Scott Anderson
Senior Software Engineer at Skyscanner
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolScott Anderson is a Senior Software Engineer based in Glasgow with seven years of experience bridging high-pressure event operations, science communication, and production-grade software development. He transitioned from a background in molecular and cellular biology and the music/events world into software via CodeClan, bringing a practical, multidisciplinary approach to problem solving. At Skyscanner he progressed from Software Engineer 2 to Senior Software Engineer, shipping reliable features for a large-scale travel platform. Scott combines strong operational instincts from years as a stage manager and conference technician with solid computer science fundamentals to thrive under pressure and reduce incident risk. He is motivated by ambitious challenges and continuous learning, often applying scientific rigor and event-driven thinking to debugging and system design. Colleagues value his calm leadership in crises and his knack for turning unpredictable requirements into maintainable solutions.
7 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (Hons) Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology with electives in Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (Hons) Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology with electives in Computer Science at University of Glasgow
Github Skills (2)
python1
cli1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
IXIXIXIXIXIXIXIXIX/flights_project
Feb 2021 - Mar 2021
Contributions:86 commits, 72 pushes, 18 branches in 5 days
FirePokers/communityStuff
Apr 2021 - Apr 2021
Contributions:2 PRs, 71 pushes, 14 branches in 6 days
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