Francis Auwerda
Software Engineer (Frontend) at Pleo
New Zealand
Summary
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Top SchoolFrancis Auwerda is a frontend-focused software engineer with 10 years of full-stack JavaScript experience, currently building user-facing features at Pleo from New Zealand. He brings a strong mobile background—shipping Android apps and working extensively with React Native—and pairs that with solid web and backend skills in React, TypeScript, Node.js, Postgres and GraphQL. Francis has held senior and lead roles at fast-moving fintech and startup teams (Kontist, Mercanis, Simplo), where he balanced hands-on implementation with mentoring and delivery ownership. His career path includes an unusual detour as a professional rugby player for FC Barcelona, reflecting discipline and team leadership under pressure. Comfortable across the stack, he focuses on pragmatic solutions that bridge mobile UX and reliable backend services. He holds a Computer Science degree from the University of Canterbury and a published Android app portfolio.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science at University of Canterbury
Github Skills (7)
banking8
api6
sdk6
javascript5
typescript4
graphql4
react2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
francisauwerda/simple-gym-app
Sep 2019 - Oct 2020
A simple gym app to help you track your progress during your workouts
Contributions:130 commits, 2 PRs, 91 pushes in 1 year 1 month
gymworkouts
francisauwerda/dj-air-horn
Oct 2017 - Nov 2020
Contributions:13 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years
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