Francis Godden
Software Engineer at V-Nova Ltd.
England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolFrancis Godden is a pragmatic software engineer with 12 years of hands-on experience building cross-platform C++ systems, embedded Linux firmware, and graphics tooling. He has led mobile and desktop builds, CI/CD and benchmarking efforts at companies like Carallon and V-Nova, and has deep experience with Vulkan, Buildroot/Yocto, and multi-toolchain build systems. As founder of a retro-console hardware business he combined embedded development, low-level electronics repair, and product operations—evidence of both technical depth and customer-focused execution. He also built custom trading bots and market-analysis tools in C++ and Python, demonstrating a quantitative, systems-oriented approach to problem solving. Cambridge-educated and UK-based, Francis blends formal engineering training with practical expertise in MCUs, driver support, and performance profiling. Colleagues describe him as a technical mentor who prefers shipping measurable tools that expose hardware trade-offs rather than abstract prototypes.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering - MEng, Computer and Information Engineering, Master of Engineering - MEng, Computer and Information Engineering at University of CambridgeA Levels (Maths, Further Maths, Additional Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry), City & Guilds (Electro Technical Technolgy), A Levels (Maths, Further Maths, Additional Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry), City & Guilds (Electro Technical Technolgy) at Barnet and Southgate College
Github Skills (8)
ros4
python-scripts4
ttk3
python3
manim2
user-interface2
customtkinter2
barrage2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
SifuF/physics-2d
May 2022 - Oct 2022
Contributions:18 commits, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
SifuF/mega-drive-demo
Feb 2022 - Feb 2024
Contributions:27 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years
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