Nathen Sample
Intermediate II Software Developer
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolNathen Sample is an experienced software developer with 11 years building backend systems across finance and startups, currently an Intermediate II Software Developer at Global Relay. He is strongest in Java but regularly works with Go, JavaScript and Python, and has moved between small teams and large organisations—bringing pragmatic software craftsmanship to varied codebases. Nathen contributes to notable open-source projects like the RuneLite Old School RuneScape client, where he improved plugins and backend logic, reflecting a knack for maintaining and encapsulating legacy code. His background ranges from junior analyst roles to senior engineering positions, showing steady technical progression and adaptability. Outside work he still pursues personal projects and OSS contributions, and describes himself wryly as "more into breaking stuff than moving fast," hinting at a thoughtful, experimental approach to engineering.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma of Higher Education Computer Science, Diploma of Higher Education Computer Science at Teesside University
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Github Skills (8)
plugin-development10
javas10
rune10
java10
algorithms8
data-structures8
algorithm8
data-structure8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
runelite/runelite
Jun 2018 - Oct 2018
Open source Old School RuneScape client
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:9 commits, 12 PRs, 95 comments in 3 months
Contributions summary:Nathen's contributions primarily involve modifying and encapsulating existing plugins within the RuneLite client. They updated several plugins related to the Kourend Library, Prayer, Slayer, and Barbarian Assault features. These changes include adjustments to data structures, addition of new functionalities (like prayer bonuses for specific items and partner assignments for slayer), and overall code improvements. Furthermore, they also addressed issues with displaying decimals in the stack formatter.
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NathenSample/albionOffline
Sep 2019 - Sep 2019
Contributions:33 commits, 43 pushes, 1 branch in 15 days
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