Malcolm Sparrow
Senior Principal Software Engineer at Mak Software Studio
Malvern Hills, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolMalcolm Sparrow is a Senior Principal Software Engineer based in the Malvern Hills with a broad 20+ year background building performance-sensitive applications across games, mobile, and defense sectors. He combines deep C/C++ and graphics expertise (OpenGL/DirectX) with modern iOS/Swift development, having led core teams at HENSOLDT, Napster Group, Brave and IG while running his own mobile consultancy. A pragmatic technical leader and mentor, he excels at turning product vision into reliable, auditable deliveries and has hands-on experience across PC, console, embedded and mobile platforms. His work spans low-level systems, CI-driven framework delivery, and secure mobile apps (including hardware-backed cryptography for enterprise use), reflecting an uncommon mix of game-tech performance tuning and enterprise-grade process. Having held UK Government SC clearance and shipped major consumer and defence features, he brings disciplined engineering practices and a knack for pragmatic problem solving to complex projects.
7 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
BSc Computer Science, BSc Computer Science at Coventry University
English
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Github Skills (14)
windows10
linux10
macos10
brave10
chromium10
firefox10
browser10
brave-browser10
electron10
android10
objective-c6
ios6
uiimagepickercontroller6
ipad6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
mak-msparrow/jl-dishwasher
Aug 2018 - Aug 2018
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 1 day
brave/brave-core
Sep 2019 - Jan 2020
Core engine for the Brave browser for mobile and desktop. For issues https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues
Contributions:13 commits, 22 PRs, 112 pushes in 4 months
browserwindowsbrave-browserlinuxandroid
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