Simon Jones
Technical Solution Architect at Qognify
Neston, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolSimon Jones is a Technical Solution Architect with 10 years of experience translating complex customer requirements into delivered enterprise incident management solutions. Based in Neston, UK, he combines hands-on software and infrastructure experience—from VB.NET, MSSQL and telephony systems to full-stack contributions in open-source home automation—with commercial acumen earned through regional sales and account management roles. At Qognify he spans pre- and post-sales, specification writing and gap analysis, uniquely bridging technical delivery and customer-facing commercial processes. His open-source work on the popular Domoticz project demonstrates practical full-stack skills, adding UI features and low-level hardware integration for real-world devices. Colleagues value his ability to move between strategic architecture and debugging C++ or JavaScript fixes, a versatility rooted in early entrepreneurial and dialler-technology roles. He brings a pragmatic, product-focused mindset to solutions that must work reliably in demanding operational contexts.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
GCSE, Mathematics, GCSE, Mathematics at Wilsic Hall School
Github Skills (11)
c-language10
web-development10
backend10
front-end-development10
cprogramming-language10
back-end-development10
home-automation10
apidoc9
javascript9
api9
html9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
domoticz/domoticz
Sep 2015 - Sep 2016
Open source Home Automation System
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:9 PRs, 16 comments in 1 year
Contributions summary:Simon primarily worked on adding and improving the "Applamp" feature, implementing a "Disco Mode" command and related functionality within the Domoticz home automation system. Their contributions span both the frontend (modifying HTML and JavaScript for UI interaction) and the backend (updating C++ code in `WebServer.cpp` and `RFXNames.cpp`, and `Limitless.cpp` to handle the new command and related hardware logic). The user also addressed bug fixes within the hardware integration.
raspberry-pisystem-automationhome-automation-systemmqtthome-automation
sijones/DiyBatteryBMS
May 2024 - Mar 2025
Integration of Victron to Pylontech supported inverters with DIY Batteries
Contributions:4 releases, 2 PRs, 47 pushes in 10 months
battery-management-systemlifepo4pylontechsolar-energyvictronenergy
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