Philip Cox
Senior Software Engineer at Nationwide Building Society
Swindon, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolPhilip Cox is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of experience designing and delivering responsive, data-driven web applications, currently driving code quality and security at Nationwide Building Society. He specializes in frontend development with strong TypeScript/React skills, but is fully capable across the stack—having built Django/Postgres backends, REST APIs, and CI/CD pipelines in prior roles. Philip blends product-minded engineering with disciplined architecture, advocating SOLID and DRY principles to create resilient, maintainable systems rather than quick fixes. He’s an engaged team player who mentors juniors, leads design discussions with stakeholders, and pairs closely with designers and backend teams to ship end-to-end features. Comfortable in large legacy codebases as well as greenfield projects, he has a pragmatic curiosity rooted in a self-taught transition into tech and formal computer science study. Based in Swindon, he brings a steady, investigative approach that favors preparation and long-term reliability over rushed delivery.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
GCSE, GCSE at Corngastons Secondary School, Malmesburylevel 4 higher education, Web Design/Development. IT Foundations, Pass, level 4 higher education, Web Design/Development. IT Foundations, Pass at home learning collegeBachelor's degree hons, Computer Science, 2:1 - Upper Second Class, Bachelor's degree hons, Computer Science, 2:1 - Upper Second Class at University of HertfordshireFull Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering at freeCodeCampGCSE, Maths, C, GCSE, Maths, C at Swindon New College
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Github Skills (46)
javascript10
css10
math10
redux10
devtools10
reloading10
nodejs10
replay10
react10
user-interface9
django9
codebase9
certification9
declarative9
user-experience9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
philipjc/old_philipjc
Feb 2015 - Jan 2016
Contributions:50 commits, 58 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
philipjc/philipjc
Jul 2017 - Mar 2024
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 9 months
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