Ronan Clancy
Senior Software Engineer at Deciphex
Connacht, Ireland
Summary
👤
Senior🎓
Top SchoolRonan Clancy is a Senior Software Engineer based in Connacht, Ireland with a decade of professional experience building reliable back-end systems and test automation. He progressed through multiple development roles at Overstock.com before moving to Deciphex, combining hands-on Java development with QA-focused discipline. An active GitHub contributor, he improved user service functionality and strengthened test coverage in the well-known WebGoat/WebWolf security test project using JUnit and Mockito. Ronan pairs a formal DevOps-focused MSc with practical engineering chops and a founder’s curiosity—he still prototypes mobile app ideas in his spare time. Colleagues know him for a pragmatic, quality-first approach and a willingness to learn new technologies.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Honours Degree L8 Certificate Computer Software Engineering, Honours Degree L8 Certificate Computer Software Engineering at Institute of Technology, SligoMaster's degree Master of Science in Computing in DevOps, Master's degree Master of Science in Computing in DevOps at Letterkenny Institute of TechnologyJunior Certificate Junior Certificate, Junior Certificate Junior Certificate at Summerhill College
English, Polish
Github Skills (9)
unit-testing10
javas10
test-framework10
junit10
mockito10
java10
testing10
spring-boot8
web-security6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
WebGoat/WebGoat
Mar 2019 - Mar 2019
WebGoat is a deliberately insecure application
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
Back-end Developer & QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:5 commits, 3 PRs in 1 day
Contributions summary:Ronan focused on enhancing the user service functionality within the WebWolf application. Their contributions included the implementation of unit tests using JUnit and Mockito to ensure the reliability and correctness of the `UserService` and related components. These tests covered aspects such as user loading, adding users, and validation, improving the overall quality of the application. The user also made minor code modifications to the `UserService` class.
rjclancy/TicketShopService
Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
Contributions:4 PRs, 231 pushes, 3 branches in 2 months
Find and Hire Top DevelopersWe’ve analyzed the programming source code of over 60 million software developers on GitHub and scored them by 50,000 skills. Sign-up on Prog,AI to search for software developers.