Louise Reid
Senior Software Engineer at Skyscanner
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolLouise Reid is a Senior Software Engineer based in Glasgow with eight years of professional experience building and scaling web applications at companies like Skyscanner and FanDuel. She transitioned into software from a strong background in retail and hospitality, bringing practical strengths in product testing, technical support, and creating training materials that improve adoption and reduce operational loss. Comfortable across front-end JavaScript stacks and TDD practices learned at CodeClan, she has moved quickly from trainee to senior engineer within a few years. Louise combines hands-on engineering with an educator’s mindset—she previously taught and supported cohorts at CodeClan, which informs her clear documentation and mentorship style. Known for improving processes and delivery, she blends customer-focused problem solving from her retail roots with rigorous engineering practices. Based in Scotland, she thrives on making complex systems accessible to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Tynecastle High SchoolProfessional Development Award, Software Development, Professional Development Award, Software Development at CodeClanBachelor of Arts (BA), Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Glasgow Caledonian University
Github Skills (107)
styled-components10
backpack10
component-library10
colors10
nodejs10
react10
skyscanner9
multiselect9
npm-package9
css-in-js9
autocomplete9
hijri9
accessibility9
css9
typescript9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
LouiseReid/React-Redux-Template
Jan 2021 - Jan 2021
Contributions:26 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
LouiseReid/Old-Edinburgh
Jun 2018 - Mar 2019
Contributions:38 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
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