Richard Grieve
Associate Software Engineer
Brussels, Brussels-Capital, New Zealand
Summary
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Top SchoolRichard Grieve is an Associate Software Engineer at Xero with 11 years of professional experience and a background that uniquely combines frontline policing with commercial software delivery. After four years as an NZ Police constable, he transitioned into engineering, bringing strong problem-solving, resilience, and stakeholder empathy to product-focused development work. Based in Brussels but originally from New Zealand, he applies a finance-educated lens (BCom, Massey University) to building reliable, user-centric features at scale. Known for steady progression within Xero, Richard blends analytical rigor with practical operational experience—an asset when navigating high-pressure incidents or production issues.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Finance, General, Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Finance, General at Massey University
Github Skills (30)
drupal-module10
digit9
cas9
creative-commons9
drupal8
authentication8
php8
quality-assurance7
open-source7
react7
extensibility6
nextjs6
graphql5
typescript5
translation5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
richardcanoe/tweet_your_mp
Apr 2015 - Dec 2017
Contributions:1 release, 1 push, 1 branch in 2 years 8 months
richardcanoe/oe_theme
Jul 2018 - Aug 2018
OpenEuropa Drupal 8 theme based on the Europa Component Library
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 28 days
drupaldrupal-8component-librarydrupal-8-themeopeneuropa
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