Jack Wearden
Lead Software Engineer at MongoDB
Stevenage, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolJack Wearden is a Lead Software Engineer with 13 years of experience building high-load cloud systems, currently working remotely for MongoDB from the UK. He brings deep backend expertise in Java, Python, Scala and TypeScript, paired with production database experience in MongoDB and MongoDB-acquired mLab. Jack has a track record of moving monoliths to microservices, containerising dev workflows with Docker, and deploying to AWS ECS via Terraform, demonstrating both hands-on coding and architectural thinking. He contributes to notable open-source projects such as the Pylons waitress WSGI server, where he improved configurable server header handling and test coverage. A First-Class Computer Science graduate who started by optimising high-traffic features (e.g., an embedded widget seen by millions monthly), he combines performance-focused engineering with pragmatic team leadership.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Altrincham Grammar School for BoysBSc, Computer Science with Industrial Placement year, First Class, BSc, Computer Science with Industrial Placement year, First Class at University of Birmingham
English, Spanish
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Github Skills (14)
unit-testing10
http-server10
pytest10
python10
unit-test10
testing10
html6
ajax6
location6
javascript6
routes6
forms6
rest6
angularjs6
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
Pylons/waitress
May 2018 - May 2018
Waitress - A WSGI server for Python 3
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 1 PR, 4 comments in 4 days
Contributions summary:Jack contributed to the `waitress` WSGI server by implementing features related to the server header, specifically allowing for its configurability. They modified the code to allow the server header to be omitted or used in the `Via` header based on configuration. Additionally, the user added test cases to ensure the correct behavior of the server header, including cases where it should be removed. They also fixed a typo in a test case and corrected the logic around the `Via` header for proxied requests.
pythonwsgi-serverwaitresspython-3python3
NotBobTheBuilder/podman
Mar 2023 - Oct 2024
Contributions:6 reviews, 29 PRs, 125 pushes in 1 year 7 months
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