Physics BSc, he bridges analytical thinking with practical engineering and coaching. Based in England, he excels at translating complex technical challenges into reliable, scalable systems while mentoring engineers to grow into senior roles.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Web Development, Web Development at General AssemblyHeriot-Watt University Edinburgh CampusBachelor of Science (BSc), Physics, 2:1, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Physics, 2:1 at Manchester University
Github Skills (11)
guardian10
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gam6
dynamodb6
react6
genesis5
frontend5
identity2
aws2
boilerplate1
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
Calum-Campbell/cause-project
Dec 2015 - Feb 2016
Contributions:64 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
Calum-Campbell/Calum-Campbell.github.io
Dec 2015 - Apr 2016
Contributions:38 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
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