Oliver Smith-wellnitz
Full-stack Developer at elm
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolOliver Smith-wellnitz is a front-end-focused full-stack developer with 8 years of experience building user-centered web applications and currently contributing at elm in London. Trained at Founders and Coders and experienced as a course facilitator and project lead, he combines hands-on coding (React, Node, MongoDB) with mentoring, curriculum design, and client-facing product work. His background as a professional circus artist informs a practical creativity and disciplined approach to performance, collaboration, and teaching—skills he’s translated into leading cohorts and workshops. He has shipped MVPs and accessible PWAs for social-good projects and helped bridge teams across geographies, notably supporting Tech for Better initiatives with Gaza-based developers. Comfortable in both remote and in-person environments, he brings a rare mix of pedagogy, empathy, and front-end craft to delivery-focused engineering teams.
9 years of coding experience
High School Diploma, Graduating score (ATAR - similar to A levels) of 93.6, High School Diploma, Graduating score (ATAR - similar to A levels) of 93.6 at Scots School AlburySoftware Development, Software Development at Founders and CodersDiplôme d'Etudes Collégiales en Arts du Cirque, Dance Trapeze, minor in Hula Hoops, Diplôme d'Etudes Collégiales en Arts du Cirque, Dance Trapeze, minor in Hula Hoops at Ecole Nationale du Cirque
English, French
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Github Skills (27)
coders10
driver7
react6
css6
redux6
animation6
web-development5
climate-change5
javascript5
herokuapp2
typescript2
zap2
project-list2
autocomplete1
crm1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
getelm/api-docs
Aug 2022 - Apr 2025
Elm API's openAPI spec and accompanying documentation.
Contributions:4 PRs, 28 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 8 months
apigetelm
founders-programme-2/business-launchpad
Jun 2019 - Jul 2019
An app to facilitate young entrepreneurs in growing their business ventures.
Contributions:114 commits, 23 PRs, 36 pushes in 29 days
reactventuresjavascriptreduxgrowing
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