Simon O'donovan
Senior Software Engineer & Team Lead at Oomnitza
Cork, Ireland
Summary
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Top SchoolSimon O'donovan is a Senior Software Engineer and Team Lead based in Cork, Ireland, with eight years of end-to-end software experience spanning quality engineering, test automation, and full-stack development. He leads agile teams at Oomnitza, owning sprint planning, backlog management, and cross-functional coordination while still contributing hands-on to React frontends and Python backends. His background at Dell EMC includes open-source work on the PowerMAX Cinder driver and PyU4V, reflecting an ability to bridge product integrations with cloud platforms. Comfortable switching between coding and strategic planning, he prioritizes release visibility and risk mitigation to keep teams aligned on roadmaps. Known for turning test automation and reliability practices into tangible product improvements, he combines operational rigor with pragmatic feature delivery.
8 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at University College Cork
Github Skills (8)
mongoose6
expressjs5
backend5
nodejs4
mongodb4
redis3
docker3
docker-compose3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
SimonODonovan/Express-Social-Media-Example-Backend
Jun 2021 - May 2022
Example backend using the Node.js Express Framework, MongoDB, Redis & Docker.
Contributions:11 commits, 10 PRs, 11 pushes in 10 months
redisexpressjsexpress-frameworknode-jsexpress
SimonODonovan/SimonODonovan
Mar 2022 - Nov 2024
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 8 months
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