Javier Cansino
Senior Software Engineer at Txomon LTD
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolJavier Cansino is a Senior Software Engineer based in London with 16 years of experience building resilient, low-maintenance data and backend systems for startups and scale-ups. He blends a strong data engineering focus—BigQuery, Apache Beam, Airflow—with pragmatic infrastructure choices like Terraform, Kubernetes and GCP to deliver business-impacting features quickly. Javier has deep hands-on roots in embedded and firmware work, vintage kernel tinkering, and music-server backend contributions (notably refactoring Mopidy’s core playback and MPD frontend), which give him a rare full-stack systems perspective. As co-founder of Txomon LTD he advises early-stage teams on architecture, hiring and delivery practices, prioritizing simplicity and operational stability. He prefers fully remote, people-centered teams and thrives under managers who enable growth and clear leadership. Known for shipping practical, well-tested solutions, he often opts for Python-first implementations and chooses Go where performance matters.
16 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
GazteluetaTechnical Telecommunications Engineering, Specialization in Telematics, Intensification in Telematics, Final:10/10 - UPV/EHU: 7.26/10 - Promo: 8.53/10 - MEC: 1.87, Technical Telecommunications Engineering, Specialization in Telematics, Intensification in Telematics, Final:10/10 - UPV/EHU: 7.26/10 - Promo: 8.53/10 - MEC: 1.87 at Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
Spanish, English, Basque
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Github Skills (21)
mopidy10
back-end-development10
python10
testing10
media-player10
player10
audio-player10
backend10
sound-player10
music10
mpd9
pip6
kernel6
cross-compiling6
ruby-on-rails6
Programming languages (26)
Github contributions (5)
mopidy/mopidy
Aug 2013 - Nov 2013
Mopidy is an extensible music server written in Python
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:51 commits, 4 comments, 1 issue in 3 months
Contributions summary:Javier primarily refactored and restructured the Mopidy music server's core backend components. Their work involved moving and modifying functions within the `PlaybackController` and `TracklistController` to improve code clarity and maintainability. The user also updated related tests to align with the refactored code, demonstrating a focus on ensuring the stability and correctness of the backend logic. Additionally, they worked on the MPD (Music Player Daemon) frontend, implementing and modifying functions related to audio output and mute capabilities.
mopidypythonmusic-player
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