John Barry
Senior Staff Software Developer at CoLab Software
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Top SchoolJohn Barry is a Senior Staff Software Developer based in St. John's, Newfoundland with nine years of hands-on experience advancing full-stack and embedded systems across startups and technical teams. He grew through multiple roles at CoLab Software—from intern and full-stack developer to team lead and now senior staff—demonstrating a strong pattern of product-focused delivery and leadership within the same company. His background includes embedded C++ for a Canadian CubeSat project and practical telecom troubleshooting at Nokia, giving him a rare blend of low-level systems experience and production web/application engineering. Known for driving UI overhauls, MVP builds, and operational patches, he combines product sensibility with technical depth and a knack for turning research into deployable systems.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Computer Engineering at Memorial University of Newfoundland
English, French
Github Skills (22)
reader8
pdf8
pdf-generation8
javascript6
generative5
minecraft5
pdf-reader4
chirp4
satellite4
android-app3
dart3
flutter3
mesh3
firmware2
messaging2
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
johnnyb8/johnnyb8.github.io
Nov 2017 - May 2019
Contributions:2 PRs, 43 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 6 months
s-axford/WatchfulSky
Mar 2018 - Apr 2018
Satellite Tracking Android App
Contributions:15 commits, 22 PRs, 39 pushes in 29 days
satelliteandroidtrackingandroid-appsatellite-tracking
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