Lily Higham
Software Engineer at BBC
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolLily Higham is a software engineer at the BBC World Service with six years' experience building accessible, high-performance JavaScript and TypeScript applications using React across front-end and back-end surfaces. She designs for a global audience of hundreds of millions weekly, prioritising accessibility and performance for users on slow networks and older devices while working in agile teams and AWS environments. Previously a tester and technical test consultant, she brings strong automation skills in Cypress and Selenium that inform her pragmatic approach to quality and maintainability. Lily mentors junior engineers and pairs hands-on development with an eye for user-focused research, drawing on an academic background in Cognitive Science to shape usable interfaces. Outside engineering she composes and performs in an electronic dream-pop band and has an extensive history in multimedia production and video, which influences her creative problem solving.
6 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Software Development, Software Development at University of the West of ScotlandMaster of Science (MSc), Cognitive Science, -, Master of Science (MSc), Cognitive Science, - at The University of EdinburghCELTA, Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor, Pass, CELTA, Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor, Pass at Stevenson College, EdinburghInternational Baccalaureate, World Literature, Maths, Psychology, Biology, German, Visual Arts, Charity Action Service, 35 Points, International Baccalaureate, World Literature, Maths, Psychology, Biology, German, Visual Arts, Charity Action Service, 35 Points at Bexhill College
English, German, Russian
Github Skills (11)
typescript10
single-source10
javascript10
nextjs10
single-page-application10
react10
isomorphic-javascript10
single-page10
react-component7
component-library3
react-component-library3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (3)
bbc/simorgh
Nov 2019 - Jan 2023
The BBC's Open Source Web Application. Contributions welcome! Used on some of our biggest websites, e.g.
Contributions:424 reviews, 1070 commits, 396 PRs in 3 years 2 months
isomorphic-javascriptreactbiggestsingle-page-applicationjavascript
LilyL0u/text-game
Jun 2020 - Jun 2020
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 16 days
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