Haydn Greatnews
Senior Developer at Sharesies
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Summary
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Top SchoolHaydn Greatnews is a Senior Developer based in Wellington with 11 years of hands-on experience building and maintaining high-traffic web applications using Python, TypeScript and Perl. He has delivered critical systems for major New Zealand news sites and government services, combining practical engineering with a strong focus on automation and best practices. Progressing from developer to technical lead at Springload and now senior developer at Sharesies, he pairs day-to-day coding with mentoring and system design. Haydn’s background includes integrating national authentication systems and long-running work in Django and Perl, reflecting an ability to bridge legacy stacks and modern toolchains. He’s passionate about eliminating repetitive work through automation, often spending many hours streamlining operational tasks nobody else enjoys.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Taradale High SchoolBSc, Computer Science, BSc, Computer Science at Victoria University of Wellington
English
Github Skills (84)
cms10
python10
django-cms10
recaptcha10
django10
content-management-system10
captcha10
user-experience10
wagtail10
content-management10
flexibility10
django-admin8
ietf8
coverage8
risk-assessment7
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
haydnnewport/helpers
Dec 2016 - Nov 2021
Contributions:9 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 11 months
haydngreatnews/wagtail
Mar 2019 - Jul 2023
A Django content management system focused on flexibility and user experience
Contributions:2 PRs, 24 pushes, 5 branches in 4 years 4 months
cmsmanagement-systempythondjangodjango-blog
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