Effy Elden
Lead Security Specialist at Thoughtworks
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolEffy Elden is a Lead Security Specialist based in Melbourne with 14 years of hands-on experience bridging DevOps, infrastructure and application security. Currently at Thoughtworks, they lead security initiatives while drawing on a background as an infrastructure consultant and technology manager to deliver practical, auditable systems. An active open-source contributor, Effy has made full‑stack contributions to the well-known Mastodon project—improving UX and deployment workflows—which reflects a knack for pragmatic fixes that scale. Known for blending "duct-tape" engineering with rigorous security practices, they also champion inclusivity and team culture. Techie, enby, and unafraid to stitch systems together in creative ways 🐄
14 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate IV, Information Technology, Certificate IV, Information Technology at South Metropolitan TAFE
Github Skills (17)
javascript10
microblogging10
rails10
web-development10
ruby-on-rails10
apidoc9
api9
federated9
react9
database-management8
database8
activitypub8
heroku8
postgresql8
dockers7
Programming languages (26)
Github contributions (5)
mastodon/mastodon
Jan 2017 - Jan 2023
Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:54 reviews, 50 commits, 54 PRs in 6 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Effy primarily contributed to the Mastodon project by implementing and modifying both frontend and backend features. They added features to enhance user experience, such as preventing duplicate desktop notifications and displaying application details on status views. The user also addressed bugs and improved maintainability by updating repository URLs and modifying code based on recommendations. Furthermore, the user made infrastructural changes, including supporting Heroku deployment and setting up development environment configurations.
social-networkwebfingerpixelfedhosteddocker
hackforprivacy/internetfreedomhack-website
Mar 2018 - Oct 2019
Contributions:1 PR, 107 pushes, 3 comments in 1 year 7 months
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