David Sanders
Senior Software Developer at Alliance Software Pty Ltd
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Top SchoolDavid Sanders is a senior full-stack software developer based in Melbourne with 11 years of professional experience building web applications using Django, PostgreSQL and modern JavaScript frameworks like React. He currently leads backend and full-stack work at Alliance Software and has a history of roles focused on digitising qualifications, real-time web apps, and enterprise systems. An active open-source contributor, David has fixed subtle Django regressions and improved PostgreSQL constraint handling—demonstrating deep familiarity with framework internals and database interactions. Comfortable across the stack, he pairs pragmatic engineering with production-focused reliability, and even studied applied Mandarin, reflecting an appetite for continuous learning beyond pure tech.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate II in Applied Language, Mandarin, Certificate II in Applied Language, Mandarin at CAEThe University of Melbourne
German, Chinese
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Github Skills (27)
debug10
postgresql10
python10
django10
orm10
ssl9
application-framework9
app-framework9
http9
heroku9
modeling9
web-framework9
google-apps8
migration8
multiview8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
django/django
Aug 2021 - Oct 2022
The Web framework for perfectionists with deadlines.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:414 reviews, 18 commits, 74 PRs in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:David primarily contributed to bug fixes and improvements within the Django framework. Their work focused on addressing issues related to constraint validation, including array and range fields in PostgreSQL. They also fixed a regression in the admin interface, and addressed crashes related to querysets and migrations. These contributions demonstrate a deep understanding of Django's internals and its interaction with PostgreSQL.
pythondjango-frameworkappsdjangoframework
shangxiao/bargeparse
Oct 2020 - Mar 2021
Contributions:6 commits, 145 pushes, 9 branches in 4 months
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