James Fysh
Software Engineer at Kraken
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Top SchoolJames Fysh is a seasoned software engineer with 15 years' experience building reliable, maintainable systems across TV broadcast, telecommunications and geospatial domains. Currently at Kraken and formerly a senior engineer and manager at organisations including nbn™ and KPMG Australia, he blends deep low-level bit-twiddling expertise with modern backend, DevOps and frontend work. He’s delivered end-to-end solutions from data-ingestion and analysis tooling to operator-facing GUIs and has repeatedly led architecture, mentoring and cross-functional delivery in small and large teams. An active open-source contributor, he implemented the Rust port and CI pipeline for Google’s widely used Open Location Code library, demonstrating both systems-level coding and DevOps rigor. Based in Melbourne, James is a self-starter who thrives on solving domain-specific infrastructure problems and turning complex requirements into pragmatic, production-ready software.
15 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Yarra Valley Grammar SchoolBSc Computer Architecture Mathematics Algorithms & Datastructures Software Development, BSc Computer Architecture Mathematics Algorithms & Datastructures Software Development at Deakin University
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Github Skills (18)
algorithm10
algorithms10
c-language10
testing10
travis-ci10
data-structure10
cicd10
go10
data-structures10
rust10
cprogramming-language10
golang9
cpp9
geo8
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Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
google/open-location-code
Apr 2017 - Jun 2017
Open Location Code is a library to generate short codes, called "plus codes", that can be used as digital addresses where street addresses don't exist.
Role in this project:
Backend & DevOps Engineer
Backend & DevOps EngineerContributions:18 commits, 1 PR, 3 comments in 2 months
Contributions summary:James primarily worked on implementing the Rust implementation for the Open Location Code library. They contributed to the core functionality by adding the necessary Rust code, including validation, encoding/decoding, and shortening/recovery features. Additionally, the user set up and configured a CI/CD pipeline for testing the Rust code using TravisCI, demonstrating DevOps skills. They also updated the public interface and incorporated feedback, suggesting a focus on code quality and maintainability.
pluscodepythongeolatitudejavascript
JamesFysh/qmk_firmware
Mar 2019 - May 2023
keyboard controller firmware for Atmel AVR and ARM USB families
Contributions:45 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 2 months
controllerfirmwareavratmelusb
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