Jonathon Boomsma
Software Developer at Government Digital Service
United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolJonathon Boomsma is a software developer with 11 years’ experience bridging back-end engineering and UX-driven interactive systems, currently building resilient public-sector services at the UK Government Digital Service. He combines a Computer Science First Class degree with a background in VFX and audiovisual production, which informs his interest in VR/AR and interactive experience design. At GDS he’s contributed to widely used GOV.UK tooling, improving data integrity and export workflows by adding transaction locking and document protections to Whitehall. Earlier roles at Mentor Graphics saw him deliver Java back-end systems and lead UX redesigns for the CAPITAL suite, while academic and freelance work honed his teaching and post-production skills. Practical, security-minded, and product-focused, he blends creative media experience with rigorous engineering to ship dependable user-centric systems.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, First Class Honours, Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, First Class Honours at Aberystwyth UniversityBTEC National Diploma, Media and Moving Image, BTEC National Diploma, Media and Moving Image at Bridgwater College
Github Skills (14)
rspec10
ruby-rails10
dhall10
wsh10
rails10
hal10
ruby10
database-management9
postgresql9
datagovuk9
api8
apidoc8
web-frontend7
frontend7
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
alphagov/whitehall
Jul 2019 - Feb 2022
Publishes government content on GOV.UK
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:15 reviews, 26 commits, 22 PRs in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Jonathon primarily focused on enhancing the robustness and security of the Whitehall application. They implemented a `LockedDocumentConcern` to prevent database operations on locked documents, ensuring data integrity and preventing unintended modifications. They also worked on adding attachment data to the document export, enriching the information sent to Content Publisher. Furthermore, the user addressed critical issues by incorporating transaction locking for draft editions, as well as providing functionality to support Get Involved functionality.
govgovuk-publishing-frontendgovukgovernmentcontainer
Tetrino/io_pdx_mesh
Dec 2020 - May 2025
Import/Export files for the Clausewitz game engine
Contributions:17 pushes, 5 branches in 4 years 5 months
game-engine
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