Nigel Atkinson
Software Engineer at Thomas Global Systems
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Top SchoolNigel Atkinson is a seasoned software engineer with 16 years of experience building Linux-based systems and data-focused applications using C++, C, PHP and Lua. He has progressed from SQR reporting and Maximo integrations to senior full-stack and technical lead roles, most recently serving as Product Architect and now as a Software Engineer in Sydney. Nigel combines low-level systems experience with practical PHP-driven web development, often owning database reporting and data manipulation tasks end-to-end. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic architecture and for translating operational needs into reliable tooling and services. Raised in New Zealand and now based in Australia, he brings a global, hands-on perspective and a knack for working across legacy and modern stacks. Outside work he’s self-teaching Turkçe and Español and balances engineering with life as a father to a half-Turkish son, which informs his collaborative, patient approach.
16 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at CPIT (Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology)
English, Spanish, Turkish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (112)
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docker-container10
matlab10
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tmux10
catppuccin10
avrdude10
microchip10
issue-tracking10
javascript9
docker-compose9
varnish9
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docker-image9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
merlinblack/NigeLib
Nov 2014 - Aug 2022
Contributions:3 releases, 118 commits, 57 pushes in 7 years 9 months
merlinblack/disorganiser
Jul 2021 - Dec 2024
SDL2 based UI for my raspberry pi with 7" touchscreen for commanding other machines and showing info.
Contributions:2 PRs, 96 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 5 months
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