Declan Kennedy
Software Engineering Manager at Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Australia
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolDeclan Kennedy is a seasoned software engineering manager based in Sydney with 15 years of full-stack web application experience and over a decade in senior technical roles. He progressed from hands-on development and mobile/FinTech projects to principal engineering and leadership positions at organisations including SBS, Versent and Deputy, combining delivery-focused engineering with team coaching. Known for shepherding complex media and consumer platforms (notably Taste.com.au and public broadcasting systems), he brings practical expertise in scaling web architectures and cross-functional collaboration. Declan pairs a multimedia background from UNSW with a pragmatic product-facing mindset, often translating editorial and business requirements into reliable technical solutions. An understated strength is his continuity across fast-paced startups and large organisations, giving him fluency in both rapid iteration and governance-driven environments.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
UNSW Sydney
Github Skills (31)
elixir9
scalable9
functional-programming8
programming-language7
api7
idl7
compiler6
absinthe6
httpoison6
faker6
dataloader5
adapter5
mocking5
testing5
graphiql5
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
declaneugeneleekennedy/redkina
Jun 2019 - Jun 2019
Contributions:35 commits, 32 pushes, 1 branch in 15 days
declaneugeneleekennedy/httprom
Jul 2018 - May 2021
Prometheus instrumentation for HTTPoison
Contributions:2 PRs, 2 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 11 months
instrumentationprometheus-exporterhttpoisonprometheusmetrics
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