Guy Dawson
Software Engineer at Flight Calibration Services
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolGuy Dawson is a seasoned C++ software engineer based in London with 12+ years of experience building and debugging systems-level and data networking software. He excels at fault-finding down to system-call level and has a proven track record integrating and enhancing legacy systems across industries from broadcast (Sony) to transportation (GE) and avionics calibration. Comfortable working solo or in agile teams, he also brings practical experience with SQL, XML, Java and multiple third‑party APIs. An active contributor to front-end work on high-profile projects like The Guardian’s frontend—improving engagement banners and geolocation—he pairs deep systems knowledge with attention to user-facing detail. Colleagues rely on him for second-line support and durable fixes that reduce repeat incidents, reflecting a pragmatic, quality-first engineering style.
12 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Hampton School
Github Skills (6)
javascript10
testing9
html9
css8
react8
geolocation7
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
guardian/frontend
Sep 2016 - Oct 2019
The Guardian DotCom.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:86 commits, 171 PRs, 233 pushes in 3 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Guy primarily contributed to the development of the "New Engagement banner default," making improvements to its functionality, and addressing feedback. Their work involved modifications to the banner's parameters, copy, and styling. They made updates across multiple files. They also fixed tests and updated the geolocation feature.
productionguardian
guardian/acquisition-iframe-tracking
Nov 2017 - Jun 2021
Improved acquisition tracking in iFrames
Contributions:7 PRs, 20 pushes, 7 branches in 3 years 7 months
improvediframestrackingacquisitionproduction
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