Phil Alsford
Senior Software Developer at Land Information New Zealand
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Summary
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Top SchoolPhil Alsford is a Senior Software Developer in Wellington with 11 years’ experience building robust full‑stack systems, currently helping rebuild New Zealand’s LandOnline at LINZ. He brings a multidisciplinary background—degrees in economics and zoology, a graduate diploma in computer science, and earlier business and sales roles—that informs a pragmatic, user-focused approach to engineering. At Xero he worked across .NET, Node.js, TypeScript and AWS on accounting APIs and open-source SDKs, and his open-source contributions include feature work and tests for the widely used Xero API .NET wrapper. Comfortable across backend services, cloud infrastructure and frontend UX, he combines production-grade engineering with an appreciation for product and developer experience. An entrepreneurial streak is evident from running an online signwriting business and diverse roles spanning research, sales and procurement.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Business & Bachelor of Science, Economics, Zoology, Bachelor of Business & Bachelor of Science, Economics, Zoology at Massey UniversityGraduate Diploma, Computer Science, Graduate Diploma, Computer Science at University of Waikato
Github Skills (8)
unit-testing10
api10
csharp10
xero-api10
apidoc10
dotnet-core10
testing9
netframework8
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
XeroAPI/Xero-Net
Feb 2015 - Oct 2018
A skinny wrapper of the Xero API. Supports Payroll, Accounting & Files
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:4 releases, 96 commits, 64 PRs in 3 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Phil's commits primarily focused on adding and modifying tracking categories within the Xero API wrapper. They implemented features related to creating, updating, deleting, and retrieving tracking categories and their options. The user also added unit tests to validate the implemented functionalities, demonstrating a focus on ensuring the correct functionality of the API wrapper.
xero-api
philals/movies
Nov 2018 - Mar 2024
Contributions:1 PR, 1 branch in 5 years 4 months
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