Gary Homewood
Senior Software Engineer at Cheil United Kingdom
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolGary Homewood is a senior software engineer based in London with over 20 years delivering web, mobile and IoT products across agencies and startups. A broad generalist, he ships full‑stack solutions using JavaScript, Vue, Node, Python and mobile frameworks (Flutter/Android), and has a track record of building prototypes, proof‑of‑concepts and production services. He thrives in cross‑discipline agile teams, balancing hands‑on engineering with system design and pragmatic delivery. Notable open‑source work includes backend improvements to web3.storage’s pinning APIs, adding validation, filtering and test coverage for decentralized file storage workflows. He keeps his skills current through continuous experimentation with new tools, languages and hardware, and draws creative inspiration from generative art and physical computing. Colleagues rely on him for steady, senior technical leadership that bridges design, product and implementation.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
BSc, Physics, BSc, Physics at University of Southampton
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (19)
postgresql10
apidoc10
testing10
api10
ipfs9
storage9
database-design9
filecoin9
libp2p7
android-array-adapter6
android-listview6
android-viewpager6
android6
micropython6
facebook-analytics6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
web3-storage/web3.storage
Jan 2022 - Apr 2022
DEPRECATED ⁂ The simple file storage service for IPFS & Filecoin
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:113 reviews, 54 commits, 26 PRs in 3 months
Contributions summary:Gary primarily focused on enhancing the pinning APIs for the web3.storage project. Their contributions included the implementation of new pinning endpoints, adding validation, and refactoring error messages. The user also worked on database interactions to support these new features, including type definition adjustments and the introduction of filtering capabilities. Furthermore, the user implemented comprehensive testing for the pinning APIs.
ipfsfilestoragefilecoinp2pfile-storage
GaryHomewood/spud-run-crew
May 2019 - Nov 2023
Contributions:3 PRs, 12 pushes, 4 branches in 4 years 7 months
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