Pete Hampton
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolPete Hampton is a versatile software engineer with 11 years' experience building and refining search and telemetry systems, notably contributing to DuckDuckGo Instant Answers and Elastic's Kibana. He blends full-stack work—Python, Perl/JavaScript front-end logic, and back-end API integrations—with backend-focused security telemetry refactors and query abstractions. Pete has a strong academic background including an MSc and PhD from Ulster University, and a track record of improving parsing, trigger logic, and precision in high-visibility open-source projects. Based in Belfast, he’s comfortable operating across languages and layers, from UI tweaks for interactive currency tools to implementing scientific calculator features and API triggers. An understated strength is his focus on robustness and testability, exemplified by ongoing fixes, refactors, and expanded test coverage in production-facing repos.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor’s Degree, BA (Hons), Bachelor’s Degree, BA (Hons) at University of HertfordshireCert, Cert at The Berlin School of Economics and LawMaster’s Degree (MSc), Master’s Degree (MSc) at Ulster University
Github Skills (47)
calculator10
apim10
duckduckgo10
javascript10
parser10
back-end-development10
python10
api-design10
amazon-elasticsearch10
it-security10
css10
typescript10
beautifulsoup10
perl10
cal10
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
duckduckgo/zeroclickinfo-goodies
Feb 2016 - Sep 2017
DuckDuckGo Instant Answers based on Perl & JavaScript
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:255 commits, 298 PRs, 426 pushes in 1 year 7 months
Contributions summary:Pete's primary contribution was the implementation of a basic calculator within the DuckDuckGo Instant Answers framework, covering the initial phase with core functionality. They added and refined various components including UI elements (CSS), Javascript logic, and testing infrastructure. Furthermore, the user expanded the calculator's capabilities by adding scientific features. They also contributed to ongoing improvements, addressing bugs and adding new features such as handling percentage calculations, supporting factorial operations, and improving the mathematical precision.
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duckduckgo/zeroclickinfo-spice
May 2016 - Sep 2017
DuckDuckGo Instant Answers based on JavaScript (JSON) APIs
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:55 commits, 102 PRs, 95 pushes in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Pete primarily contributed to the back-end logic of the DuckDuckGo Instant Answers spice, focusing on the triggers and data retrieval mechanisms for various APIs. They updated and added triggers for different services like Hex, RubyGems, and NPM, improving coverage and accuracy. The user also implemented changes to the currency spice, adding interactive UI and addressing triggering edge cases. These contributions indicate a focus on enhancing the functionality and data integration of the Instant Answers feature.
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