Sam Hughes
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer at Vortexa
England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolSam Hughes is a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer based in the UK with 11 years of experience building data-driven web applications and APIs. Currently at Vortexa, he blends front-end React/TypeScript expertise with robust back-end Node.js and cloud tooling to deliver production-grade systems. A prolific open-source author, Sam maintains projects like Exhibitor, SockState and ts-pg-orm, demonstrating an emphasis on developer ergonomics and scalable data access patterns. His background spans fintech and enterprise platforms at KPMG and Xceptor, plus hands-on DevOps with Docker, GCP and CI/CD. Trained as a physicist, he couples analytical rigor with a designer’s eye for delightful user experiences.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's, Physics, Bachelor's, Physics at University of Surrey
Github Skills (118)
javascript10
json-editor10
router10
npm10
react10
react-components9
react-component9
esbuild9
user-guide9
chromium9
api9
firefox9
bun9
angular9
test-automation9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
samhuk/verba
Jul 2023 - Feb 2025
Node logging library
Contributions:16 PRs, 114 pushes, 7 branches in 1 year 7 months
samhuk/web-app-template
Dec 2021 - Nov 2022
Typescript React ExpressJS esbuild web app template
Contributions:48 commits, 2 PRs, 43 pushes in 10 months
reacttemplateboilerplateexpressjsjest
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