Regan Mcentyre
Feeds Lead at PocketSmith
New Zealand
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Top SchoolRegan Mcentyre is a seasoned software leader with 12 years of experience building and operating scalable web applications, currently leading Feeds at PocketSmith where he oversees how users connect to financial institutions and ingest data. He progressed from backend engineer to Lead Software Engineer and now Feeds Lead, combining hands-on development in Ruby and PHP with operational ownership of integrations, APIs and cloud infrastructure. Regan has a strong track record shipping resilient feeds and API systems, including work on a well-regarded PHP Slack package where he implemented attachments, encoding fixes and unit tests. Known for handling escalated support and supplier liaison, he blends technical depth with customer-focused problem solving. Educated in Computer and Information Science at the University of Otago, he brings pragmatic engineering and leadership to complex, data-sensitive domains.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Information Science, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Information Science at University of Otago
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Github Skills (14)
relationship10
php10
guzzle10
ruby-on-rails9
api-design9
laravel9
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laravel-mix7
byte6
youtube6
varchar6
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Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
maknz/slack
May 2014 - Feb 2017
A simple PHP package for sending messages to Slack, with a focus on ease of use and elegant syntax.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:8 releases, 76 commits, 31 PRs in 2 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Regan primarily focused on developing the back-end components of a Slack messaging package. They implemented core functionalities like sending messages, setting channels, and customizing usernames. Furthermore, the user introduced attachments and icon features, enhancing the package's capabilities. They also incorporated unit tests and addressed encoding issues to ensure the package's functionality and usability.
phpslackphp-packagesendingsending-messages
pocketsmith/api
Jan 2019 - Oct 2019
The OpenAPI 3 documentation for the PocketSmith API
Contributions:4 commits, 3 PRs, 3 pushes in 8 months
apiredocopenapi3swagger-uipocketsmith
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