Stephen Dicks
Software Engineer at Starswan Systems Ltd
St Albans, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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SeniorStephen Dicks is a pragmatic, process-driven software engineer with over 20 years of object-oriented development across C++, Python, Java and Ruby, and 11 years of professional experience delivering client-focused solutions. He specializes in technical Agile practices—TDD, automated testing, OOA/OOD—and has a track record of introducing simple, effective quality practices that improve product delivery and team capability. As a consultant and trainer he pairs hands-on coding with on-the-job mentorship, helping teams adopt durable engineering habits rather than chasing trendy tech. Based in St Albans, UK, he describes himself as a senior contrarian polyglot who prefers proven techniques and measurable quality improvements over flashy frameworks.
11 years of coding experience
English
Github Skills (77)
mvc10
ruby10
cloud-platform10
django10
correspondence10
api10
html10
rails10
rvm10
allocation10
estimate10
mruby10
jruby9
gevent9
ruby-on-rails9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
ministryofjustice/offender-management-integration-tests
Nov 2019 - Jun 2021
Integration tests for the Offender Management Allocation Manager
Contributions:9 reviews, 37 commits, 31 PRs in 1 year 7 months
qbcore-frameworktestingallocationintegration-tests
ministryofjustice/offender-management-allocation-manager
Jul 2019 - Jul 2021
Allocation service for associating Prison Offender Managers with Offenders
Contributions:350 reviews, 1286 commits, 1105 PRs in 2 years
managersprisonomicallocationprison-offender-managers
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