Rob Jackson
Senior Software Engineer at Official Team Fortress 2 Wiki
Trafford, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolRob Jackson is a Senior Software Engineer with 13 years’ experience building reliable web and cloud systems and a clear focus on using technology for social good. He’s delivered cost- and incident-reducing migrations to Google Cloud, built data pipelines and payment consolidations that processed millions with zero defects, and now applies that operational rigor at Koru Kids. Comfortable across back-end and front-end work, Rob contributes to notable open-source projects including cal.com and Remotion, and has improved test performance for Leaflet. He blends hands-on feature development, QA and systems administration—a skillset honed since running large-scale community infrastructure for the Official Team Fortress 2 Wiki—and often surfaces pragmatic fixes that improve developer and user experience alike.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BTEC National Diploma, Software Development, BTEC National Diploma, Software Development at York College
English
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Github Skills (52)
javascript10
python10
leaflet10
ui-components10
browser-extension10
testing10
typescript10
user-interface10
360-video10
ui-design10
chrome-extension10
interface-design10
chrome-app10
flask-ask10
prisma10
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
Arcana/node-dota2
Jul 2013 - Jun 2022
A node-steam plugin for Dota 2.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:72 commits, 21 PRs, 12 pushes in 9 years
Contributions summary:Rob's commits primarily focused on implementing and fixing chat functionalities within the node-dota2 project. They added core chat features, including joining, leaving, and sending messages to chat channels. The user also addressed issues related to changes in Dota 2's underlying code, indicating a need for adapting to updates. Furthermore, the user expanded the library by adding methods for guild and community interactions, such as passport data requests and matchmaking stats.
node-steamnodejsdota-2dotasteam
jshackles/Enhanced_Steam
Apr 2013 - Sep 2013
Enhances the Steam Experience
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:57 commits in 4 months
Contributions summary:Rob primarily contributed to the front-end development of the "Enhanced Steam Experience" by refactoring existing code, implementing new UI features, and improving the overall user interface. Their work involved modifying the display of tags, integrating app descriptions into the carousel, and enhancing the visual presentation of information related to app features like coupons and friend activity. The user also fixed issues related to the display and functionality of add-to-cart buttons and wishlist elements.
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