Chris Clarke
Software Engineer at Bitfount
Stony Stratford, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Clarke is a software engineer with 11 years' experience who blends classroom insight and commercial engineering to modernize education technology. A former secondary physics teacher who worked across 20+ schools, he founded Pliny to automate supply teacher matching using algorithms that remove recruiters from the loop. He has 4+ years of commercial development experience, a background in front-end work (including contributions to The Guardian's frontend around video UX), and has held senior engineering roles at Heywood Pension Technologies and Bitfount. Comfortable moving between product, business and code, he combines domain expertise in education with practical experience shipping responsive UI features and scalable platforms. Chris holds a BSc in Physics and a PGCE in Secondary Science, giving him a rare mix of pedagogical credibility and technical depth. He’s particularly focused on turning first-hand operational pain points into elegant, automated software solutions.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
St Peter's SchoolBachelor of Science - BSc, Physics, Bachelor of Science - BSc, Physics at University of BirminghamBournemouth SchoolPGCE - Secondary Science (Physics), Secondary Education and Teaching, PGCE - Secondary Science (Physics), Secondary Education and Teaching at University of Exeter
Github Skills (6)
javascript10
github-repos9
git-repository9
responsive-design9
css8
html8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
guardian/frontend
Sep 2016 - Dec 2016
The Guardian DotCom.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:43 commits, 11 PRs, 18 pushes in 3 months
Contributions summary:Chris primarily focused on front-end development tasks, specifically implementing and modifying UI components related to video playback and display. They implemented a new video headline feature and made adjustments to the video player's control bar. Additionally, the user addressed mobile responsiveness issues and adjusted the layout for smaller screens. Code changes involved JavaScript modifications, and adapting existing functionality, indicating a focus on enhancing the user experience.
productionguardian
mr-mr/home-too
Aug 2016 - May 2019
Contributions:2 PRs, 18 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 9 months
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