CJ Williams
Forward Deployed Engineer at Palantir Technologies
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolCJ Williams is a Forward Deployed Engineer with nine years of hands-on experience building and deploying software across government and commercial sectors from London. Currently at Palantir and co-founding Manatii, he blends client-facing engineering with product leadership to turn complex requirements into operational solutions. His background includes software roles in the UK Civil Service, security-focused competitions, and early-stage freelancing, giving him a pragmatic appreciation for secure, mission-driven systems. A first-class Computer Science graduate from the University of St Andrews, he pairs strong technical foundations with CIISec affiliation indicating active engagement in security practice. Beyond code, he has led production teams and managed logistics in high-pressure settings—from theatre stage management to running an eight-person ski chalet—demonstrating reliability and cross-functional leadership. That mix of field deployment, startup grit, and operational discipline makes him adept at bridging technical depth with real-world impact.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
BSc, Computer Science, First, BSc, Computer Science, First at University of St AndrewsEton CollegeNewton Prep
Github Skills (54)
census10
javascript9
markdown9
cve8
vulnerability7
herokuapp7
to-do7
digitalocean7
dsa-algorithm7
sca7
python7
vulnerabilities6
database6
checker6
credits6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
CJWilliams20/cjwilliams20.github.io
Dec 2016 - Oct 2018
My personal website
Contributions:6 PRs, 58 pushes, 6 branches in 1 year 10 months
reactnextjs
WilliamsCJ/tennis-club
May 2022 - Mar 2025
Mock tennis club administration site using Next.js, Prisma and Planetscale
Contributions:6 PRs, 68 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 10 months
next-jsreacttailwindcsstennismysql
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