Nick Redshaw
Associate Java Developer
York, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolNick Redshaw is an experienced Java-focused developer based in York with a software career stretching back to 1990 and deep Java work since 1998. He has delivered cloud-native, API-driven systems for public sector (HMRC, Ministry of Justice) and media platforms (Sky, GameSparks), frequently operating in Agile teams using TDD, pair programming and CI/CD. Comfortable across the JVM ecosystem, he’s also shipped real-world systems in Scala, Groovy, Python, C/C++ and Delphi, and has extensive hands-on experience with MongoDB, Play/Spring frameworks, AWS/PAAS deployments and observability tooling. Nick combines senior engineering and mentoring experience with a practical architect’s viewpoint from leading teams and hiring developers, yet still contributes day-to-day to production services. A pragmatic engineer, he’s delivered high-throughput, low-latency microservices for video platforms as well as regulatory and customs services for government, showing a rare mix of legacy systems knowledge and modern cloud practices.
10 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
BSc IT Hons, Information Technology, 2.1, BSc IT Hons, Information Technology, 2.1 at Sheffield Hallam University
Github Skills (35)
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usrp9
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zoneminder8
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wrapping7
react7
pdf6
korge6
security6
javascript6
web-application6
arcade5
angularjs5
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
retroredge/neontroids
Dec 2015 - Mar 2026
Contributions:1 PR, 34 pushes, 2 branches in 10 years 4 months
arcade-gamegamearcadejavascripthtml5
retroredge/showdown-troop-builder
Nov 2015 - Apr 2021
Contributions:22 commits, 8 PRs, 25 pushes in 5 years 5 months
savage-worldsweb-applicationshowdownangularjsangular
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