Olaf Kotur
Senior Software Engineer at Starling
Epping Forest, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolOlaf Kotur is a Senior Software Engineer with eight years of experience building reliable production systems across fintech and startup environments. Currently at Starling after a progressive engineering tenure at Ember, he brings practical expertise in shipping maintainable backend services and improving developer experience. A Lancaster University software engineering graduate, Olaf has a knack for clarity—summed up in his playful GitHub tagline, "Making JSON look pretty"—which hints at a focus on clean APIs and readable data contracts. He thrives in teams that value incremental delivery and strong engineering standards, often taking ownership of code quality and observability. Based in Epping Forest, England, he blends startup agility with disciplined engineering practices learned across Curvestone and Duel Tech. Expect a pragmatic engineer who values readable systems and continuous improvement over clever complexity.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Software Engineering at Lancaster University
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Github Skills (98)
api9
trading9
cryptocurrency9
market-maker9
browser-support9
binance9
bybit9
crypto8
exchange8
mobile-application8
javascript8
api-client8
react8
algorithmic-trading8
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
olafkotur/switch
Nov 2020 - Nov 2022
✨ Simple lightweight browser and can be summoned over any existing application. It's designed to help you quickly interact with your favourite applications without losing focus.
Contributions:302 commits, 23 PRs, 77 pushes in 2 years
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olafkotur/switch-releases
Apr 2021 - Apr 2021
Contributions:35 releases, 1 review, 5 commits in 1 day
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