Colin O'brien
Senior Software Engineer at Phocas Software
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Summary
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Top SchoolColin O'Brien is a Senior Software Engineer based in Christchurch, New Zealand, with 10 years of experience building high-performance distributed systems and mobile applications. He currently drives next-generation distributed query engines and high-velocity streaming stores at Phocas Software, after earlier roles focusing on R&D for mobile platforms at Verizon Connect and native mobile development at Smudge. Colin combines hands-on implementation with mentoring and hiring influence, helping shape engineering culture while pushing AI-powered tooling into the development lifecycle. A Computer Science graduate from the University of Canterbury, he brings a practical mix of systems thinking and product-focused delivery, with a knack for translating research-grade ideas into production-ready services.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science at University of Canterbury
English
Github Skills (83)
perl10
avro10
dotnet10
java10
csharp10
php10
nativescript-plugin10
animation9
pinterest9
data-serialization9
lottie9
kotlin-multiplatform9
consumer-driven-contracts9
ruby9
python9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
phocassoftware/aws-sso-insomnia-plugin
Apr 2022 - Apr 2025
Retrieves credentials populated by aws sso login for use in requests
Contributions:2 releases, 42 reviews, 39 PRs in 2 years 11 months
ssosso-logincredentialsawslogin-system
itstheceo/kotlin-mobile-multiplatform-template
Dec 2019 - Apr 2020
Contributions:14 commits, 17 pushes, 3 branches in 4 months
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