Gavin Davidson
Software Engineer at Breadcrumb
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolGavin Davidson is an Engineering Manager based in Melbourne with 11 years of hands-on full‑stack web development experience and a track record of leading teams from inception to products used by millions. He blends technical depth—frequently contributing code across front-end, back-end, cloud and DevOps—with delivery and people leadership, including forecasting and budget tracking in mature organisations. Gavin has repeatedly formed high‑impact squads to modernise legacy systems and launch customer-facing web apps, and he fosters cultures of inclusion, psychological safety and continuous learning. His background spans startups, consultancy and large enterprises (including REA Group and Two Bulls), giving him a pragmatic view of when to prioritise speed, quality or sustainability. A community organiser who helps run DDD Melbourne, he invests in developer uplift and knowledge sharing beyond his day job. Colleagues describe him as a technical leader who will do whatever is needed to help the team move forward, regardless of title.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Arran High SchoolMaster’s Degree, Computing Science, Master’s Degree, Computing Science at University of Glasgow
Github Skills (13)
archived8
controller7
razor7
asp-net-core-mvc7
model-view7
model-view-controller7
asp-net-mvc7
separation-of-concerns6
api6
nhibernate6
mvc5
asp-net5
asp-net-core4
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
KombuchaShroomz/AutoParallel-Fortran
Nov 2015 - Apr 2016
Contributions:7 commits, 235 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
KombuchaShroomz/gavindavidson.io
Nov 2018 - Jun 2019
Contributions:21 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
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