George Fincher
Senior Software Engineer at Open Study College
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolGeorge Fincher is a Senior Software Engineer based in Birmingham with four years of hands-on experience building full-stack TypeScript, C# and Go applications and shipping productivity improvements across frontend, backend and cloud. He has driven measurable results—cutting load times and bounce rates, slashing third-party search costs, and accelerating frontend development by migrating to industry-standard component libraries. Comfortable across Next.js, ASP.NET, CI/CD, observability (New Relic) and analytics platforms (PostHog), he blends product-focused engineering with a knack for operational reliability. His background in physics, mathematics and performing arts gives him strong analytical rigor, rapid learning ability and exceptional communication skills—useful for cross-functional collaboration and user-centered design. Outside core engineering he has applied creative problem solving from producing theatre to mixology, often turning nontechnical levers into business impact.
4 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
A-Levels Physics | Chemistry | Mathematics, A-Levels Physics | Chemistry | Mathematics at West Buckland SchoolCertificate Fullstack Web Development, Certificate Fullstack Web Development at University of BirminghamMaster of Fine Arts - MFA Acting, Master of Fine Arts - MFA Acting at Guildford School of ActingBachelor of Arts - BA Film & Drama, Bachelor of Arts - BA Film & Drama at University of Exeter
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Github Skills (64)
markdown10
icon-pack10
javascript10
octicons10
css10
svg-files10
logos10
eslint10
bootstrap-icons10
babel-plugin10
facebook-clone10
svg-images10
svg10
branding10
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Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
TheInfamousGrim/Fakebook
Nov 2022 - Mar 2023
A facebook clone that is designed to show off our skills in creating a fullstack application using the MERN stack.
Contributions:1 review, 87 commits, 22 PRs in 3 months
reactexpressjsmernexpressfullstack-application
TheInfamousGrim/nextjs-personal-site
Mar 2023 - Mar 2024
Learning nextjs by building a personal website
Contributions:17 reviews, 46 PRs, 89 pushes in 1 year
framer-motionnextjsreact-three-fiberreactjstailwindcss
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