Colin Bowen
Software Developer at Zaizi
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolColin Bowen is a London-based Software Developer with nine years’ experience building backend services and full-stack applications for startups, specialising in Python, TypeScript/Node.js and AWS Lambda. He brings hands-on React and Django expertise from production projects and a track record of improving performance and delivery—such as cutting database load times by over 50% in a legacy codebase. A committed mentor on Exercism, he pairs practical teaching with real-world engineering, reflecting his background in e-learning and a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Kent. Colin’s experience spans the full software lifecycle from requirements through testing and maintenance, and he’s comfortable refactoring complex Python systems and shipping RESTful APIs. Pragmatic and data-aware, he has used Pandas/Numpy/Matplotlib to inform business decisions in prior roles, blending engineering discipline with operational insight.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
GCSE's, GCSE's at The Ravensbourne SchoolBachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science at University of Kent
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Github Skills (65)
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pixel9
openseadragon9
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pixel-art8
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jupyter-notebook8
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javascript7
aws-s37
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jekyll7
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
colinbowen/colinbowen-website
Nov 2019 - Jul 2022
my website
Contributions:2 PRs, 6 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 8 months
colinbowen/piggy
Jul 2020 - Aug 2021
a mutual worldwide savings account that can be timelocked to help future you for good causes.
Contributions:1 release, 12 commits, 9 PRs in 1 year 1 month
causesreactworldwidesavingsjavascript
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