Oliver Smithson
Software Engineer at Anaplan
York, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolOliver Smithson is a pragmatic full-stack software engineer with 11 years' experience, currently building core platform features at Anaplan using Java, React and TypeScript. He has deep expertise in test automation, having cut regression runtimes from 16 hours to under two and rearchitected major automation projects across multiple offices without disrupting development. Equally comfortable in backend and frontend work, he focuses on practical, cost-conscious testing solutions that reduce manual effort and waste. A former elected student representative who influenced course content, he brings a collaborative, mentorship-oriented approach to teams and code quality. Based in York, England, he complements production experience with small non-commercial projects on GitHub that reflect a curiosity for hands-on experimentation.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
BTEC National Diploma, Software Development for IT Practitioners, Triple Distinction (DDD) 91%, BTEC National Diploma, Software Development for IT Practitioners, Triple Distinction (DDD) 91% at Leeds City CollegeBachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Software Engineering, Upper Second-Class Honours, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Software Engineering, Upper Second-Class Honours at University of Birmingham
Github Skills (18)
selenium9
java9
python8
dotnet8
ruby8
javascript8
webdriver8
devtools7
browser7
automation-framework7
rust7
eclipse7
ecosystem6
ide6
browser-automation6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Cyberia--/ModelRender
Aug 2014 - Jun 2015
Contributions:7 commits, 2 pushes in 10 months
Cyberia--/PatchworksII
Jun 2015 - Jun 2017
Contributions:16 PRs, 74 pushes, 17 branches in 2 years
isometryjavascriptadventuresjavatypescript
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