Kenneth Shackleton
Java Infrastructure Team Lead at Bloomberg
England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolKenneth Shackleton is a Java infrastructure team lead at Bloomberg with 11 years of software engineering experience and a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Southampton. After a series of long-term postdoctoral roles in Japan and visiting positions in Europe, he transitioned into mobile engineering, rising to lead mobile teams and later moving into backend and infrastructure at a major financial technology firm. Kenneth combines deep theoretical rigor with practical delivery, having shipped production Android and iOS payment systems and driven large-scale Java infrastructure work. Based in England, he brings a habit of meticulous problem decomposition from academia to complex engineering challenges, often favoring long-term, reliable solutions over quick fixes.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
MMath Mathematics, MMath Mathematics at University of OxfordDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Mathematics at University of SouthamptonA-Level Mathematics Further Mathematics Economics Physics General Studies, A-Level Mathematics Further Mathematics Economics Physics General Studies at Stockport Grammar School
English, Japanese
Github Skills (43)
kotlin10
sqlite10
groovy10
perl10
java10
evaluator10
kotlin-library10
android10
aes10
sqlcipher10
aes-encryption10
gradle-plugin10
bit10
encryption10
gradle10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
bloomberg/selekt
Mar 2020 - Jan 2023
A Kotlin and familiar Android SQLite database library that uses encryption.
Contributions:61 releases, 2 reviews, 1030 commits in 2 years 10 months
aesaes-encryptiondatabase-filessqlciphersqlite3
kennethshackleton/SKPokerEval
Jan 2015 - Jan 2021
7-card Texas Hold'em hand evaluator
Contributions:17 releases, 266 commits, 139 PRs in 6 years 1 month
hold-emtexastexas-hold-emhand-evaluatorhand
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