Rafe Arnold
Software Engineer at WireMock
United Kingdom
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Top SchoolRafe Arnold is a software engineer with 7 years' experience building reliable backend systems and microservices, currently contributing to WireMock and shaping secure natural language fulfillment at HelloDone.ai. With a BSc in Mathematics from the University of Leicester, he blends analytical rigor with practical engineering across JVM stacks, CI/CD, and DevOps. His work spans full-stack platform roles and production microservices for channels like WhatsApp and Alexa, and he has contributed backend fixes to the widely used WireMock project to improve large-integer handling and prevent duplicate stub mappings. A continuous learner and prolific builder, Rafe routinely publishes projects both inside and outside work and focuses on shipping secure, maintainable solutions. Based in the UK, he brings a pragmatic mix of architecture, hands-on coding, and attention to reliability in API and service design.
7 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
BSc, Mathematics, BSc, Mathematics at University of Leicester
Github Skills (13)
javas10
junit10
api10
handlebars10
apidoc10
java10
jtest10
mocking9
rest9
json9
http8
xml8
unit-testing8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
wiremock/wiremock
Apr 2024 - Apr 2025
A tool for mocking HTTP services
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:22 reviews, 40 PRs, 53 pushes in 11 months
Contributions summary:Rafe primarily contributed to bug fixes and improvements within the WireMock project, focusing on the back-end functionality. Their work involved addressing issues in Handlebars helpers related to mathematical operations and large integer handling. Furthermore, they implemented changes to prevent the creation of duplicate stub mappings and improved the handling of path parameters. These contributions demonstrate a focus on enhancing the reliability and functionality of the API mocking tool.
wiremockmock-serverstubbingxmltesting
RafeArnold/the-mind
Apr 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:69 PRs, 73 pushes, 72 branches in 11 months
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