David Gwyer
Software Engineer at Q5D
England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Gwyer is a software engineer with 11 years of hands-on experience building custom WordPress themes and plugins, now applying that expertise at Q5D. He combines a strong theoretical background—a first-class BSc in Mathematics from the University of Exeter—with practical web development skills honed since 2006. His career progression from junior engineer to senior roles at WPC Software and Q5D reflects steady growth in delivering maintainable, client-focused solutions. David enjoys writing about his work, which suggests clear communication and a habit of documenting technical decisions. Based in England, he brings deep WordPress specialization alongside the analytical rigor to tackle broader software challenges.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BSc, Mathematics, 1st Class, Bachelor of Science - BSc, Mathematics, 1st Class at University of Exeter
Github Skills (171)
wordpress-themes10
wordpress-block10
gutenberg10
javascript10
async10
wordpress10
editor10
graphic10
sdk10
js10
electron10
typescript10
prototypes10
visualization10
wordpress-plugin10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
dgwyer/wp-react-plugin
Dec 2018 - Apr 2019
Boilerplate WordPress plugin that implements a simple React app in the admin and front end. Changes to React files automatically trigger updates in the browser in real time via React Hot Loader while also preserving state.
Contributions:25 commits, 19 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
frontendreactreact-hot-loaderwordpress-plugin
dgwyer/create-wp-block
Dec 2018 - Aug 2022
NodeJs CLI application to generate WordPress blocks
Contributions:35 commits, 4 PRs, 20 pushes in 3 years 9 months
nodejs-cliwordpress-block
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