Owen Griffiths
Software Consultant at Kyndryl
Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolOwen Griffiths is a software consultant and backend/web developer with eight years' experience building pragmatic, user-focused systems from Liverpool. He has delivered production software at The Very Group and now consults at Kyndryl, combining hands-on backend engineering with full-stack UI work. An active open-source contributor, Owen built core features and a polished offline viewer for the popular yark YouTube-archiving project, adding conveniences like note-taking and channel metadata refresh. He blends practical product sensibility with academic grounding in Computer Science and digital technology, and often bridges command-line tooling and intuitive web interfaces. Colleagues rely on him for thoughtful, maintainable solutions that improve both developer and end-user experiences.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Cambridge Technical L3, Scripting and Programming, D*D*, Cambridge Technical L3, Scripting and Programming, D*D* at The Studio LiverpoolDigital and Technology Solutions, Computer Science, Digital and Technology Solutions, Computer Science at The Manchester Metropolitan University
Github Skills (19)
python10
youtube-dl10
flask-ask10
flask10
command-line-interface9
ui-design9
youtube9
command-line9
webui9
cli9
web-development9
cpp-templates8
apptemplates8
code-templates8
python-templates8
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
Owez/yark
Aug 2022 - Jan 2023
YouTube archiving made simple.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:2 releases, 30 reviews, 155 commits in 5 months
Contributions summary:Owen contributed significantly to the `yark` project, developing both the command-line interface and the user interface for the offline archive viewer. They implemented core features such as channel metadata refreshing, video downloading, and added new features, including note-taking functionality. The user also worked on improving the user interface, enhancing the video viewing experience.
javascriptarchiveyoutube-dlyoutubeosint
Owez/mdcx
Jun 2022 - Sep 2022
Contributions:62 commits, 36 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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