Peter Conn
Software Engineering Team Lead at Google
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolPeter Conn is a Software Engineering Team Lead at Google in London with 12 years of experience building developer-facing mobile tooling and production Android features. A Cambridge-trained engineer, he progressed from software developer and technical analyst roles into senior engineering and leadership at Google since 2015. He contributes to prominent open-source projects for Trusted Web Activities and Progressive Web Apps—working on GoogleChrome/android-browser-helper and Bubblewrap—bringing practical expertise in TWAs, Custom Tabs, Play Billing integration and TypeScript migrations. Peter blends hands-on full-stack development with team leadership, shipping features that bridge web and native mobile ecosystems. Colleagues rely on him to turn complex integration challenges into maintainable libraries that other developers adopt.
12 years of coding experience
A Levels, A Levels at Altrincham Grammar School for BoysMasters of Computer Science Computer Science, Masters of Computer Science Computer Science at University of Cambridge
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chrome-custom-tabs10
typescript10
android-development10
java10
javas10
typescript-types10
typescripts10
cli10
javascript9
dynamic-linking6
fileio6
llvm-clang6
android6
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linux6
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
GoogleChrome/android-browser-helper
Aug 2019 - Nov 2022
The Android Browser Helper library helps developers use Custom Tabs and Trusted Web Activities on top of the AndroidX browser support library.
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:145 reviews, 290 commits, 187 PRs in 3 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Peter primarily worked on the Android Browser Helper library, focusing on integrating and implementing features related to Trusted Web Activities (TWAs), Custom Tabs, and web sharing. The commits show the user copying and integrating code from related client libraries, as well as adding and modifying code related to launching TWAs with various customizations like custom colors, navigation flows and handling of share intents. The commits reveal integration with features like the Play Billing API for in-app purchases and handling price change confirmations.
trustedbrowserbrowser-supportandroidsupport-library
GoogleChromeLabs/bubblewrap
Nov 2019 - Dec 2022
Bubblewrap is a Command Line Interface (CLI) that helps developers to create a Project for an Android application that launches an existing Progressive Web App (PWAs) using a Trusted Web Activity.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:4 releases, 298 reviews, 51 commits in 3 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Peter primarily contributed to the Bubblewrap project by implementing features and making improvements to the codebase. Their work included adding default values for missing manifest fields and setting up the project for TypeScript conversion. Further contributions included merging branches, refactoring code, and integrating new features such as Play Billing support and share target functionality. These actions highlight the user's role in enhancing the project's functionality and maintainability.
bubblewraptrustedlaunchestrusted-web-activitycommand-line-interface
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