Freddie Laycock

Senior Software Engineer at Sky

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
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Freddie Laycock is a Senior Software Engineer based in Sheffield with a first-class BSc in Mathematics from the University of Sheffield and a focused track record building front-end and full-stack applications using TypeScript, React, and Node. Having progressed from UI developer and early engineering roles to a senior position at Sky, he combines strong product-facing UI skills with practical experience in unit and automation testing, NPM packaging, and deployment tooling. He brings an analytical, mathematically grounded approach to solving engineering problems and a proven ability to ship reliable code in fast-moving teams. Freddie is ambitious and career-focused, with hands-on experience across consumer and enterprise domains gained at companies including Farnell and SG Digital. He maintains an active GitHub presence (github.com/flaycock) and a personal site, signaling an attention to craft and visibility beyond day-to-day work. Colleagues describe him as hardworking and detail-oriented, with a knack for turning complex requirements into maintainable front-end solutions.
code1 year of coding experience
job6 years of employment as a software developer
bookBSc Mathematics, BSc Mathematics at The University of Sheffield
bookSt Columba's College, St Albans
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Programming languages (1)

TypeScript

Github contributions (1)

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Feb 2025 - Feb 2025

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Freddie Laycock - Senior Software Engineer at Sky