Demetrios Skamiotis
Software Developer at The Guardian
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolDemetrios Skamiotis is a software developer with seven years of experience delivering high-performance web applications, currently contributing to The Guardian’s front-end where he has improved commercial features and user experience in a high-profile open project. He is proficient in TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Angular and Node.js, and brings strong full-stack instincts paired with CI/CD, Docker and AWS tooling. His background in education and leadership—running computing departments and designing curricula—gives him an uncommon blend of technical depth and the ability to translate complex concepts for diverse stakeholders. He’s built data-driven tooling in Python for schools and applied TDD and agile practices across projects, showing a pragmatic focus on maintainability and testing. Interested in news/media publishing and high-performance interfaces, he previously helped develop tooling for the Aston Martin Aramco® Formula One Team, reflecting experience in both commercial and performance-critical domains.
7 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Information Technology/Critical Theory, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Information Technology/Critical Theory at London Metropolitan UniversityMSc Interactive Computing, MSc Interactive Computing at University of WestminsterUniversity College London
Github Skills (11)
jscript10
typescript10
javascript10
typescripts10
front-end-development10
react10
typescript-types10
testing10
user-interface8
interface-design8
ui-design8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
guardian/frontend
Jul 2023 - Apr 2025
The Guardian DotCom.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:17 reviews, 57 PRs, 99 pushes in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Demetrios primarily focused on front-end development within the `guardian/frontend` repository, making modifications to JavaScript and TypeScript files. Their work included removing and refactoring code related to user features, specifically ad-free functionality and cookie management. Furthermore, they updated configurations, added custom events, and adjusted test files to support these changes. The user's contributions demonstrate an understanding of commercial features and user experience within the Guardian's web platform.
productionguardian
guardian/atom-preview
Sep 2021 - Nov 2023
Contributions:5 reviews, 36 PRs, 62 pushes in 2 years 1 month
productionprototype
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