Chris Wilson
Quantitative Developer
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Wilson is a seasoned quantitative developer with 21+ years of hands-on experience building robust software, trading infrastructure and open-source tools, currently based in Cambridge. He combines deep expertise in Python, C++, SQL and systems administration across Linux, Solaris and AIX with practical knowledge of network/security, embedded electronics and ARM/PIC microcontroller work. His career spans startup-to-enterprise roles—from lead developer at GAM Systematic and long-term contributor to Box Backup to recent quantitative development at ALPHAGREP—reflecting a rare blend of low-level systems, database design and web application experience. An active open-source contributor, he has improved widely used Django projects (django-cms and django-import-export), fixing compatibility, validation and admin issues that help many downstream users. Fluent in English and Danish and conversant in several European languages, he also brings a collaborative, community-oriented approach demonstrated by years facilitating a Cambridge cohousing tech working group.
21 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
MA Computer Science, MA Computer Science at University of Cambridgeardingly
English, Danish, Spanish, French, German
Github Skills (20)
application-framework10
debugging10
debug10
cms10
python10
django10
testing10
app-framework10
web-framework10
error-handling10
modeling10
web-content9
webpages9
forms9
csv8
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
django-import-export/django-import-export
Apr 2014 - Jul 2014
Django application and library for importing and exporting data with admin integration.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:11 commits, 3 comments in 2 months
Contributions summary:Chris primarily contributed to bug fixes and improvements within the Django-based import-export application. Their work focused on resolving errors related to data validation, field handling, and error message clarity. Key contributions include fixing deprecation warnings, improving error messages for missing fields and relation issues, and addressing Python 2/3 compatibility problems. They also enhanced the application's ability to modify field settings and made adjustments to improve exception handling.
csvxlspythonadmindjango
django-cms/django-cms
Aug 2014 - Dec 2014
The easy-to-use and developer-friendly enterprise CMS powered by Django
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:9 commits, 3 comments in 3 months
Contributions summary:Chris primarily focused on bug fixes and improvements within the django-cms project, a CMS built with Django. Their work involved addressing issues related to the custom user model, modifying the admin interface, and resolving template-related problems. They also contributed to test suite improvements, specifically addressing exceptions and errors within the testing framework, and enhancing the application's functionality through decorator implementations.
cmspythondjango-frameworkdjangodjango-cms
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