Oliver Parker
Python Developer at Grid Edge
United Kingdom
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Top SchoolOliver Parker is a Python developer with 7 years’ experience building backend systems and data pipelines, currently shaping analytics and APIs for energy products at Grid Edge. He combines a strong mathematical background (MSci Mathematics, first class) with hands-on expertise in Python, FastAPI, TimescaleDB, GCP and Terraform to deliver production-ready, observable data workflows. Previously he built Django/Wagtail platforms for mission-driven organisations and developed statistical game models and simulation tooling at Intouch Games, blending applied math with pragmatic engineering. An active open-source contributor, he’s improved Wagtail’s admin, search and image rendition subsystems, showing attention to developer UX as well as data integrity. Colleagues would describe him as a pragmatic problem-solver who turns complex statistical requirements into reliable backend services.
7 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
A-Levels, A-Levels at Farlingaye High SchoolMathematics MSci, Mathematics, 1st, Mathematics MSci, Mathematics, 1st at University of Birmingham
Github Skills (5)
cms10
wagtail10
python10
django10
searching8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
wagtail/wagtail
Jun 2022 - Oct 2022
A Django content management system focused on flexibility and user experience
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:3 reviews, 3 commits, 9 PRs in 3 months
Contributions summary:Oliver contributed to the Wagtail CMS project by implementing and modifying backend features. Their work includes adding options for ModelAdmin menus, supporting verbosity levels in the `update_index` command, and adding constraints on the `AbstractRendition` model. These changes demonstrate a focus on enhancing the admin interface, improving the search functionality, and improving image rendition management within the CMS.
cmsmanagement-systempythondjangouser-experience
ollz272/garden-server
Apr 2023 - Sep 2023
A server for storing and analysing data from the garden.
Contributions:29 releases, 247 PRs, 259 pushes in 5 months
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