Patrick Dawkins
Principal Engineer at Upsun (formerly Platform.sh)
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolPatrick Dawkins is a Principal Engineer with 15 years of experience building cloud application platforms and backend APIs, currently leading work at Upsun (formerly Platform.sh). He is a systems-minded polyglot who primarily writes Go but brings deep PHP, Python and JavaScript expertise to authentication, distributed access control, SSO and billing systems. A long-time maintainer of the Platform.sh CLI and several open-source Drupal modules, he combines hands-on engineering with careful technical writing that improves developer experience and docs clarity. Patrick pairs technical leadership and testing discipline with strong interests in UX, DX and security, and often drives migrations from legacy systems. Off the clock he performs as a professional violinist in the Ligeti Quartet, a background that informs his collaborative approach and attention to detail.
14 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
MA Violin, MA Violin at Royal Academy of MusicBA (Hons) Music, BA (Hons) Music at University of OxfordKing Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
French, German, English
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Github Skills (13)
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Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
platformsh/platformsh-docs
Nov 2014 - Jan 2023
Platform.sh documentation. Templates available at https://github.com/platformsh-templates/
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:28 reviews, 209 commits, 215 PRs in 8 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Patrick primarily contributed to the repository by editing and updating documentation files. The commits involved significant proofreading, grammar, and typo corrections across various documentation pages, including those related to CLI usage, Drupal toolstacks, and configuration files. The user also updated examples and corrected inaccuracies, enhancing the clarity and accuracy of the documentation. The contributions suggest a focus on improving the user experience through well-structured and easily understandable documentation.
platform-shplatformshdocumentation-site
danmilon/platformsh-example-drupal8
Nov 2015 - Aug 2016
Contributions:29 commits in 8 months
drupalplatform-shdrupal-8
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