David Pershouse
Lead Software Engineer at Sydekick Robotics
Queensland, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Pershouse is a lead software engineer with 11 years of industry experience who blends full-stack product delivery with active PhD research in continual learning for robotic vision at QUT. He has led engineering teams at Mammoth Media and now drives software direction at Sydekick Robotics, bringing both startup agility and principal-consultant rigor to product development. Comfortable across servers, front-end, and embedded/robotics stacks, he focuses on turning advanced machine learning research into robust, production-ready systems. Based in Queensland, Australia, he pairs a BE in Computer Software Engineering with deep academic work—often bridging gaps between experimental vision models and reliable fielded robotics software. An understated strength is his longevity in roles that span hands-on engineering, team leadership, and independent consulting, reflecting an ability to scale both teams and technical complexity.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Continual Learning for Robotic Vision, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Continual Learning for Robotic Vision at QUT (Queensland University of Technology)Bachelor of Engineering - BE Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE Computer Software Engineering at The University of Queensland
Github Skills (36)
controlling10
nativescript9
sdk9
webapp9
moai9
react-native7
component-based7
compiler7
api6
svelte6
command-line-interface6
cli5
react5
xamarin-ios5
image5
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
david-pershouse/binarylane-cli
Jan 2023 - Feb 2025
Command-line interface to BinaryLane API
Contributions:28 pushes, 9 branches in 2 years
apicommand-line-interfacecli
MammothAU/TwinTechsFormsLib
Jul 2015 - Jan 2016
Contributions:2 PRs, 3 pushes, 4 branches in 5 months
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