David Robinson
Principal Software Developer at Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Greater Cambridge Area United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Robinson is a Principal Software Developer with 10 years of professional experience and a strong academic foundation in mathematics and software systems (MMath, MSc). He has deep multi-language expertise across Java, C#, C++ and Python, and a proven track record building both games (Jagex, Unity/C# and iPhone ports) and research-grade software at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. Comfortable leading projects and shipping solo work, he combines Agile practices and Git-based workflows to deliver reliable, maintainable systems. His background in science and maths informs a methodical approach to problem-solving and prototyping, turning experimental ideas into production-ready code. Based in the Greater Cambridge area, he’s known for quick learning and bridging creative game development practices with rigorous biomedical software engineering.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
PGDip, Computer Games Systems, PGDip, Computer Games Systems at Nottingham Trent UniversityMSc, Software Systems Technology, MSc, Software Systems Technology at The University of SheffieldMMath, Mathematics, MMath, Mathematics at University of Warwick
English
Github Skills (13)
frontend7
reference-implementation6
microservices3
testing3
validation3
mocking2
mock-server2
json-api2
rabbitmq1
sprint1
specification1
ruby-client1
ruby1
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
sanger/stan-core
Sep 2020 - Jul 2026
Contributions:147 reviews, 534 PRs, 1041 pushes in 5 years 10 months
sanger/hca-print-tool
Feb 2019 - May 2023
Contributions:26 pushes, 5 branches in 4 years 3 months
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