Finian Russell
Software Engineer at QinetiQ
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolFinian Russell is a software and DevOps engineer based in London with 11 years’ experience building cloud infrastructure and space systems at QinetiQ, where he progressed from graduate space systems roles into a dedicated software engineering position. He holds an MEng in Aerospace/Astronautics and brings hands-on experience in rocketry, simulation, and CubeSat test-rig design, blending rigorous engineering foundations with practical DevOps delivery. Comfortable bridging domain engineering and cloud-native tooling, he focuses on reliable, scalable infrastructure for space and defence applications. Colleagues value his attention to operational detail and the practical perspective gained from early roles in lab and customer-facing environments.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (MEng), Aerospace Engineering, Astronautics and Space Technology, predicted First class, Master of Engineering (MEng), Aerospace Engineering, Astronautics and Space Technology, predicted First class at Kingston UniversityNewstead Wood SchoolSedgehill School
EnglishGithub contributions (2)
Rocket-Man-Russell/Water-Rocket_trajectory-simulation
Mar 2015 - Nov 2016
Contributions:2 commits, 1 push in 1 year 9 months
Rocket-Man-Russell/matlab-rocket-trajectory-sim
Apr 2017 - May 2017
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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