Sky Wickenden
Senior Software Engineer at NearForm
Calderdale, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolSky Wickenden is a seasoned senior software engineer with over two decades of web development experience and a proven track record of building resilient, revenue-generating e-commerce platforms. Based in Calderdale, England, he blends hands-on full‑stack skills (React, Node, GraphQL, Go, Docker, MongoDB and legacy .NET/C#) with an agile, test-driven approach learned running teams through high-pressure periods like the dot‑com bust. He has led teams that processed tens of millions in orders, embedded long‑term with clients as a consultant, and designed a peer‑to‑peer social networking prototype exploring new models of online society. Practical, punctual and documentation-focused, he prioritises maintainable code and rapid response to changing business needs while coordinating cross-functional teams and mentoring junior developers.
11 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor's degree, Fine and Studio Arts at University of the West of England
English
Github Skills (169)
react-redux10
javascript10
browser10
user-interaction10
graphql-js10
reference-implementation10
nextjs10
graphql10
boilerplate10
react10
simulate9
duckduckgo9
portable9
fastify9
graphql-query9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
domandgeri01/carota
Apr 2016 - Oct 2018
Contributions:32 commits, 31 pushes in 2 years 7 months
canvasjavascriptrich-textrenderingtext-rendering
babbling-brook/streambed
Feb 2015 - Feb 2016
Contributions:80 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year
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