Matthew Hesketh
Software Engineer at FDM Group
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolMatthew Hesketh is a Leeds-based software engineer with 10 years’ experience focused on modern cloud-native development and practical back-end work. Currently at Lloyds Banking Group and consulting through FDM Group, he blends enterprise engineering with hands-on delivery. His open-source contributions include refining user-facing language and UX in a widely used Telegram moderation bot, showing attention to clear communication as much as code. Prior roles in hospitality and operations taught him fast-paced problem solving, process optimization, and customer-focused thinking. He holds business and IT qualifications from Leeds Beckett and UEA, bringing a rare mix of technical skill and service-minded discipline. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic developer who values clarity in both interfaces and team processes.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
BTEC Level 3 IT with Subsidiary Diploma, BTEC Level 3 IT with Subsidiary Diploma at East Norfolk Sixth Form CollegeGCSEs, GCSEs at The New Eccles Hall SchoolCAVA Level 3 HE Diploma in Business Management Business Management Marketing and Related Support Services, CAVA Level 3 HE Diploma in Business Management Business Management Marketing and Related Support Services at University of East AngliaBusiness Management Marketing, Business Management Marketing at Leeds Beckett University
Github Skills (10)
text-manipulation10
lua10
strings10
telegram-bot9
telegram-vc-bot9
plugin-development8
localized7
locale7
localize7
localization7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
group-butler/GroupButler
Oct 2016 - Oct 2016
This bot can help you in managing your group with rules, anti-flood, description, custom triggers, and much more!
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:8 commits, 6 PRs, 1 comment in 2 days
Contributions summary:Matthew primarily contributed to improving the English language used in the bot's responses and messages. Their work involved modifying existing Lua files, specifically within the plugins directory. They focused on refining user-facing text, suggesting a key aspect of their role centered around user experience and communication within the bot's functionalities. These edits involved a variety of plugins related to different bot functionalities.
telegram-botfloodantidiscordbot
wrxck/telegram-bot-lua
Mar 2017 - Jul 2020
A simple yet extensive Lua library for the Telegram bot API.
Contributions:84 commits, 1 PR, 83 pushes in 3 years 4 months
apiluatelegram-botlua-librarybot
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