Gareth Clapperton
Senior Software Engineer at Snyk
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolGareth Clapperton is a Senior Software Engineer with 13 years of experience building backend systems and APIs across startups and scaleups, currently contributing to Snyk from Old Toronto. His career spans roles at Manifold, Kira Systems, Kobo, and consulting, demonstrating consistent progression from hands-on development to senior engineering responsibilities. Gareth specializes in backend architecture, integrations, and reliable API design, with a track record of shipping production services in security and developer-focused products. He pairs deep technical execution with pragmatic system thinking—often bridging product needs and operational realities. Having taken an extended sabbatical earlier in his career suggests a capacity for reflection and deliberate skill growth that informs his engineering judgement. Based in Toronto and grounded in a Computer Science background from the University of Manitoba, he brings steady leadership to complex backend challenges.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at University of Manitoba
Github Skills (68)
devsecops10
security10
static-analysis10
sarif10
vulnerabilities10
cli10
snyk10
monitor10
software-composition-analysis10
supply-chain-security10
monitors10
broker9
infrastructure-as-code9
matching9
logic8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
gclapperton/wrower
Mar 2015 - Mar 2015
Contributions:58 commits, 23 pushes, 1 branch in 4 days
clptn/code-paredit
Nov 2016 - Mar 2017
Contributions:15 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
vscodevscode-extensionvs-code
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