Max Peterson
Research Team Lead at Cynomi
United Kingdom
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Top SchoolMax Peterson is a research-focused engineering leader with 25 years of hands-on software experience and 15 years in senior roles, currently leading the research team at Cynomi. He founded and scaled a digital healthcare agency from two developers to a 40-person organisation, blending technical depth with commercial and product instincts across healthcare, cyber security, and EDA. Equally at ease in Python back-ends, TypeScript front-ends and cloud-native infrastructure, he has contributed to notable open-source projects including Django REST Framework and angular-gettext to improve compatibility and core library behavior. A first-class Maths and Computer Science graduate from King’s College London, he excels at algorithmic problem solving and designing microservice architectures that balance pragmatism with long-term maintainability. Known for mentoring engineers and bridging research with product delivery, he brings a broad operational perspective from startups to multinational environments. Outside work he channels a curious, cross-disciplinary mind into history, economics and anthropology, which informs his systems-level thinking.
15 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
Bsc, Maths and Computer Science, First-class honours, Bsc, Maths and Computer Science, First-class honours at King's College London
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Github Skills (19)
javascript10
python10
django10
testing10
api10
rest10
angularjs10
internet-explorer10
jsp9
front-end-development9
html9
localization8
django-templates6
django-models6
django-forms6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
encode/django-rest-framework
Apr 2014 - Jul 2015
Web APIs for Django. 🎸
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 2 PRs, 13 comments in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Max contributed to the Django REST Framework, primarily focusing on improving the `ChoiceField` class and ensuring Python 3 compatibility. The user implemented support for grouped and mixed choices in the `ChoiceField`, enhancing its flexibility. Furthermore, they addressed compatibility issues with older versions of Python, ensuring the library's continued usability. These modifications demonstrate a focus on core library functionality and broad compatibility.
apipythondjango-rest-frameworkdjangoweb-apis
rubenv/angular-gettext
Nov 2014 - Feb 2015
Gettext support for Angular.js
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 2 PRs, 2 comments in 2 months
Contributions summary:Max focused on improving the compatibility of the angular-gettext library with older versions of Internet Explorer. The commits address specific issues related to translating strings with tags and rendering anchor text correctly in IE8 and IE9. Several code changes were made to the directive and catalog files to correct HTML attribute reordering and handle tag rendering inconsistencies in various IE versions.
gettextangularangular-js
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