Rob Stevenson
Senior Software Engineer at Shopify
Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolRob Stevenson is a polyglot senior software engineer based in Reading, UK, with 11 years of experience building production software across startups and larger product teams. Currently at Shopify, he brings senior engineering discipline from prior roles at eporta, Gower Street Analytics and comparethemarket.com, combining backend and product-focused delivery. He transitioned into software after completing a rigorous ACA qualification and advisory work at PwC, which gives him a strong analytical and risk-aware approach to engineering problems. Comfortable across stacks, Rob has a practical habit of teaching and mentoring dating back to Makers Academy, and he blends that with hands-on coding and system design. His GitHub persona (robject/Robject) signals a curious tinkerer who experiments with language-agnostic solutions beyond day-to-day work. Colleagues describe him as a dependable solver who turns complex requirements into reliable, well-tested systems.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics, 2:1, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics, 2:1 at The University of ManchesterMakers Academy
Github Skills (69)
markdown10
obsidian10
javascript9
webdav9
evernote9
shopify-app9
rails-engines9
react-native9
explore9
twilio9
nextcloud9
electron9
onedrive9
dropbox9
android9
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
thisdotrob/CV
Jan 2016 - Apr 2020
Contributions:19 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 3 months
thisdotrob/family-monolith
Aug 2025 - Jan 2026
Contributions:71 PRs, 138 pushes, 59 branches in 4 months
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