James Merrington
Software Developer at Sky
Southend-on-Sea, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolJames Merrington is a pragmatic software developer with 12 years' experience building business-critical services in telecoms, currently working at Sky. He combines an MEng-level interest in programming language theory and databases with hands-on Agile delivery, shipping resilient backend systems. His background spans roles from junior test engineering to intern and senior developer, giving him a strong grounding in quality, automation and operational concerns. Based in Southend-on-Sea, he brings a methodical engineering approach informed by a first-class Computing degree and a year in industry. Colleagues know him for bridging deep technical curiosity—especially around databases and language design—with reliable product-focused execution. He now focuses on scalable, maintainable systems while continuing to explore language and data problems in his spare time.
12 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Beauchamps High SchoolBachelor’s Degree, Computing With A Year in Industry, 1st Class Bachelor's Degree With Honors, Bachelor’s Degree, Computing With A Year in Industry, 1st Class Bachelor's Degree With Honors at University of Kent
Github Skills (2)
user-interface6
react6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
georgeKon/ForBackBench
Jan 2019 - Jun 2019
Contributions:121 commits in 4 months
JamesErrington/hh-strava-gallery
Jun 2020 - Feb 2024
React and Firebase application for displaying Strava art from members of the Hertfordshire Orienteering Club (HH)
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 8 months
reactartfirebase-applicationfirebasestrava
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